Recycling awareness road shows are back

Bury Council’s recycling and awareness team will be out and about again during July and August to help residents get to grips with what goes in which bin and to highlight why it’s so important to recycle food waste.

The team will be giving out free kitchen caddies, compostable liners and bin stickers as well as taking orders for free brown recycling bins and handing out useful information leaflets.

The latest round of recycling road shows will take place at:

• Tuesday 26 July - Goshen, Bury
• Tuesday 2 August - Red Bank field, Radcliffe
• Tuesday 9 August – Peel Brow Play Area, Ramsbottom
• Tuesday 16 August - Victoria Park, Whitefield
• Tuesday 23 August - Hoyles Park, Bury
• Tuesday 30 August - St Mary’s Park, Prestwich

Recycling officers will also be at Party in the Park at Openshaw Park on Sunday 14 August (12-4pm) and at Eden Garden Allotments on Sunday 28 August (Derwent Avenue, Whitefield: 10-4pm).

Councillor Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, said: “This is a great opportunity for residents to come along and meet the recycling team face-to-face and get answers to any questions they may have.

“We’re particularly keen to help residents that haven’t yet got to grips with recycling their food waste, whatever the reason may be.So if this is you, come along and the team will sort you out with everything you need.

“Recycling food waste not only saves money, it saves space in the grey bin and it’s really easy to do.It only costs £61 per tonne to turn food and garden waste into compost, but it costs £308 per tonne to treat and dispose of waste that is put in grey bins.So don’t forget, grey bins aren’t for food waste – brown bins are!

To find out more about recycling, request free recycling bins or check collection dates and sign-up for e-mail reminders visit www.bury.gov.uk/recycling.

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Press release issued: 22 July 2016.