Recycle for Bury Easter egg winner

A very out-of-the-ordinary Easter egg was won in a free prize draw at Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival by Kathleen Morrison of Ramsbottom.

The individually designed egg, donated by Bury Council’s recycling awareness team, was branded ‘Recycle 60% for Bury’ and lovingly created by Slattery’s of Whitefield.

Along with 125 other residents at the festival, Katherine entered the draw by taking the ‘Recycle more for Bury’ pledge to recycle as much as she can. People who take the pledge also agree to a range of other ‘green’ actions, including: only using their grey rubbish bin for waste they can’t recycle; recycling all the right items in the right bin; and not using plastic bags in any of their recycling bins.

The recycling awareness team were at the festival to promote food waste recycling and offering residents advice and practical tips on how to make it part of their daily life. Kitchen caddies and liners were available for residents to take away and there was the option to upsize from a 23-litre or 140-litre brown bin for free.

The team was joined by celebrity chef Richard Fox who promoted the Love Food Hate Waste campaign on behalf of Recycle for Greater Manchester.Richard entertained visitors with cookery displays that used common leftovers to make pesto and tomato sauces for pasta dishes and pizzas. Especially for the Chocolate Festival, he showed how to make a chocolate orange pudding, and gave tips on food storage and freezing.

Glenn Stuart, head of waste management at Bury Council, said: “Helping residents to make food waste recycling a part of their daily life and increasing food waste recycling is a priority for the recycling team at present, so the Chocolate Festival provided a great platform for them to do just that.”

During the festival, more than 80 residents took away free caddies and compostable liners to use at home in their kitchens. Residents also had the option to request a free brown bin if they didn’t already have one or, if they had one of the smaller brown bins, to upsize it for free.

All residents that take the ‘Recycle more for Bury’ pledge are given the chance to win one of two £50 shopping vouchers donated by The Rock.To take the pledge, go to www.bury.gov.uk/recycling-pledge.

Residents who want to request a free kitchen caddy and liners or want to upsize their 23-litre or 140-litre brown bin free of charge can do so at www.bury.gov.uk/requestabin.

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Press release issued: 16 April 2015.

Photo: Kathleen Morrison (left) receives her prize from Joanne Hall, council recycling awareness officer.