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Do not litter or
illegally dump waste.
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Use the 4R's approach
- Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Reduce.
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Re-using containers
and bags wherever possible and donating unwanted items to others
who might want or need them.
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Shopping wisely.
Take your own bags when shopping, to avoid excess wrappings. Buy
reusable items instead of disposable ones.
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Composting. All
organic wastes from the kitchen (peelings etc) and garden trimmings
to produce humus for growing plants.
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Be considerate
to collection staff.
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Store waste in covered
bins, away from animals and put out only on collection day.
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Raw
meat & fish waste should be kept frozen until collection day,
then wrapped in newspaper before putting out.
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Broken
glass and other sharp objects should be wrapped in newspaper before
being put into the trash bin.
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Injection
needles should be disposed of in covered hard plastic containers
.e.g. bleach bottles.
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Encourage
neighbors, relatives and friends to follow good waste management
practices.
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Do
not dispose of Construction Waste and bulky items such as beds,
television sets, fridges, stoves etc. with regular household waste.
Either bring it to the landfill yourself or call the Unit for information.
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Lawn
and garden trimmings, including tree trunks and branches should
not be put out for collection.
