Message from the Council Waste Services Department
The following announcement has been made by Newcastle City Council’s Waste Services Department:
In order to improve recycling levels, it is important to separate glass from other recyclable materials, and also to ensure that recycled waste is dry.
Ensure you have a caddy and working lid on your recycling bin
With this in mind, please ensure that your bin has a caddy and a working lid.
Replacement caddies and bin repairs are free and can be arranged by contacting Envirocall online at https://envirocall.newcastle.gov.uk/ or by telephone at 0191 278 7878
Residents are encouraged to put house numbers on their bins and caddies to aid identification
Don’t leave bins in back lanes
Residents are encouraged to bring bins in as soon as possible after collection to improve access in rear lanes and keep the area tidy
The bin collection calendar is distributed twice a year and is available to view at www.newcastle.gov.uk/bin
The above news story was issued by Newcastle City Council.It has been included here for information and does not necessarily represent the views of High West Jesmond Residents’ Association.
Do not dispose of your Christmas tree in the back lane. Please remember to do your bit and recycle it by taking it to one of the council’s household recycling centres
It’s always a sad day when the Christmas tree has to come down. But the good news is that any real trees can be recycled!
If you bought a real Christmas tree this year, you need to make the effort to dispose of it responsibly – don’t leave it in the back lane as Newcastle City Council will not collect it as part of household rubbish collections – you need to take it yourself to a household waste and recycling centre.
“Please don’t dump trees in lanes, car parks or on green spaces! Fly tipping is an offense. The only council-ran Christmas tree sites are at the recycling centres.”
‘Real’ trees are recyclable and can be shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland areas.
Remember to remove all tinsel and decorations and any pots or stands.
Council will not collect Christmas trees from back lanes
Newcastle City Council’s website says that Christmas trees should be taken to one of the city’s household waste recycling points.
Christmas trees will not be accepted by Newcastle City Council as part of your wheelie bin household rubbish – so please do not leave them in your back lane.
If you have an artificial or fake Christmas tree, you can still take this to one of the Newcastle City Council sites for disposal.
Newcastle City Council’s website says that: ‘Please don’t dump trees in lanes, car parks or on green spaces! Fly tipping is an offense. The only council-ran Christmas tree sites are at the recycling centres.’
Do not dispose of your Christmas tree in the back lane. Please remember to do your bit and recycle it by taking it to one of the council’s household recycling centres
Household waste and recycling centres in Newcastle
Brunswick
Brunswick Industrial Estate
Sandy Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 7BA
Byker
Glasshouse Street off Walker Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1AH
Walbottle
Walbottle Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8HY
More details and opening hours of Newcastle City Council household recycling centres
If you enjoyed your Christmas with a real Christmas tree then please dispose of it responsibly – recyle it by following Newcastle City Council guidance and taking it yourself to a household waste recycling centre.
Do not dispose of your Christmas tree in the back lane. Please remember to do your bit and recycle it by taking it to one of the council’s household recycling centres
It’s always a sad day when the Christmas tree has to come down. But the good news is that any real trees can be recycled!
If you bought a real Christmas tree this year, you need to make the effort to dispose of it responsibly – don’t leave it in the back lane as Newcastle City Council will not collect it as part of household rubbish collections – you need to take it yourself to a household waste and recycling centre.
‘Real’ trees are recyclable and can be shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland areas.
Remember to remove all tinsel and decorations and any pots or stands.
Find out more about recycling Christmas trees on the recyclenow.com website.
Council will not collect Christmas trees from back lanes
Newcastle City Council’s website says that Christmas trees should be taken to one of the city’s household waste recycling points.
Christmas trees will not be accepted by Newcastle City Council as part of your wheelie bin household rubbish – so please do not leave them in your back lane.
Do not dispose of your Christmas tree in the back lane. Please remember to do your bit and recycle it by taking it to one of the council’s household recycling centres
Household waste and recycling centres in Newcastle
Brunswick
Brunswick Industrial Estate
Sandy Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 7BA
Byker
Glasshouse Street off Walker Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1AH
Walbottle
Walbottle Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8HY
More details and opening hours of Newcastle City Council household recycling centres
If you enjoyed your Christmas with a real Christmas tree then please dispose of it responsibly – recyle it by following Newcastle City Council guidance and taking it yourself to a household waste recycling centre.
“Confused” residents could be told to recycle fewer items after costing council bosses £500,000 by putting the wrong kind of rubbish in their bins.
Newcastle rubbish and recycling bins – Photo courtesy BBC News Tyne & Wear/ Google
BBC News Tyne & Wear has reported the following story:
“Newcastle City Council said it was considering limiting its efforts to a small number of items that are “very clearly able to be recycled”.
The local authority must cover the cost of removing the wrong type of rubbish, such as nappies or food waste.
Contamination can also result in recycling being sent to landfill.
Nick Kemp, cabinet member for the environment, told a scrutiny panel meeting on Thursday: “It is quite a complicated area for something that should be very simple. We are looking at a revised strategy.
“We are looking at potentially identifying a smaller number of items that are very clearly able to be recycled.
“It may mean that more items that could be recycled actually go to landfill, but there would be less contamination.”
In March it was revealed contamination issues cost the authority half a million pounds in 2017/18.”
The above news item was reported on 26 October 2018 by BBC News Tyne & Wear and you can read the story on their website.
Newcastle City Council wants to hear residents views about waste.
The council wishes to gather the views of residents, businesses and stakeholders on how we manage waste in Newcastle.
The following announcement has been made by Newcastle City Council:
“Having asked for residents’ and businesses’ views on our proposed priorities for the Newcastle upon Tyne Waste Strategy in the first stage of our consultation, in this next stage we want to get people’s views about the specific actions we are thinking of taking to ensure that the Waste Strategy Action Plan will deliver the outcomes we want.
The Waste Strategy is being developed based on several key areas:
Behaviour change and education
Enforcement
Food waste
Markets and technology
Operations and planning
Partnerships, public and private
Recovering value from waste
Recycling and composting
Waste prevention, including reuse
To help us ensure we meet our outcomes, we want your views on the actions we are thinking of taking to achieve our goals for each of these key areas. You can find out more about this here: Newcastle Waste Strategy Consultation Stage 2 Information 2018.
Please give us your views by taking part in our online survey, before 31 October 2018.”
The above news story was issued by Newcastle City Council and included on the Newcastle City Council website. It has been included here for information and does not necessarily represent the views of High West Jesmond Residents’ Association.
Do not dispose of your Christmas tree in the back lane – this Christmas tree was placed in a back lane behind Ilford Road on 6 January 2018 – is it yours? If so remember to do your bit and recycle it by taking it to one of the council’s household recycling centres
It’s always a sad day when the Christmas tree has to come down. But the good news is that any real trees can be recycled!
If you bought a real Christmas tree this year, you need to make the effort to dispose of it responsibly – don’t leave it in the back lane as Newcastle City Council will not collect it as part of household rubbish collections – you need to take it yourself to a household waste and recycling centre.
‘Real’ trees are recyclable and can be shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland areas.
Remember to remove all tinsel and decorations and any pots or stands.
Find out more about recycling Christmas trees on the recyclenow.com website.
Council will not collect Christmas trees from back lanes
Newcastle City Council’s website says that Christmas trees should be taken to one of the city’s household waste recycling points.
Christmas trees will not be accepted by Newcastle City Council as part of your wheelie bin household rubbish – so please do not leave them in your back lane.
Do not dispose of your Christmas tree in the back lane – this Christmas tree was placed in a back lane behind Ilford Road on 6 January 2018 – is it yours? If so remember to do your bit and recycle it by taking it to one of the council’s household recycling centres
Household waste and recycling centres in Newcastle
Brunswick
Brunswick Industrial Estate
Sandy Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 7BA
Byker
Glasshouse Street off Walker Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1AH
Walbottle
Walbottle Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8HY
More details and opening hours of Newcastle City Council household recycling centres
If you enjoyed your Christmas with a real Christmas tree then please dispose of it responsibly – recyle it by following Newcastle City Council guidance and taking it yourself to a household waste recycling centre.