447 Waste

Recycling

We have a 660L bin from Tower Hamlets, pickup is 7am ish on Tuesday mornings, we can recycle:

• Glass bottles and jars
• food and drink cans
• plastic containers
• mixed card
• mixed paper
• food and drink cartons
• aerosol cans
• telephone directories (!)

• Do Not* use black bin bags for recycling!

todo

• distribute the blue recycling bins
• CLEARLY label them
• mount the can crusher

Please use the blue recycling bins.

General Waste

• 1st collection 07/05/2013
• Collection day - Tuesday
• the big Blue bin with a Yellow lid in the yard is for general waste
• Don't use the cream coloured bin for anything.

notes

• http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/501-550/517_recycling_and_waste_at_wor.aspx
• http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/501-550/517_recycling_and_waste_at_wor/tips_on_business_waste.aspx
• http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/501-550/517_recycling_and_waste_at_wor/recycling_information__quotes.aspx

All of the following materials can be recycled:

• Glass bottles and jars (all colours)
• Food and drink cans
• Plastic tubs, pots and bottles (e.g. drink bottles, shampoo bottles, yoghurt pots and fruit punnets)
• Cardboard (e.g. brown boxes, greeting cards and cereal boxes)
• Paper (e.g. newspapers and magazines, printer paper, envelopes, and telephone directories)
• Cartons (e.g. fruit juice, dairy and soup cartons)
• Empty aerosol canisters

The materials can all be mixed together as they are sorted out after collection at a materials recovery facility.

Pic of existing bin.