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New Forest District Council’s recycling and refuse collectors will be out and about over the Easter holidays making sure that waste services continue as normal.
The council’s recycling and refuse collectors are working a normal rota on Good Friday (Friday 14th April) and Easter Monday (Monday 17th April).
Residents are asked to put their clear and pink bags out on the usual collection day over the Easter holidays and to remember to recycle their cardboard Easter egg boxes in the clear recycling sacks once the chocolate has all been eaten.
Residents are also reminded that from April 1, 2006, they are not permitted to put green garden waste into the pink or black refuse sacks. Anyone who fails to comply with this new ban could be liable to a fine of £1000.
Garden waste should be composted at home or taken to the nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre, from where it is made into "Pro-Grow" soil conditioner.
Alternatively, residents can join the council’s Garden Waste Collection Service, a fortnightly kerbside collection of garden waste such as leaves, cuttings, prunings and twigs. The 2006/07 annual charge for this service is £25 for the first bag and £15 for each extra bag.
Cllr Michael Thierry, NFDC’s portfolio holder for environment, said he was always very encouraged to see residents using their clear plastic recycling bags alongside their pink or black refuse bags.
“We aim to improve our recycling rates year on year so it is encouraging to see that the important messages about recycling are being conveyed to local people. The Garden Waste Collection Service is also a popular scheme which allows people to have their garden waste collected from their driveway or the edge of their property. There’s no need to make trips to the recycling centres or to struggle with heavy sacks. I’d urge more people to join - it’s a small annual outlay for such a convenient and efficient service.” |
