The Isle of Wight Council, with waste partners Amey, is supporting Recycle Now’s national Recycle Week (Monday 17th to Friday 21st October).
Organised by WRAP under the Recycle Now brand, Recycle Week this year is about getting real with our waste, about where we are, where we want to be and how we’re all going to get there — together.
Giving people real answers throughout the week
The community has more questions than ever about their recycling, and the council is supporting Recycle Now by giving people real answers throughout the week and beyond.
This year’s campaign will focus on three common questions that many of us have when it comes to recycling:
- Does my recycling really make a difference?
- One item in the wrong bin can’t hurt, can it?
- Recycling is so confusing, isn’t it?
Recycling information and insights
Recycle Now will be providing recycling information and insights to answer these questions and clarify that by recycling we really can make a difference.
In fact, recycling in the UK saves 18 million tonnes of Co2 a year — all these factors reduce greenhouse gas emissions which lead to climate change.
Stephens: We can have a big impact on our environment
Craig Stephens, campaign manager for Recycle Now, said,
“By recycling even better we can have a big impact on our environment.
“On the Island it’s no different — more and more people are recycling, so the next step is to make sure we get our recycling right.
“So come on, Isle of Wight, keep up the great work and let’s make the Island’s recycling better than ever before!”
Dix: Wrong items in the bin can make whole lorry loads un-recyclable
Natasha Dix, the council’s strategic manager for environment, said,
“By getting our recycling right we can have an impact. Wrong items in the bin can make whole lorry loads un-recyclable through contamination. This means other people’s recycling efforts are wasted, as well as your own.
“The Isle of Wight is an island of recyclers — and there are some simple things we can all do to make our recycling even better.”
Top tips for recycling:
- Recycle more of these items: aerosols, food waste in the kerbside food waste collection.
- Simply rinse your food packaging/bottles/cans in your washing up water and pop in the recycling to prevent contamination.
- Make sure these never go in the recycling bin: nappies, sanitary waste, packages covered in grease, paint or dirt; broken glass. All of these can contaminate the rest of the recycling in the back of the recycling collection truck.
- Nappies should go in your household (black) waste, as can broken glassware. Just wrap it carefully to avoid the collection crew hurting themselves or dispose of it at your local Household Waste Recovery Centre.
To find out more about Recycle Week, visit the Website.
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