Plastic yoghurt pots, margarine tubs and meat trays will be collected for recycling for the first time in parts of Dorset when the new ‘recycle for Dorset’ service is launched.
This will be the first time mixed plastics have been collected for recycling in the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) area. Residents in Christchurch and part of East Dorset will be the first to change to this new service this autumn, with other areas following between spring 2013 and 2015.
We will be able to collect mixed plastics when the new service is rolled out because it will have overcome difficulties in sorting them from other materials. However, it will not be possible to collect them as part of current services.
With the addition of mixed plastics to the new collection service, households will be able to further reduce the amount of rubbish they throw away which gets sent to landfill sites or other treatment facilities. The types of plastics that residents will be able to put in their recycling collection as part of the new service include:
- Fizzy drink and squash bottles
- Milk bottles
- Detergent bottles
- Shampoo and shower gel bottles
- Yoghurt pots
- Margarine tubs
- Ice cream containers
- Meat trays (non-polystyrene)
- Fruit punnets
Residents whose collections are due to change this autumn – which includes the borough of Christchurch and the part of East Dorset including Colehill and Stapehill, Ferndown and Ameysford, Longham, Parley, St Leonards and St Ives, Three Legged Cross, Verwood, West Moors and Wimborne – will be sent a leaflet through the post in May which will explain the new service and what it means for them.
Public roadshows are being held across Christchurch and East Dorset where residents can see the new bins and speak to DWP staff about the new service. More information about the service including roadshow dates and when it will be introduced across Dorset can be found at www.dorsetforyou.com/recyclefordorset
