Recycling rule of six for local residents
RESIDENTS in Barry will be asked to separate their recycling into six different bins before putting it out at the kerbside.
Recycling should be separated into cardboard, paper, glass, plastic and tins, food waste and garden waste.
Separating recycling at the kerbside is much more efficient and better for the environment than mixing all recyclable rubbish together into one bag.
New orange bags, white bags, and grey caddies have been introduced by the Vale of Glamorgan council to
Barry. The system is already in place in other parts of the Vale.
Now, residents should put cardboard in orange bags, paper in white bags, glass in grey caddies, plastic and tins in blue bags, food waste into green caddies, and garden waste into green bags.
Councillor Peter King, cabinet member for neighbourhood services and transport, said: “We will shortly embark on the next stage of the council’s recycling development programme following its successful launch in the other parts of the Vale last year.
“This will require residents in
Barry to separate recycling into individual bags for collection at the kerbside.
“The new arrangement, which began on October 19, involves placing cardboard in an orange bag, paper in a white bag, glass in a grey plastic caddy and plastic and tins in existing blue bags.
“Black bag waste, green waste and kitchen waste will continue to be collected in the same way, using the same containers.
“Separating waste in this way means a greater proportion of the material can be recycled and so is a more efficient system. This will then be sold to UK markets that we source ourselves.”
People who haven’t received the new bins can order them from the council’s website, as well as fresh supplies of recycling bags.
Flats and apartment buildings with communal bins won’t see the changes until later in the year. Those living in flats who leave rubbish at the kerbside are included in this week’s changes.
New bin lorries collecting recycling have separate sections for each type of rubbish. After putting the rubbish into the right part of the lorry, binmen will then fold bags and put them inside the grey caddies on the kerbside.