News and events

2013 events

Visitors to a whole host of events across North Lincolnshire will be able to get plenty of tips on waste minimisation, home composting and recycling this year.

Throughout 2013 the council’s Waste Management team will be attending a number of festivals, fairs and shows this year, including:

• Sunday 2 June – Messingham Show

• Sunday 7 July – Winterton Show

• Sunday 28 July – Watersedge Wildlife Day
• Sunday 15 September – Epworth Festival of the Plough

Come along and enter our free recycling competition to be in with a chance of winning £25 worth of Amazon vouchers.

North Lincolnshire Council is supporting the Love Food Hate Waste campaign, which encourages us to get the most from the food we buy. Each month, the average family throws away £50 of food that has been bought but not eaten. This means that around 20 per cent of the food we buy gets thrown out - a whopping 7.2m tonnes of food each year. Useful hints and tips to reduce this can be viewed by clicking here.

Burgundy bin

Residents are being reminded that the burgundy bins are for plastic bottles and cardboard only. If a bin contains waste that is not accepted (for example, plastic carrier bags, waxed cartons, nappies etc) it will be left unemptied and the resident will have to make arrangements to remobe the non recyclable waste themselves.

Burgundy wheeled bins will also be left unemptied if the recyclable items have food waste on them. For example, a take away pizza box will still have the remains of the pizza and/or the grease meaning this waste material should be put into the general waste bin.

Smaller cardboard pieces need help during the recycling process. To stop these being lost or rejected, residents are asked if they can put the small pieces of cardboard inside a larger cardboard box.

We do not want to leave wheeled bins unemptied but contaminated vehicle loads will be rejected by the recycling processor, meaning all the material is sent to landfill at a considerable cost.

Donate your reusable items for reuse at your local Household Recycling Centre

Many of us sort through our cupboards to create some much needed space.  But what happens to the old items we no longer have a need for.  Well, more often than not it ends up in a landfill site - as we condemn it to the general waste bin.  But there is a much better way to dispose of these items.  All eight Household Recycling Centres across North Lincolnshire accept items for reuse. 

If your item is no longer wanted but is still in good working order it could be suitable for reuse.  Antique and contemporary furniture, gardening equipment, books, china, ornaments, toys….the list is endless.

Simply present your items to a site attendant, who will determine whether it is suitable for the reuse scheme. 

If the item is past its best and no longer appropriate for reuse it could still be saved from the landfill as it may be suitable for recycling. Our site attendants will be able you advise you how to do this. 

So don’t condemn your belongings to the landfill, breath new life into your unwanted items by taking them along to one of North Lincolnshire’s eight Household Recycling Centres.

North Lincolnshire Council residents are encouraged to recycle hard plastics 

North Lincolnshire Council is encouraging residents to think carefully about what they do with their old plastic items. The burgundy bin at home recycles plastic bottles but what about other hard plastic items found around the house?

From garden furniture to children’s toys, many people will be delighted to receive new items. However, the arrival of new goods will often mean the replacement of old or broken items. When it comes to disposing of these plastic items residents are encouraged to take them to their local Household Recycling Centre for recycling rather than sending them to landfill.

Previously, this difficult material type had to be classed as general waste. However, a separate container at all Household Recycling Centres now means more waste is diverted from landfill. All rigid plastics are acceptable but residents are advised to try and avoid anything that has metal on, for example a child’s plastic tricycle with pedals or electronic toys.

If you are unsure which skip is for which material please seek assistance from the site attendant when visiting the Household Recycling Centre.

Thank you for your continued support in diverting waste from landfill and remember to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Reuse makes things clear

Have you ever come across an old pair of spectacles and thought what can I do with these? Well, no longer do we need to condemn these to the back of a dusty cupboard or to landfill.

All eight Household Recycling Centres across North Lincolnshire now accept spectacles for reuse. North Lincolnshire Council has teamed up with Vision Aid who fights poverty by transforming access to eye care in developing countries. Keep an eye out for the designated containers at each site where spectacles and their cases can be dropped off to ensure you help Vision Aid’s great work.

So be clear and see the benefits of reusing your old spectacles!

Recycling rate

The current recycling rate in North Lincolnshire is 47.9 per cent.

The council would like to thank residents for their recycling efforts. Please remember to think about reducing and reusing before you recycle. For more top tips, please visit the three Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.