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Christchurch City Scene
July 2004

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Keeping litter where it belongs


In last month’s City Scene we included some tips on how to create more space in your green recycling crate.

This month we’ve included some handy tips and information about your rubbish and recycling collection, which will also help prevent litter in your area.

Rubbish bags

  • Reduce the risk of animals ripping your rubbish bags open by placing them at the kerbside on the morning of your collection day and not the night before.However, to ensure collection, make sure they’re out no later than 7.30am
  • Use only official Council rubbish bags, as these are the only ones which will be collected
  • The price of official rubbish bags includes the cost of collection and disposal of the bags so might be more expensive than other bags
  • Packs of rubbish bags can be bought from Council service centres and supermarkets. Look for the Council logo on the red sticker.

Recycling

To prevent recycleable items blowing around your street;

  • Squash your plastics and tins so the crate doesn’t overflow
  • Place all clean paper types and supermarket bags inside a supermarket bag, tie the handles securely and place on top of the crate
  • Please ensure only recyclable items are put in the green crate or they will not be collected
  • If one recycling crate is not enough, you can collect a second one for free from a Council service centre.
  • Cut, flatten and tie pieces of corrugated cardboard into crate-sized bundles to assist the handlers and ensure collection
  • Recycling information posters are now available in 11 languages. You can download these from our website.

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