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• Roll out of new recycling and refuse service continues
  Friday 20 February 2009
  Applies to: Suffolk Coastal
  

  Roadshows are being held this month to help make the latest rollout of Suffolk Coastal’s improved recycling service as smooth as possible for local residents. By the end of April over 6,000 more homes will be included in the expansion, and Suffolk Coastal is keen to ensure that new users are confident they can sort their waste correctly. “In April the improved service will be rolled out in Brightwell, Bucklesham, Foxhall, Kesgrave, Rushmere St Andrew, Woodbridge and parts of Martlesham, which will mean that overall nearly three quarters of the district, or just under 42,000 homes, will have access to a wider range of recycling options,” said Cllr Andrew Nunn, Cabinet Member for the Green Environment. “I would encourage residents in these areas to attend the information roadshows, where members of our recycling team will be on hand to answer any questions and advise people how to make the best of the improved service. “The wheeled bins will be on display, and people will be able to request a smaller bin if they would prefer. Our officers have been very successful at resolving potential problems with storing and manoeuvring bins in advance, but if anyone has concerns that they feel are not being addressed, please let us know,” added Cllr Nunn. Plastic containers, paper, cans, tins and foil can be recycled in the blue-lidded wheeled bin, as well as cardboard, which can also be recycled in the brown bin. The brown bin also takes cooked and uncooked food and garden waste. The grey-lidded wheeled bin, which will replace the black sack service, is for household waste that cannot be recycled, and will be collected fortnightly, with the recycling bins emptied the following week. As food waste can go in the brown bin as well as the grey-lidded bin, this means that food waste can still be collected every week. “We have found that putting people’s minds at rest before the rollout is the best way to help them take full advantage of their new bins. Currently around half of the district’s rubbish is recycled, but those homes on the new service have been regularly hitting 54 per cent. With 6,000 more homes set to join the improved recycling service, I am optimistic our residents can push that percentage up,” added Cllr Nunn. “The rising costs of landfill taxes and other charges mean that we could be faced with an extra £9 million bill for disposing of the household waste we are collecting, so if we can all recycle more that potential bill will be drastically reduced. “We are right on target to reach every home in the district by the end of March 2010, but in the meantime I would encourage people to make the most of the services they have, and to remember that all cooked or uncooked food waste can go in their brown wheeled bin along with cardboard, paper and garden waste,” added Cllr Nunn. For further information about the improved recycling service, please visit www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourhome/waste/bluebin or call 01394 444050. The full list of roadshows is as follows:- Tuesday, February 24, 10am -12pm, Community Centre car park, Station Road, Woodbridge Tuesday, February 24, 1pm ��" 3pm, Farlingaye High School bus park, Grove Road, Woodbridge Wednesday, February 25, 10am ��" 12pm, Woodbridge Town Football Ground, Fynn Road, Woodbridge Wednesday, February 25, 1pm ��" 3pm, Council Chamber, SCDC Council Offices, Melton Hill, Woodbridge Wednesday, February 25, 6pm ��" 8pm, Council Chamber, SCDC Council Offices, Melton Hill, Woodbridge Thursday, February 26, 10am ��" 12pm, Community Centre car park, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave Friday, February 27, 10 am ��" 12 pm, Shannon Inn car park, Main Road, Bucklesham