RE-CYCLING IN BOX
(a Question
and Answer
session)
last updated on 18th September 2005
North Wiltshire District Council are introducing 'Kerbside' recycling on the 22nd of September using a single large black box per household in their area, and that includes BOX. Hills Recycling will perform this task on behalf of Wiltshire County Council and N.W.D.C.
Will everyone get one of these
boxes ?
Ah.... The vast majority (98%) will get one. Some won't because they
are too remote OR difficult to get to (like narrow lanes and roads).
Obviously it's NOT compulsory to keep the box. If you don't want to
re-cycle, don't put the box out - but it's not community spirited is it ?
When's that happening then?
The boxes are in the process of being delivered and the first collection
will be on the 22nd September.
Great - I'll start collecting now then!
Please don't do that. If there is a lot to collect in the first few weeks,
the collectors will be overloaded and
delayed until following days. The public will lose confidence in the system and
confusion will reign!
Why should I Recycle?
Well, we as a nation are very poor at recycling compared to our European
cousins.
Not only that, a lot of the U.K. is doing this already.
So what, what has that to do with me?
We can't go on this way, we need to reduce AND recycle about half of
our rubbish.
I say again, why? We have managed in
the past, why change now?
There are a number of reasons.
Firstly, the planet has a finite number
of resources and unless we re-use some of it,
these will run out much sooner.
Secondly, we have to stop burying our rubbish.
No-one
wants these landfills - they are unsightly,
smelly and possibly dangerous
long-term.
Anyway - it's wasteful!. Not only that, but to discourage
this practice, the Government makes Local Authorities
pay a 'landfill tax'
to persuade them not to do it. That means you pay through the 'Rates'.
Does this mean an eventual reduction in the Rates I
pay ??
Ask your District Councillor !!
OK, so how is this kerbside
re-cycling going to help ?
Well we realise that currently, recycling often means jumping in the car with all
your papers etc. in the boot and
taking it to either a local mini-recycling point or
driving 10 miles to the Household Recycling Centre,
plainly a
lot of people can't or won't do that.
Secondly, it's not exactly environmentally
friendly to cause that pollution in the cause of re-cycling.
So the Council will
collect suitable items from
outside your front door. It's easier all
round.
Ok - so how does it work ?
You will be given a large black box like the one shown
here.
Every OTHER week you
put your recyclable items in the box next to your 'wheelie bin'.
(if your bin is collected on another day - put the box where you normally
put your bin!)
By the end of the day, your wheelie bin will be emptied as normal and the
recycling stuff will be collected as well, but by another team of people in
another vehicle.
How will I remember
to do that?
You will get used to it eventually, but we will give you a calendar to start
off with.
To help you, the Box Parish Website will also list these dates if you forget.
The Parish Magazine may also have the list every month.
I suppose I have to go through all the
performance of separating these bottles and things.
NO - this is done at the depot.
Great, so that's all then?
Well not exactly!
What's the catch then?
Well we would like you to help us a bit.
Keep the contents of your box to as low a mass as possible.
This means squashing the tins as flat as you can, fold the newspapers into a neat pile.
Additionally, please
rinse out the cans, bottles and jars.
OK - so what exactly is re-cyclable
(is
that a word)?
Please stick to this list
for kerbside collections : -
