TUESDAY ROUTE 2

C LLECTION CALENDAR 2 0 1 9

2 0 2 0

JANUARY 2020 7 14 21 28

NOVEMBER 2019 5 12 19 26

FEBRUARY 2020 4 11 18 25

JULY 2020 7 14 21 28

Green bin, clear sacks and food bin

Different collection day from a Tuesday

Grey bin and food bin

Different collection day from a Tuesday

Clear sacks and food bin only

Different collection day from a Tuesday

MY COLLECTION CHECKLIST:At my collection point

On the right day

By 7am but no earlier than the night before

The bin lid is shut

Clear sacks are tied up

NO additional bags of waste near the bin

NO furniture/bulky items

NO business waste mixed with household waste

GARDEN WASTE COLLECTION

SPRING TO

AUTUMN

My

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33

7

77

BY 7AM

AUGUST 2020 4 11 18 25

SEPTEMBER 2020 2 8 15 22 29

OCTOBER 2019 1 8 15 22 29

DECEMBER 2019 3 10 17 21 31

SAT

MARCH 2020 3 10 17 24 31

APRIL 2020

7 15 21 28 WED

MAY 2020 5 13 19 27

WED

JUNE 2020 2 9 16 23 30

WED

WED

FOR RECYCLING ONLY (Clean and dry)

CLEAR RECYCLING SACKS

4Food tins & cans Drink cans Foil & foil trays Aerosols

WE CANNOT TAKE: Food, Glass, Nappies, Wet wipes, Hard plastic, Polystyrene, Wallpaper, Take-away drinks cups, Clothes, Food and drink cartons, tissues, kitchen roll 7

Kitchen & toilet roll tubes

Cardboard boxes

Tissue boxes (NO TISSUES)

Egg boxes Pizza boxes

Plastic milk bottles

Plastic drink bottles

Plastic cleaning bottles

Plastic toiletry bottles

RINSE, SQUASH AND KEEP THE LIDS ON

lids inside

No sharp objects

in the recycling sacks

no food traces

Newspapers, magazines

& catalogues

Paper, card & Junk mail

Greeting cards

(NO GLITTER)

Plastic tubs, trays & pots

Garden Waste

FOR FOOD WASTE ONLY

FOOD WASTE BIN

Coffee grounds Egg shells Fish (raw & cooked)

Meat (raw & cooked)

Out of date food

Tea bags Fruit & veg peelings

Mouldy food

4

FOR GARDEN WASTE ONLY (Spring to Autumn)

GREEN WHEELED BIN

Tree branches (small)

Grass Leaves Flowers & weeds 4

WE CANNOT TAKE: Liquids, Oil, Packaging, Pet bedding 7

WE CANNOT TAKE: Food, Pet bedding, Plastic bags, Soil 7IF YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE BIN FOR YOUR GARDEN

please visit www.braintree.gov.uk/greenbin or call our Customer Service Team on 01376 552525 for a quote

Do you know your food waste becomes soil fertiliser and renewable energy?

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FOOD WASTE BIN, please visit www.braintree.gov.uk/foodbin

or call our Customer Service Team on 01376 552525

Weekly collection

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FOR HOUSEHOLD WASTE (That cannot be recycled or composted)

GREY WHEELED BIN

4Bubble wrap & polystyrene

Crisp packets Hard plastics

WE CANNOT TAKE: Asbestos, Builders’ waste, Commercial waste, Electrical items, Food waste, Soil/turf 7

ONLY THROW SOMETHING IN YOUR GREY BIN, IF IT CANNOT BE…

REUSED, REPAIRED, RECYCLED

3 DONATE REUSABLE ITEMS to charities, schools, hospitals 3 USE ONLINE GROUPS, like freegle/freecycle/online selling pages

Nappies/pads/used tissues

& wipes

Pet bedding Plastic film Wallpaper Fruit nets Drink cartons

If you want to use less plastic and reduce your waste visit www.braintree.gov.uk/recycling or our social media channels or email Recycling@braintree.gov.uk

Please take your GLASS bottles and jars to a Glass Recycling Bank. You can leave the tops on. Find the nearest one to you at www.recyclenow.com/local-recycling

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No SIDE WASTE

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