Recycle all the way this Christmas and let’s make the 2019 festive season a ‘Waste FREE Holiday’.
Christmas is a time for fun, food, presents and lots of excitement, but this is often wrapped up in extra packaging and results in household waste increasing by over 30% during the festive period.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is asking its residents to recycle all the way and enjoy a waste free holiday by recycling all their unavoidable food waste (turkey bones, plate scrapings etc), extra plastic bottles, pots, wrapping paper, Christmas cards, real Christmas trees, tubs and trays, metal cans, glass bottles, jars, cardboard packaging, batteries and lots more, during the festive season.
From recycling/refuse collections and real Christmas tree recycling to festive facts and tips – Everyone is Doing IT this Christmas, even Santa Claus and RCT Council have got recycling all wrapped up!
The latest official figures show that in the first quarter of 2019/20 RCT residents are now Doing IT better than ever before, as the recycling rate reaches 67%. Indications are showing that this figure is continuing to rise and with continued residents support, together we are on target to have a ‘waste free holiday’.
The food waste recycling scheme is also reaching festive new highs with more and more residents saying they recycle their food waste. Food waste now accounts for almost 20% of what is collected every month - RCT is Doing IT!
Of course, the easiest items to recycle at Christmas are all the plastic and paper/cardboard packaging that you’ll come across during the festive period. So after the presents are unwrapped and you’re wondering how to clear away the mountain of boxes, paper bags and wrapping paper – simply pick up your clear recycling bag and fill it up. But please remember to put ALL wrapping paper in to a separate CLEAR bag, including foil or glitter wrapping paper. Also, flatten any cardboard boxes and paper bags to make space in your recycling.
To free up even more space you can also visit one of the local community recycling centres to dispose of your non-kerbside items such as clothes, old toys and electrical items. Our centres are open from 8am until 5.30pm every day except for a 3.30pm closure on 24th and 31st December and complete closure on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Visit www.rctcbc.gov.uk/recyclingcentres for full details and locations.
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