The move to Alert Level 2 means the Council's kerbside glass collection service can resume. The first collection will take place on Monday, 18 May 2020. Please place glass bottles and jars without lids in your glass collection crate.
Yellow-lid bin recycling can also begin again under Level 2 as the sorting facilities are re-opening. However, the Council will conduct one more collection cycle where the content of these bins is sent to landfill.
Many residents are currently using their yellow-lid bin as a defacto second rubbish bin. It is hoped that the extra run will allow people to get back to a regular rubbish and recycling routine and reduce potential contamination.
So the message from the Council is that for the collection cycle beginning 1 June, please go back to placing only the 'Big Six' items in your yellow-lid bin: paper, cardboard, tins, cans, plastics 1 and 2.
Refuse transfer stations are already accepting glass and will begin accepting paper, cardboard, tins, cans, plastics 1 and 2 for recycling under Level 2 from Thursday. Social distancing measures apply.
Thank you for your patience during these times.
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