Write a commentMr Brian McCann, Mullaghbawn was the winner of the Recycler of the Month competition for the Month of June. A £50 cheque was presented to Brian by the competition sponsor’s ReGen. Brian’s blue bin was full of all the correct recyclable material. Brain and his two sons are keen recyclers and their blue bin was full to the top with the correct materials, all washed and squashed.
This month, Officers were delighted to find that the majority of bins set out, contained all the right materials. The blue bins are collected by the Council and taken to ReGen’s Materials Recycling Facility at Carnbane Industrial Estate, were the materials are sorted and sent to the relevant facilities for recycling. For example the plastic bottles collected in the blue bins are made into clothes or back into bottles.
Householders are reminded that no plastic bags or packaging, apart from plastic bottles, should go into the blue bin. Drinks cartons also cannot be placed into the blue recycling bin. Plastic packaging should be placed in the black bin and plastic bags can be reused.
If residents would like to recycle their drinks cartons, they can bring them to any of the Council’s 7 Household Recycling Centres.
To help boost our targets, we would encourage householders to continue to use our Household Recycling Centres for the disposal of other recyclable materials such as green waste, glass, waste oil, scrap metal, fluorescent tubes/energy saving light bulbs, timber, televisions and computer monitors, car batteries, household batteries and fridges/freezers.
Anyone who uses his or her blue bin correctly is eligible to win. This means that the blue bin is not contaminated, all material is clean, dry and loose, and where appropriate lids are removed and containers are washed and squashed. For more information about recycling or the competition, please contact Therese Hamill on (028) 30313233 or email recycling@newryandmourne.gov.uk.
