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blazey · 13-11-2007, 23:08

In Lancaster, the recycling scheme is really good. We have 3 boxes: 1 for paper and tins, 1 for cardboard and glass (not broken/smashed) and 1 for plastics (not all plastics though).

If you want a compost bin then you can also request one, and pretty much everything you use can be recycled. The only thing we have to throw away in our household is the plastic trays from meat and such, because I think that the type of plastic is hard to distinguish so its hard for them to seperate.

They come and collect it all one a fortnight like they do in hyndburn, except I think its much more efficient with the box scheme rather than the sacks. The boxes are colour coded: 2 yellows and 1 red. The red is for plastic and the yellows for the 2 groups of other stuff.

I think the only problem some people may have with this scheme is if they live in small houses or flats with no garden or yard to put the boxes in, and it gets a bit of a pain keeping 3 large boxes in your house full of rubbish.

13-11-2007, 23:08	#37
blazey God Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denton/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 3,638 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 994	Re: council recycling In Lancaster, the recycling scheme is really good. We have 3 boxes: 1 for paper and tins, 1 for cardboard and glass (not broken/smashed) and 1 for plastics (not all plastics though). If you want a compost bin then you can also request one, and pretty much everything you use can be recycled. The only thing we have to throw away in our household is the plastic trays from meat and such, because I think that the type of plastic is hard to distinguish so its hard for them to seperate. They come and collect it all one a fortnight like they do in hyndburn, except I think its much more efficient with the box scheme rather than the sacks. The boxes are colour coded: 2 yellows and 1 red. The red is for plastic and the yellows for the 2 groups of other stuff. I think the only problem some people may have with this scheme is if they live in small houses or flats with no garden or yard to put the boxes in, and it gets a bit of a pain keeping 3 large boxes in your house full of rubbish.