Waste and Recycling Guide

Contents This guide has been produced to help YOU Reduce, Reuse and Recycle YOUR waste which: • Saves the earth’s natural resources; • Saves energy and reduces the risk of global warming; • Reduces the need for landfill. Please keep this guide and use each numbered section as a reference. 1 How to Reduce Your Waste 2 How to Reuse Your Waste 3 How to use Your Kerbside Recycling Service 4 How to use Your Garden Waste Recycling Service 5 How to Recycle if you live in a Rural or Flatted Property 6 How to use Your Recycling Centres 7 How to use Your Recycling Points 8 How to use Your Residual Waste Collection 9 How to use Your Bulky Uplift Service 10 Buy Recycled: Closing the Loop 11 Additional Information 12 Sources of Further Information 1. How to Reduce Your Waste Case study: composting at home Ethel George collected her subsidised compost bin from the council in 1999 and has been composting ever since. She began by filling the composter with fruit and vegetable peelings Composting at home and grass clippings during the summer months. As a keen gardener, Ethel was hoping to produce some good quality compost from her compost bin while reducing the amount of organic material going into her household bin. You can reduce your waste by composting your garden and kitchen Ethel said:‘While the organic waste was breaking down, it was quite a slow process initially and I felt waste. Compost is produced when your garden and kitchen waste that I needed some help’. is broken down in the presence of air. In May 2005 Ethel attended a short course on home composting run by the council. Ethel added: ‘Not only did I learn about how to compost more effectively but I also learned where home composting fits into the bigger picture. Organic waste breaking down in landfill produces methane 280 litre compost bins are available for the discounted price of £6 gas and contributes to global warming, but dealing with this waste on my doorstep means that my and 240 litre compost bins for only £5 from East Council garden benefits from great, nutrient-rich compost and I also do my bit for the environment.’ Offices in Eastwood Park, or Lowndes Street, . As a Master Composter volunteer, Ethel has been sharing her expertise with others at community events and is always happy to give assistance to people who either want to start composting at home or A handbook is also included in the purchase price. who, like herself, perhaps need a bit of guidance. As Ethel said:‘It really is easy when you know how.’

For more information about this offer, please call 0141 577 3001. Other ways to reduce your waste

Avoid over packaging Repair You can reduce your waste by You can get your household items Composting at home is easy, BROWN materials contain lots ensuring that the products you repaired.This extends their life but there are a few guidelines of carbon.They break down more buy are not over packaged. Some and reduces the amount of waste that you need to follow. It is slowly and add structure to your examples of how you can do this that you have to throw away. important that you put both compost. They also create air are: buy fruit and vegetables loose green and brown materials pockets that are important for and buy concentrated products Solar power into your compost bin. air circulation. such as, concentrated juice and You can buy solar powered products, detergent. such as solar garden lights, to GREEN materials contain lots Brown materials include: reduce the number of batteries of nitrogen.They break down Mechanical power that you throw away. quickly and help to keep the • Bedding from pet cages By choosing products such as Use services - buy experiences compost moist. • Branches & twigs wind up torches, radios, watches • Feathers and toys you can help to reduce You can buy gift experiences, Green materials include: • Hedge trimmings the amount of batteries that you such as book vouchers or theatre • Scrunched up cardboard & use and have to dispose of. tickets, to reduce packaging and wrapping waste. • Cut flowers paper • Egg shells Reject unwanted mail • Straw & hay Use services - hire shops • Fruit & vegetables It is easy to cut down the amount • Woodchippings & sawdust of unwanted mail being sent to You can hire products, such as tools • Garden & house plants or evening wear. Hiring is often less • Tea leaves/bags & For more information about your home, thereby reducing your paper waste. Simply register with wasteful than purchasing new items. coffee grounds composting at home, please visit the Mailing Preference Service • Weeds www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk/ For local examples of how you by calling 0845 703 4599 or by can reduce your waste in the compost visiting www.mpsonline.org.uk above ways, please visit www.sort-it.org.uk 2. How to Reuse Your Waste Case study: double trouble? Jane and George Cowan are using the Cotton Bottoms Birth to Potty range with their 5-month old twins, Julie and John.The environmental impact of using disposable nappies was the main Real nappies reason that the Cowans chose to use washable (real) nappies. Jane mentioned that her own mother used real nappies with Jane and her three other siblings – without the ‘luxury’ of a washing machine and tumble dryer – quashing any doubts that they might have had about not being An estimated 16,000 disposable able to manage taking on the responsibility of laundering their nappies at home. nappies are being taken to landfill Jane commented:‘We have found no real problems using washable nappies.The key to our success, every day from . I believe, was giving some proper consideration to a ‘system’ for storing, washing and drying the nappies. The clean nappies, liners and wraps are stored in our changing station (just as you would store disposables), East Renfrewshire Council wants with a bucket beneath the station for the soiled nappies.The nappies are then washed at the end of to encourage the use of real the day.’ Jane continued:‘To reduce the environmental impact further, we agreed that we didn’t want the tumble dryer on every day to dry nappies and clothes for Julie and John. I remembered that my (washable) nappies in order to mum had used pulleys to dry clothes and nappies for four children. I decided to do the same and divert some of this waste from erected two pulleys. Because of our high ceilings, the pulleys are really unobtrusive – there is less clutter in the house than if we were trying to dry clothes and nappies on clothes horses and radiators’. going to landfill. Despite initial concerns of doubling up on everything, the Cowans have found buying and washing nappies at home to be a convenient, easy option. Jane mentioned:‘The trips to the supermarket are greatly reduced because of not having lorry loads of disposables to purchase each week.The initial and running costs are far less than the cost of disposables, even taking into consideration electricity bills etc.for the washing of them’. Modern real nappies are easy A real nappy incentive scheme to use and come in a wide range is also operated by the council Other ways to reuse your waste of styles. Many are shaped like to support parents who choose disposable nappies, with elasticated to use real nappies for their Avoid other disposable products Refill waists and legs and aplix fasteners children. There are lots of other alternatives Using refillable products, such (like Velcro).There is no need to to disposable products, such as as refillable ink cartridges and pre-soak modern real nappies. The scheme takes the form of handkerchiefs and razors that cleaning products, is another They can simply be washed at a £30 incentive payment, paid only require blade replacement. way to reuse. 60 degrees. directly to parents (upon receipt of appropriate documentation), Reuse everyday household items Buy recycled East Renfrewshire Council offers or to a nappy laundering service You can ensure furniture is reused Lots of everyday items can be impartial advice about real to offset the initial costs. instead of throwing it away, by made from high quality recycled nappies to individuals and groups contacting charities or antique materials, such as recycled paper and has samples of nappies that For full details of the scheme, dealers.You can also swap items, and mouse mats made from can be brought to any meeting. please visit such as computer games and recycled tyres. Please refer to www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/ DVDs with friends or by taking section 10 for recycled alternatives To arrange a meeting, realnappies them to swap shops. Another to products that are made from please call 07814 685542 way to reuse everyday items is raw materials. or email realnappies@ For further information, to use reusable food containers eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk please visit such as Tupperware. For local examples of how you www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk/ can reuse your waste in the realnappies Recharge above ways, please visit You can buy rechargeable batteries www.sort-it.org.uk that can be used time and time again. 3. How to use Your Kerbside WHY WHEN After your materials are collected Your BLUE box and WHITE sack Recycling Service they are taken to reprocessing will be emptied every two weeks. plants where: Please place them together on the kerbside by 7.00am on your Household waste Cans are recycled into new normal collection day during the aluminium and steel cans. weeks indicated in blue on the YOUR blue box has been provided Glass is cleaned, crushed and calendar displayed in the back to allow YOU to recycle YOUR cans used in construction. cover of this booklet. and glass. Paper and card are pulped For further information, please YOUR white sack has been and recycled into paperboard, call 0141 577 3001 or visit provided to allow YOU to newsprint and other paper www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/ recycle YOUR paper and card. products. wasteandrecycling

WHAT Please put the following materials Please put the following materials into your BLUE box: into your WHITE sack:

• Cans - aluminium & steel • Clean card (e.g. cereal boxes, • Glass - bottles & jars, greeting cards, ready meal no broken glass sleeves) • Computer paper Please do not put broken glass, • Contents of unwanted mail - crockery,drinking glasses, light no envelopes bulbs, Pyrex, plate glass, or strip • Magazines lights into your BLUE box. • Newspapers Please rinse and squash your • Telephone directories cans, rinse your glass and remove (including Yellow Pages) any lids before putting them into Please do not put brown corrugated your BLUE box. cardboard, brown Kraft boxes, You might consider buying carbon paper, card that has been a can-crusher to increase capacity soiled with food, other food in your BLUE box. packaging, envelopes or plastic bags into your WHITE sack. 4. How to use Your Garden Waste 5. How to Recycle if you live in Recycling Service a Rural or Flatted Property Rural properties Garden waste Where suitable East Renfrewshire YOUR brown bin has been provided Council would like to deliver a kerbside to allow YOU to recycle YOUR recycling service to rural properties. garden waste. You will be provided with a blue box for glass and cans and a white hessian sack for paper and card.These will be emptied fortnightly.

If you live in an outlying property and would like East Renfrewshire Council to assess the feasibility of delivering this service, please call 0141 577 3038. WHAT WHY Please put the following materials After your garden waste is collected, Please refer to section 3 to find out how the kerbside recycling into your BROWN bin: it will be taken to a central service operates. composting facility where the • Flowers & plants compost produced will be used Flatted (communal) • Hedge clippings for landscaping. • Lawn mowings & weeds properties • Sawdust & wood shavings WHEN • Small branches & bark Your BROWN bin will be collected Where suitable East Renfrewshire every two weeks. Please place Council can provide your Please put your garden waste your BROWN bin on the kerbside development with a combination straight into your BROWN bin - by 7.00am on your normal of blue wheeled bins to meet your please do not use plastic bags/liners, collection day during the weeks needs. Paper, card, glass and cans as these cannot be composted. indicated in brown on the can be collected.These bins will be emptied fortnightly. Please do not put any food waste calendar displayed in the back cover of this booklet. If your bin is or soil into your BROWN bin. If you do not yet have a kerbside too heavy, it may not be emptied. recycling service and would like East Renfrewshire Council to assess For further information, please the feasibility of delivering this service, please call 0141 577 3038. call 0141 577 3001 or visit www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/ wasteandrecycling 6. How to use Your 7. How to use Your Recycling Centres Recycling Points

Recycling Centres are large facilities where a wide variety of materials Recycling Points are situated throughout East Renfrewshire. Each point can be taken.The materials are sorted in the centre before being sent has a collection of containers into which specific materials can be placed. for reprocessing into new products. WHAT WHAT You can take the following materials to your local Recycling Points: You can take the following materials to your local Recycling Centres: Cans Glass Plastic bottles Cardboard Paper Textiles Food & drink cans Glass Paper Car batteries Garden waste Plastic bottles Cardboard Household batteries Textiles WHERE Engine oil Metal Wood Key: C - Cans Cb - Cardboard G - Glass P - Paper PB - Plastic bottles T - Textiles Recycling Points in East Renfrewshire C Cb G P PB T WHERE Broomvale Shops car park, Mearns Rd, Recycling Centres in Materials accepted ✔✔✔✔✔✔ East Renfrewshire Clarkston Halls car park, Clarkston Rd, Clarkston ✔✔✔✔✔✔ Barrhead Recycling, Cans, Car batteries, Cardboard, Engine oil, Centre, Carlibar Road, Glass, Garden waste, Household batteries Community Library car park, ✔✔✔✔✔ Barrhead Metal, Paper, Plastic bottles,Textiles,Wood Gilmour Street, Eaglesham Giffnock Rail Station car park, Greenhags Recycling Cans, Car batteries, Cardboard, Engine oil, Fenwick Rd, Giffnock ✔✔✔✔✔✔ Centre, Ayr Rd, Glass, Garden waste, Household batteries Isobel Mair School car park, Drumby Rd, Newton Mearns Metal, Paper, Plastic bottles,Wood Clarkston ✔✔✔✔✔ Please note that the recycling facilities listed were correct at the time Pavilion car park, Hazelden Gdns, of printing. Muirend ✔✔✔✔✔ Leisure Centre car park, Neilston ✔✔✔✔✔✔ WHEN (Opening Hours) Tesco car park, Kelburn St, Barrhead ✔✔✔✔✔✔ Barrhead Recycling Centre The Avenue Shopping Centre, Summer 8.30am - 8pm (last entry 15 mins before closing) Newton Mearns ✔✔✔✔✔ Winter 8.30am - 5pm Uplawmoor Hotel car park, Uplawmoor ✔✔ Greenhags Recycling Centre Summer 8.30am - 8pm Please note that the recycling facilities listed were correct at the time (last entry 15 mins before closing) Winter 8.30am - 6pm of printing. 8. How to use Your Residual 9. How to use Your Bulky Waste Collection Uplift Service

East Renfrewshire Council collects WHAT residual waste from every house East Renfrewshire Council operates a separate collection for the in East Renfrewshire once a week removal and disposal of bulky household goods such as mattresses, and is duty bound to deal with this suites, beds and white goods. in a safe and well managed way. There is a £10 charge (rising to £15 from 1st April 2006) for this service based on two men working at each site for 15 minutes, with concessions available to those claiming their pension or benefits. Competitive prices are given when quoting work that takes longer than 15 minutes to uplift.

WHAT WHEN WHEN Please put any waste that cannot Please place your residual be reduced, reused or recycled in household bin on the kerbside Days of uplift Areas your household residual bin. by 7.00am on your normal Monday , Giffnock, Eaglesham Please do not place any collection day every week Tuesday/Wednesday (am) Barrhead, Neilston, Uplawmoor additional bags next to your with the lid closed.To assist residual household bin as these operations, please place your Wednesday (pm)/Thursday Clarkston, Busby, , Muirend will not be collected.You can wheeled bin with handles Friday Newton Mearns arrange for any excess waste to facing the road. be uplifted via the bulky uplift To request a bulky uplift, please call 0141 577 3001 service (see section 9). For further information, please call 0141 577 3783 or visit or email [email protected] www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/ wasteandrecycling 10. Buy Recycled: Closing the Loop 11. Additional Information

Buying recycled products completes the recycling loop and saves the Street-cleaning Graffiti that is located inside resources needed to make new products. East Renfrewshire Council carries tenement closes should be out street-cleaning throughout the reported to the housing service. Where can I buy recycled products locally? area working to a programmed Recycled kitchen roll, toilet roll, bin liners and notepads can be bought schedule.A leaf-clearing programme Dog-fouling from your local supermarket. operates during leaf fall. East Renfrewshire Council has Tesco (Barrhead) and Sainsbury’s (Darnley) also sell the recycled a dedicated dog warden service. stationery brand ‘Remarkable’. Fly-tipping & litter This includes investigation of East Renfrewshire Council works complaints, issue of fixed penalty in partnership with the Scottish notices regarding dog-fouling Environmental Protection Agency offences (£40 rising to £60 if not and Keep Beautiful to paid within 28 days), and regular combat fly-tipping and to campaign patrols of the area.The dog for clean, litter-free streets. warden also uplifts stray dogs. In addition, targeted litter campaigns are run in conjunction Education Where can I buy recycled with the community police. The cleansing and protective products online? services team support schools Natural Collection - Graffiti removal service and community groups Allwag - www.recycledpromo www.naturalcollection.com East Renfrewshire Council currently throughout the area by delivering tionalproducts.co.uk The Natural Collection catalogue provides a free service of graffiti presentations and workshops on Allwag sells a range of is a range of eclectic, unusual, removal to both council and litter, waste reduction, re-use promotional products and useful and interesting products private properties. Disclaimer and recycling. It also operates clothing made using recycled carefully chosen to inspire ideas letters are given to owners of recycling collections in schools. materials. towards a sustainable future. private properties in order for their permission to be granted If you require information or Ecotopia - www.ecotopia.co.uk Recycled Products - before removing graffiti from assistance or wish to report Sells recycled products from gifts www.recycledproducts.org.uk their premises. fly-tipping or cases of graffiti to homeware, garden goods, The most comprehensive list defacement call 0141 577 3001 glassware, childrens’ toys to of recycled products in the UK, Reported incidences of racial, or email customerservices@ books and eco friendly cleaning listing over 3,200 products. sectarian or obscene graffiti will eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk products. be removed within 24 hours of Remarkable - the cleansing service Green Stationery Company www.remarkable.co.uk receiving notification. (The) - www.greenstat.co.uk Remarkable sells a wide range The Green Stationery Company of products made using UK is the UK’s premier recycled paper recycled materials. and green office products supplier. Collection Dates (1) 2006 JANUARY 2006 FEBRUARY 2006 MARCH MTWT F S S MTWT F S S MTWT F S S 12. 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Waste & Resource Action 2006 OCTOBER 2006 NOVEMBER 2006 DECEMBER Programme (WRAP) MTWT F S S MTWT F S S MTWT F S S Keep Scotland Beautiful Tel: 0808 100 2040 1 12345 123 Tel: 01786 471333 Web: www.wrap.org.uk 2345678 6789101112 45678910 Web: Accelerates resource efficiency 9 101112131415 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org by creating markets for recycled 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A Scottish environmental charity materials and products. 30 31 aiming to achieve litter free and This calendar shows the weeks when your blue box/white sack and brown sustainable environments. bin will be collected on your normal waste collection day. Scottish Environmental PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO COLLECTION ON MONDAY 2 JANUARY 2006. Protection Agency (SEPA) Tel: 0141 945 6362 Let us help you get it sorted. Web: www.sepa.org.uk For further information, please call 0141 577 3001 or visit www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling SEPA aims to provide an efficient and integrated environmental protection system for Scotland. Reduce Reuse Recycle www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling Waste and

Reducing, Reusing and Recycling your waste: Recycling Guide • Saves the earth’s natural resources; • Saves energy and reduces the risk To help you get it sorted. of climate change; • Reduces the need for landfill.

This forms part of the National Waste Plan for Scotland.

Let us help you get it sorted. If you have any questions or would like more information about how you can reduce, reuse and recycle your waste please call 0141 577 3001 or visit www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling

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