“ Most of us know we should be recycling, but do you really know what can be recycled or
what facilities are available?
By EMMA RICHARDSON Recycling Manager, TTS
”
The States of Jersey’s quick guide to recycling
Most of us know we should be recycling, but do you really know what can be recycled or what facilities are available?
Here is a quick guide to the things we can all easily recycle:
Glass: Every parish provides a glass recycling service.
If you live
in St Helier, you will need to take your glass bottles and jars to a glass bank but all other parishes provide a household collection either monthly or weekly. Contact your Parish Hall for details. Once collected, the glass is crushed and reused as a building material on the La Collette Reclamation Site.
Paper: Did you know that greeting cards, envelopes and catalogues can be recycled along with your newspapers and magazines? Several parishes provide a household collection for paper but if your Parish doesn’t yet provide this service there are paper recycling banks situated all over the island.
Cans: Food and drink cans along with empty aerosol cans and foil
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Batteries: The average household uses 21 batteries a year, all of which can be recycled. Batteries contain heavy metals which shouldn’t be incinerated. Battery banks are situated in each Parish and students can use the battery banks available in their schools.
Plastic Bottles: All types of household bottles (drink bottles, detergent bottles and cosmetic bottles) can be recycled in the plastic bottle banks. Remember that only plastic bottles are collected for recycling at the moment so please don’t put any pots, tubs or packaging in the plastic bottle banks as these won’t be recycled.
Electrical goods: Appliances
packaging can all be recycled in the can recycling banks. Cans will be sorted into steel and aluminium and then sent to a recycler to be melted down. Cans can be recycled again and again, saving energy and resources every time so they are an important thing to recycle.
contain hazardous substances and heavy metals which shouldn’t be incinerated. Please don’t leave these goods out for collection with your rubbish. Bring them to the Household Recycling Centre at Gate 4 Bellozanne and they will be sent for specialist recycling.
Textiles: Unwanted clothes, shoes and bedding shouldn’t be thrown away. Take things to your nearest charity shops or sell things at your local car boot sale.
Items that
aren’t in good condition can still be recycled using any of the The Salvation Army textile banks.
Garden Waste: Your grass cuttings and hedge trimmings can be transformed into quality compost for your garden. Home composting kits are available from most garden centres for just £10. If you don’t have space to home compost, take your garden waste to The States of Jersey household green waste reception (Bellozanne).
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