Waste Less, Recycle More.

The way the City Council deals with its waste continues to be important, for three significant reasons: The need to continually increase recycling The need to reduce residual cost and avoid sending waste to landfill The negative impact that this has on the environment

Salford first introduced a recycling collection service in 2001 which provided residents with the opportunity to recycle paper and magazines at the kerbside. This resulted in an initial recycling rate of just over 6% In 2007 the City Council provided investment and introduced a multi-material collection service to all residential households, which resulted in an increased recycling rate of over 25% in 2008/9 and 30% in 2011/12 In 2013 the City Council provided further investment and introduced a fortnightly residual, comingled and pulpable collection service and a weekly bio collection service which resulted in an increased recycling rate of over 42% April to September 2015 Background

The current waste and recycling service Food and garden waste collected weekly Pink Lidded Bin Paper and cardboard collected fortnightly Blue bin Glass, cans and plastic bottles collected fortnightly Brown bin General non- recyclable waste collected fortnightly Black bin Households are currently receiving the following collections:

From 2013 households living in terrace properties can also recycle food waste using a kerbside 23 litre caddy. 23 litre outdoor food waste bin 7 litre kitchen caddy for use indoors 2 starter rolls of compostable liners Weekly food waste collections for the whole city

Why do we need to waste less and recycle more? THE FACTS It costs the city more than £17 million per year to dispose of household waste and this continues to rise. If we can increase the amount of waste we recycle from 42% to 52%, we could save up to More than 30% of the waste we send to landfill could be recycled £2 in waste disposal costs million This cost will increase with an extra £1.5 million next year if we don’t reduce our waste and recycle more

How can you help?

Have the appropriate bins when they move in Ensure that your tenants: Have the appropriate literature regarding how to dispose of their waste correctly The bins are not contaminated with the wrong waste when a tenant is moving out Have alley gate key

No side waste and closed lid policy. This means: We don’t collect any waste left at the side of bins. We don’t empty bins that are overfilled to the extent that the lid cannot be closed.

Recycle & Reward

Win £1,000 worth of rewards for your community group Vote for a good cause In your area Recycle and Reward Recycle and Reward is our new scheme to boost recycling across Salford and reward local good causes

Recycle and Reward Objective The purpose of the scheme is to increase levels of recycling and reduce residual waste. Boosting recycling rates Minimising contamination levels in recycled waste Reducing levels of residual waste The period of the scheme is 1 December 2015 up to 31 March 2017

Recycle and Reward How it works Salford schools, charities or community based organisations will be encouraged to participate in the scheme by nominating themselves They can ask for a reward worth up to £1,000 Each Good Cause will be linked to one of the eight Community Committees areas of the city Residents will vote online each month, for their preferred ‘Good Cause’ Monthly recycling figures (tonnage), for each of the eight community committee areas will be compared to the previous month

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