Christmas Bin Collection Changes in Rutland, Tips for Managing Waste Over the Holidays, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,Food Waste,Household Waste Recycling Centres Information, Christmas tree recycling

Christmas Bin Collection Changes in Rutland

As the festive season approaches, it's important to be aware of changes to your regular bin collection schedule in Rutland.

• Affected Bins: Only grey and black bin collections will be affected.   
• No Green Bin Collections: There will be no green bin collections during this period.   
• Check Your Specific Dates:  

Normal collection date	Revised collection date
Monday 23 December 2024	Saturday 21 December 2024
Tuesday 24 December 2024	Monday 23 December 2024
Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day)	Tuesday 24 December 2024
Thursday 26 December 2024 (Boxing Day)	Friday 27 December 2024
Friday 27 December 2024	Saturday 28 December 2024
Monday 30 December 2024	Monday 30 December 2024 (no change)
Tuesday 31 December 2024	Tuesday 31 December 2024 (no change)
Wednesday 1 January 2025	Thursday 2 January 2025
Thursday 2 January 2025	Friday 3 January 2025
Friday 3 January 2025	Saturday 4 January 2025

Tips for Managing Waste Over the Holidays:

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Minimise waste by buying only what you need, reusing gift bags and wrapping paper, and recycling cardboard and paper.

Food Waste: Compost food scraps or dispose of them in your food waste caddy if available.

Excess Waste: If you generate more waste than usual, consider taking it to your local recycling center.

Household Waste Recycling Centres

HWRCs will be open as normal, with the exception of the following dates:

Date                                                     Cottesmore HWRC     North Luffenham HWRC

24 December 2024 (Christmas Eve)        Closed                     Closes at 3pm

25 December 2024 (Christmas Day)        Closed                     Closed            

26 December 2024 (Boxing Day)             Closed                     Closed

31 December 2024 (New Year's Eve)        Closed                     Closes at 3pm

1 January 2025 (New Year's Day)      Closed                     Closed

Recycling over the Christmas period can be a bit tricky, but Rutland County Council has a solution! They're providing households with an extra blue bag to help you recycle all those extra cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, and other festive materials.

Here's how it works:

Fill up your blue bag: Once your regular grey bin is full, start using the extra blue bag for all your additional recycling.

Place it next to your bin: On your usual collection day, put the full blue bag next to your grey recycling bin.

No other side waste: Please make sure there's no other waste next to the bin, as the collection crews can only take the blue bag and grey bin.

What can you recycle in the blue bag?

Cardboard boxes (flattened)

Wrapping paper (without glitter or foil)

Plastic bottles and pots, tubs and trays

Metal cans and tins

Glass bottles and jars

If you subscribe to the Green waste subscription service, you can use your green bin to dispose of your real Christmas tree. Please ensure that the lid can close on the bin - you may need to cut the tree into smaller pieces to allow this.

Additional tips for Christmas tree recycling:

Remove all decorations, lights, and tinsel from the tree before disposing of it.

If your tree is too large to fit in your green bin, you can cut it into smaller pieces.

You can also take your Christmas tree to your local recycling center.

What happens to recycled Christmas trees?

Recycled Christmas trees are turned into mulch or compost, which can be used in gardens and parks.

By recycling your Christmas tree, you are helping to reduce waste and protect the environment.

Recycle Your Old Books think of it as a generous act of recycling.

At a time when libraries are being closed down and the very future of the book is being
questioned, let's give a cheer for the book swap. Organized last year by the UK newspaper,
the Guardian, think of it as a generous act of recycling.


Photo: guardian/flickr

When you  have finished reading your book, why not place a note inside like the one below and leave the book in a public place for another to enjoy. You don't need to waste resources by printing such a glossy label as the one below. I once found a book on the bench opposite Wilko here in Oakham it just had a scrap of paper inside.

Cory Analysis of Oakham Town Centre litter bins for Rutland County Council

Rutland County Council and Oakham Town Council are currently looking into the possibility of placing Recycling Litter Bins in the parks and streets of Oakham.

A scheme already in operation in Melton Mowbray

One day this week Cory Waste Management analysed the content of 22 litter bin and found:

12.9 kg of Recyclable Litter

and 2.05 kg of Non Recyclable Litter.