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Waste and Recycling Newsletter

Welcome to the Christmas edition of Hurunui Council’s waste and recycling newsletter.

This is a special edition providing tips regarding how waste can be reduced and recycling

maximised over the festive period. Thank you to everyone for their support in 2016 in working to maximise recycling and minimising waste. Have a great Christmas and we look forward to working with you in 2017; plus the new Waste and Recycling Resource Packs are ready and will be delivered by Lesley early in the new term.

Bookings for 2017 Transfer Station Holiday Opening Hours Lesley is busy accepting bookings

for 2017, so is keen to hear from Over Christmas and New schools, pre-schools and Year, all transfer stations community groups. will remain closed on It is going to be an exciting year public holidays. with the education centre. To book Otherwise normal hours call Lesley on 027 333 1344 or apply. Christmas tree made from email [email protected] plastic bottles

Christmas and New Year

Refuse and Recycling Collections

Tuesday 27th December Gore Bay, , Mt Lyford, Motunau Beach, , , and Scargill. Wednesday 28th December Cheviot, Amberley, Amberley Beach, and Leithfield Beach. Thursday 29th December , Waiau, Rotherham, Hawarden and .

Tuesday 3rd January Gore Bay, Hanmer Springs, Mt Lyford, Motunau Beach, Waipara, Omihi, Greta Valley and Scargill. Wednesday 4th January Cheviot, Amberley, Amberley Beach, Leithfield and Leithfield Beach. Thursday 5th January Culverden, Waiau, Rotherham, Hawarden and Waikari.

Remember to purchase refuse & recycling bags in preparation for the holidays. Please put bags at the kerbside by 8am, as pickup times may vary to normal.

Edition 3: Christmas 2016 – page 1 Re-Purpose Greetings Cards into Gift Tags

Ever wondered how many Christmas cards end up disposed of into landfill every year?

Help reduce this number by recycling them via the transfer

stations or through the recycling bags.

Another option is re-purposing them into gift tags. As shown in the photograph, this is easily achievable with some imagination and ribbon. They could even be sold as a fundraiser for schools, pre-schools and community groups.

Love Food, Hate Waste over Christmas and New Year

Huge volumes of food waste are sent to landfill over Christmas and New Year. The Love Food,

Hate Waste campaign is working hard to turn this around, by inspiring and enabling people to waste less food.

For practical tips and suggestions regarding how to reduce your food waste over the holidays, (and save money too), visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz Another option is composting food waste; for help and advice, please contact Lesley. In addition, bokashi composting kits can be purchased from Council for discounted prices from Amberley transfer station and by ordering via the Amberley, Hanmer Springs, Cheviot and Amuri libraries.

Maximise Recycling over Christmas and New Year

Volumes of waste increase over the festive season, so below are some helpful tips to help reduce waste and maximise recycling in Hurunui over the festive season.

 Glitter free wrapping paper – recycle at any transfer station or via Council’s recycling bags.  Greeting cards – recycle via any transfer station or through Council’s recycling bags.  ChristmasEdition 2: October trees – recycle 2016 – pagevia the 2 Amberley transfer station.

 Glass bottles and jars – recycle via any transfer station; do NOT place in the recycling bags.

 Cardboard packaging – recycle via any transfer station or through Council’s recycling bags.

 – recycle at any transfer station or in the recycling bags. Plastic bottles, cans, paper and card  Unwanted clothes and shoes – can be dropped off for re-use at Amberley transfer station.  Unwanted toys and games – donate to charity shops or sell on line.  Food waste – compost by using a compost bin, womery or bokashi.  Unwanted whiteware and electronic waste – if replacing microwaves, fridges, computers and televisions during the new year sales, remember

to recycle unwanted items via any transfer station.

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