What’s in your bin?

Warwickshire Waste Partnership is launching a countywide 'Slim your bin' campaign on the waste left in our wheeled bins, after results of a waste audit showed there is room for improvement.

Thanks to residents' efforts, Warwickshire has been the country's most improved shire local authority for recycling for the past two years, but the results show there is still some way to go, as a high proportion of waste being placed in the residual bin could have been recycled or composted.

Glenn Fleet, Warwickshire County Council's Head of Waste Management, said: “Warwickshire residents have been working hard over the last few years to increase the amount of material they separate for recycling, and with increasing pressure on councils to meet savings, we need residents more than ever to 'slim their bins' and try and recycle as much as possible."

Stratford District Council
45 per cent of waste placed in the grey bin could have been recycled or composted. Please look at the list - could you recycle more?

Recycling found in the black bin - Where should it go?

• 1% Garden Waste - Green Bin
• 14% Food Waste - Green Bin
• 12% Mixed plastics (including all plastic bottles, tubs and
  trays) - Blue Recycling Bin
• 9% Paper - Blue Recycling Bin
• 5% Card - Blue Recycling Bin
• 1% Glass bottles and jars - Blue Recycling Bin
• 2% food and drinks cans - Blue Recycling Bin
• 1% Foil - Blue Recycling Bin

If you would like more information on how to recycle using your kerbside scheme please log onto www.stratford.gov.uk or call 01789 267575.

Nuneaton and Bedworth
54 per cent of waste in the black bin could have been recycled or composted. Please look at the list - could you recycle more?

Recycling found in the black bin - Where should it go?

• 1% Garden Waste - Green Bin
• 18% Food Waste - Most of this could be placed in a home compost bin
• 8% Mixed plastics* - Orange recycling bag
• 10% Paper - Blue recycling bag
• 7% Card* - Yellow recycling bag
• 4% Glass bottles and jars - Red Box
• 1% Aerosols - Red Box
• 1% Foil - Red Box
• 2% Food and drinks cans - Red Box
• 4% Textiles - Pink Recycling Bag

If you would like more information on how to recycle using your kerbside scheme please log onto www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/rubbish or call 024 7637 6170.

North Warwickshire
57 per cent of waste in the black bin could have been recycled or composted. Please look at the list - could you recycle more?

Recycling found in the black bin - Where should it go?

• 1% Garden Waste - Green Bin
• 17% Food Waste - Most of this could be placed in a home compost bin
• 10% Mixed plastics* - Orange recycling bag
• 9% Paper - Blue recycling bag
• 11% Card* - Yellow recycling bag
• 3% Glass bottles and jars - Red Box
• 1% Aerosols - Red Box
• 1% Foil - Red Box
• 2% Food and drinks cans - Red Box
• 3% Textiles - Pink Recycling Bag

If you would like more information on how to recycle using your kerbside scheme please log onto www.northwarks.gov.uk or call 01827 715341.

* Survey was taken before the roll-out of plastic and cardboard in North Warwickshire.

Rugby Borough Council
45 per cent of waste in the black bin could have been recycled or composted. Please look at the list - could you recycle more?

Recycling found in the black bin - Where should it go?

• 1% Garden Waste - Green Bin
• 16% Food Waste - Green Bin
• 10% Mixed plastics (including all plastic bottles, tubs and
  trays) - Blue Recycling Bin
• 8% Paper - Blue Recycling Bin
• 5% Card - Blue Recycling Bin
• 2% Glass bottles and jars - Blue Recycling Bin
• 2% food and drinks cans - Blue Recycling Bin
• 1% Foil - Blue Recycling Bin

If you would like more information on how to recycle using your kerbside scheme please log onto www.rugby.gov.uk/recycle or call 01788 533533

Warwick District Council
47 per cent of waste in the black bin could have been recycled or composted. Please look at the list - could you recycle more?

Recycling found in the black bin - Where should it go?

• 1% Garden Waste - Green Bin
• 15% Food Waste - Green Bin
• 3%  Plastic bottles - White/Red Bag
• 11% Paper - Red Box
• 6% Card - White/Red Bag
• 3% Glass bottles and jars - Red Box
• 2% food and drinks cans - Red Box
• 4% Textiles - In a bag next to your Red Box
• 1% Foil, Household Batteries and Aerosols - Red Box

If you would like more information on how to recycle using your kerbside scheme please log onto www.warwickdc.gov.uk/recycle or call 01926 410 410.

The Warwickshire Waste Partnership (WWP) is made up of elected Members and Officers from North Warwickshire Borough Council, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council, Stratford District Council, Warwick District Council and the District and Warwickshire County Council.

For more information about Recycle for Warwickshire Campaign go to www.warwickshire.gov.uk/recyclewarks