Can I put garden waste in a clear sack?
No - this will contaminate the recycling material
- Can I use my green-lidded bin for another purpose?
Yes, you can. It may be useful to store your clear sacks, but whatever it is used for, it must be available as a garden waste bin when the garden waste scheme comes to your area.
- Can residents put their waste out in sacks instead of a bin if they only have a small amount of waste to be collected?
Unfortunately not - only purple sacks will be collected in future. Purple sacks are issued so we can tell the difference between approved sack properties waste and ordinary side waste.
- How am I supposed to store my waste for two weeks?
The city council proposes to issue extra recycling sacks. A recycling officer will be happy to visit your property and look at your waste disposal arrangements to see what can be done to help you recycle. Councillors have agreed that families with 6 or more in the family may have a second bin.
- How do I get my clear sacks?
Rolls of clear sacks will be issued to every household quarterly. Additional rolls can be picked up free of charge from your nearest council office or household recycling centre.
- How does the recycling scheme work?
Every household in the district has the opportunity to have their recyclables collected in clear sacks from their property along with their landfill waste. Recyclables are collected on a fortnightly basis. Every property can also have garden waste collected from their green-lidded bin every for ...
- How will residents know which day of the week to put their recyclables and refuse out for collection?
The council will ensure that every property within the district receives a calendar giving the correct collection dates for recycling, garden waste and landfill waste.
- I understand everything that has been said but I am still not happy with the policy?
The new arrangements have been agreed by city councillors. If you wish to comment on the policy, you can contact your local councillor directly. Councillors
- If recyclables and landfill waste are being collected together in the same vehicle, how are recyclables kept separate?
The vehicle being used has two separated compartments that allow separate collection without contamination. The recyclables are taken to the Materials Recycling Facility at Hersden to be sorted, separated and baled for reprocessing. Garden waste is taken to a commercial composting facility.
- This must be saving the council money - what happens to the savings?
Initially the service will be slightly more expensive because of the cost of publicity, advertising and extra vehicles - there will be savings in years two and three. The council will be providing more recycling sacks to residents - this will result in a small increase in costs.Any savings made ...
- What additional help will the council provide?
The council is setting up a special team to help residents every step of the way. There will be an extensive publicity campaign with press articles, leaflets to households and road shows. The council will even make home visits to help people sort their waste into what is and isn't recyclable.
- What am I supposed to do with nappies?
Residents are being asked to 'double bag' their nappies in order to prevent odours escaping. The experience of other authorities has shown that this has not been as large a problem as some people perceive. Kent County Council operates a re-usable nappy scheme; Canterbury City Council can supply ...
- What are the frequency of refuse collections?
From January 2005 Canterbury City Council is making changes to the frequency of refuse collections. We are doing this because space in landfill sites is running out Canterbury's will be full by 2017 and we urgently need to find a solution to the problem of where our waste will go. Households in ...
- What are you going to do about students - many don't recycle?
We will be making it clear to landlords that they must take responsibility for the waste produced by their tenants. We will be in contact with the universities to ensure that students are aware of the recycling scheme. Provision will be made for landlords to purchase extra-wheeled bins where ne ...
- What can be put in my clear sack?
Newspapers, magazines, cardboard, junk mail, steel food cans (rinsed), aluminium drinks cans (rinsed), empty household aerosol cans (not paint), aluminium foil, clear or white plastic drink and milk bottles (PET Poly Ethylene Teraphthalate and HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene) and yoghurt and ma ...
- What can be put in the green-lidded bin?
Any loose garden waste, for example, hedge-cuttings, grass-trimmings and so on. It is important that no kitchen waste, bags, plastic, cardboard, paper or non-compostable waste is placed in the green-lidded bin.
- What if I don't want to recycle?
The council may not reach the targets set by central government. This may affect the amount of money the council receives from government resulting in a reduction of other services. Central government also has recycling targets to reach, and if these are not met, the fines that the UK will have ...
- What if I want more clear sacks?
Replacement sacks are available from council offices during normal opening hours free of charge to the areas in the scheme. These are also available at the house hold recycle center's. OR contact Serco on 0800 319091
- What shouldn't I put in my grey-lidded wheelie bin?
Don't put brick, rubble, soil or hardcore in your bin, these can be taken to your nearest Kent County Council household waste recycling centre. If the bin is too heavy it will not be emptied. Bulky waste items can be collected by our refuse contractor, SERCO - arrangements should be made by rin ...
- What shouldn't I put into black or purple sacks?
Wrap sharp objects such as broken glass or ceramics. Put your garden waste into resusable green sacks supplied by the council or make sure it goes in your green-lidded wheelie bin. Don't put needles in sacks, apply to the council for advice on sharps disposal.
