wastetips

Waste Tips

- Do not litter or illegally dump waste.

- Use the 4R's approach - Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Reduce.

- Re-using containers and bags wherever possible and donating unwanted items to others who might want or need them.

- Shopping wisely. Take your own bags when shopping, to avoid excess wrappings. Buy reusable items instead of disposable ones.

- Composting. All organic wastes from the kitchen (peelings etc) and garden trimmings to produce humus for growing plants.

- Be considerate to collection staff.

- Store waste in covered bins, away from animals and put out only on collection day.

- Raw meat & fish waste should be kept frozen until collection day, then wrapped in newspaper before putting out.

- Broken glass and other sharp objects should be wrapped in newspaper before being put into the trash bin.

- Injection needles should be disposed of in covered hard plastic containers .e.g. bleach bottles.

- Encourage neighbors, relatives and friends to follow good waste management practices.

- 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.

- Lawn and garden trimmings, including tree trunks and branches should not be put out for collection.