No change to waste collections on Good Friday

Bury Council is reminding residents that they will see no change to their household waste collections over Easter. 

Collections of rubbish and recycling will take place as usual on Good Friday. Residents due a collection on this day should leave their bins out for collection by 7am and make sure they are clear of obstacles such as parked vehicles. The same applies to those households that are due a brown bin collection on Easter Monday.

The council is also encouraging residents to recycle as much of their Easter waste as possible. 

Glenn Stuart, head of waste management, said: “At this time of year there can be a big increase in the amount of waste we produce, with Easter eggs and extra waste from entertaining family and friends. 

“When it comes to recycling, every household really does count, so please recycle everything you can to give our recycling rate a further boost. In each bin, don’t forget to only recycle the items that we ask you to.”

In the blue bin we want: glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aluminium and steel food and drink cans, empty aerosol cans, clean aluminium foil.

In the green bin we want: newspapers, magazines and junk mail, catalogues and phone directories, paper and shredded paper, cardboard packaging and boxes, clean cardboard food packaging, wrapping paper, greetings cards and envelopes, cardboard milk and drink cartons.

In the brown bin we want: cooked and uncooked food waste, garden waste such as grass cuttings, shrub and hedge clippings, cut flowers and plants, leaves, bark and twigs, small branches, small logs.

Plastic bags should not be placed in any of the recycling bins. 

Residents planning a spring clear-out or clean-up can also take their unwanted household items to any household waste recycling centre in Greater Manchester. Local centres are in Bury (Fernhill depot) and Radcliffe (Cemetery Road), and are open from 8am to 8pm. For details of other centres, visit www.bury.gov.uk/recyclingcentres. 

Bury Council’s telephone helpline will be closed on both Good Friday and Easter Monday but collection details can be checked online at www.bury.gov.uk/binandbagcollections. Problems can be reported online at  www.bury.gov.uk/reportaproblem.

ENDS

Press release issued: 16 April 2014.