Recycling, Waste and Cleansing
*New* Great news - you can now add even more materials to
your weekly co-mingled recycling collection. In addition to paper,
glass, cans, card and plastic, you can now include:
1) Drained aerosols. Once they are empty, simply remove lids and
place both the can and the lid in your box.
2) Cartons such as Tetra Pak. Typically, items include soup
and juice cartons and
pet-food pouches.
3) Clean foil which has not been contaminated with
food/drink or chemicals.
Any mattresses included in our bulky items collections are now
also sent for recycling.
Thank you for caring enough to recycle.
Your refuse and recycling dates
Find out when your refuse and recycling is due to be collected
by using our handy postcode search. Don't forget you can view if
your Christmas / New Years holiday collections have been affected
here too.
*NEW* WATCH OUR
CO-MINGLED RECYCLING VIDEO CREATED BY STAFF FOR
RESIDENTS.
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A to Z of recycling
Unsure of what can and cannot be recycled? Then why not use our
easy A to Z
guide to what's recyclable?
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Civic Amenity/Recycling Centres in the Vale
There are two
civic amenity/recycling centres in the Vale of Glamorgan where
you can recycle a selection of unwanted items. Both our Llandow and
Barry sites are open daily.
*** New for 2012 ***
There are now 'hard plastic' containers on site. Items such
garden furniture, plastic plant pots and some old children's toys
that can't be reused can now be added.
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Co-mingled recycling
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is now operating a co-mingled
recycling system. Co-mingling means all items are mixed
together in one container, rather than having to separate the
contents over two weeks.
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Kitchen Waste Recycling
The Vale of Glamorgan Council offer a weekly
kitchen waste recycling service for items such as cooked food,
fish and meat bones and plate scrapings.
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Free Compost for residents
As a Vale of Glamorgan resident who recycles kitchen and garden
waste we are delighted to offer you something in return - free compost.
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Free bulky item collections
Contact us to arrange your household item
collection. Place your item kerbside no later than 7am. We can
collect up to five household items
on one visit but you must contact us first. Don't
forget that most items go to landfill, so where possible
pass to charity / friends / family. The one exception is
mattresses - from December 2011, they are recycled.
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Garden waste collections
Your garden
waste is collected on alternate weeks to your black bags.
Our ring and request service operates from Monday 28th November
until Friday 30th March 2012. Garden waste can be placed in
one of two types of garden
waste bags and will only be collected in these; either may
be purchased from most Council offices.
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Hygiene storage caddy
Some of you have told us that you need storage for items such as
nappies, incontinence pads and sanitary towels. We can supply you
with a free
lockable caddy to store this type of hygiene items in.
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Local recycling banks
We have over 40
sites where you can take a range of materials for recycling,
including: papers, tetra paks, cans, glass, plastics, textiles and
books.
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Recycling Centre Permits
Remember you will need a permit if you want to take a
trailer/van on site.
Apply for a permit.
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Useful forms
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Video films
Our friends at Waste Awareness Wales have produced eight short
films to show some of the national processes relating to items
you can recycle. It's really useful and worth a watch if you
want to find out more.
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Contact
Telephone: 01446 700111 or /
email: visible@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Link to: Waste Awareness Wales
website