Partington Library and Health Centre can offer information and advice on your waste and recycling. You can also recycle your batteries at the library.

Need more compostable liners? Visit Partington Library or tie a liner to your green recycling bin and the bin men will leave you a new pack.

TIP! To stop your bin being

stolen please number it with

your house number. If not

please make your bin

distinctive. Also put your bins

out with the handles facing the

street. This will discourage

contamination of your

bins by others.

TIP!RECYCLE THE RIGHT PLASTIC.If it is BOTTLE SHAPED and held a LIQUID we want it in your black bin. That’s it! No plastic wrapping, trays, toys, yogurt pots or margarine tubs.

These are the wrong grade of plastic and cannot be recycled in Greater Manchester.

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All the family are welcome. Activities and games for all the family, refreshments, face-painting, and stalls.

We will also be collecting recipes for the community cookbook so please come along and let us know what your favourite meal is using fruit and vegetables. Those who write a recipe will be entered into a prize draw for a £20 shopping voucher.

If you have any unwanted, good quality household items, clothes, books and furniture please bring them along to donate to the Ear4U stall or shop.

Chainlink will also be at the fun day. They are looking for any unwanted bikes which will be refurbished into pool bikes for local residents to rent for free or to buy for an affordable price. Donated bikes do not need to be in working order.

9TH AUGUST 2014CROSS LANE PARK11AM – 2PM

RECYCLINGFUN DAY

What recycling can be made into

FACTSAll the newspapers manufactured in the UK are now made from 100% recycled paper. It takes 7 days for a recycled newspaper to come back as a newspaper again.

Any glass product can contain up to 80% recycled material.

In the UK we use 57,000 tonnes of cartons every year – that is the same weight as 331 blue whales.

Switzerland and Finland recycle more than 90% of their glass.

TIPSPlease put your dog or animal waste in your grey bin.

Only put plastic bags in your grey bin. Don’t put plastic bags in with your recycling.

Rinse your items, remove tops, caps and lids, and squash plastic bottles and cans to make more space in your bin.

Food and garden waste goes into a composter where it is composted on a huge scale. 100% is processed in the North West to make good quality, enriched soil.

Paper and cardboard is made into newspaper and packaging materials.

100% of glass bottles and jars you recycle are made into new products in the UK including other jars and even loft insulation.

Electrical items can be used again in different ways. Games Consoles - computer casings, car parts and beams. Mobile Phones - fuel cells and zinc to prevent rusting on ships.

Food tins and drinks cans are melted down to be made into bicycle frames, pipes, train tracks, ship hulls, cars, bridges, paperclips, and new food and drinks cans.

Paper fibres are rolled flat and used to make coreboard - ready to make tubes and cores for industrial purposes such as winding textiles, yarns or films.

Plastic bottles can be remade into plastic bags, bottles, flooring and window frames, garden furniture, and filling for sleeping bags and duvets.

Ear4UEar4U sells good quality affordable second hand clothes and furniture. Janice and Trish who run Ear4U also provide a listening ear service for residents feeling lonely or isolated.

Tell us about what you do:We sell a variety of second hand clothes and furniture to local residents. We do this to encourage people to donate and reuse rather than sending things to landfill. Everything we sell is reasonably priced – it’s all affordable as we are a not for profit organisation.

How do you collect the items that you sell?We rely 100% on donations. These are from both organisations and individuals. People throw stuff out or no longer want stuff which is still useable or still wearable. It may just be that they have no room for it but it isn’t broken or damaged. So what we say is one man’s junk is another man’s treasure!

What do local residents think of Ear4U?Local residents love what we do (or so they tell us!) because they know they can rely on us, not only to buy affordable household items and clothes, but also because we welcome anyone in here to have a chat if they’re in need of someone to talk to.

Why should people attend our recycling fun day?People living in Partington should attend because it will be fun, educational and there will be lots going on. And of course – we will be there!

General Waste42%

Paper & Card – 15%

Mixed (Plastic bottles, cans & glass) – 12%

Food & Garden Waste – 31%

Percentage of Waste

collected in Trafford

April 2013-March 2014Trafford Council offer its residents

free recycling bins however to

replace a Grey bin it costs £25

administration and delivery

charge. If you would like more

than one recycling bin this is a

free cost.

Exemptions: Those with a

family of 5 or more and those

with a medical condition will

be considered by the waste

management team for a

larger grey bin.

I am the ONLY type of plastic we collect

Put everything else in the Grey Bin

– Cardboard drink cartons

– Paper and newspapers

– Magazines and pamphlets

– Catalogues and brochures

– Telephone directories

– Card and cardboard

– Wrapping paper

– Paperback and hardback books (plastic covers removed)

– Envelopes including window envelopes

– Plastic bags

– Polystyrene

– Wrapping film

– Glass, jars and bottles

– Food and drink cans

– Garden or food waste

– Yogurt pots

– Margarine tubs

– Plastic film

– Plastic bags

– Soil

– Bottled shaped plastic (empty and without tops)

– Glass bottles and jars (empty)

– Food and drink cans (empty)

– Aerosol cans (empty and without tops)

– Aluminium foil and aluminium food trays (clean)

– Fish - raw and cooked including bones

– Dairy - solid products, cheese, egg shells etc

– Bread and pastries - rice and noodles

– Meat and poultry - raw and cooked

– Fruit and vegetables - raw and cooked

– Tea bags/leaves and coffee grounds

– Garden waste

– Twigs and small branches

– Hay and straw

– Liquids - milk, cooking oils etc

– Plastic bags

– Food packaging

– Glass

– Rubble

– Turf and ash

– Soil

– Stone

– Dog and cat faeces

Items which can go in the blue bin

Items which can go in the black bin

Items which can go in the green bin

Items which cannot go in the blue bin

Items which cannot go in the black bin

Items which cannot go in the green bin

Alison FarrowA resident living in Partington. She has joined the recycling fun day committee to speak on behalf of other residents to tell us what your community wants:

Tell us why you recycle:I find it easy to put the right things in the right bin. It’s easy to understand but at Christmas it’s a bit of a pain with so much paper to put in my blue bin!

You have a large family, what tips do you have for others?If you recycle properly you can reduce the amount of rubbish that goes in the grey bin – ours doesn’t get full often now we recycle.

Why are you getting involved with the recycling fun day?Because I think it’s a good idea. It’s a good idea to teach children and adults about recycling and it can be done in a fun way. If you target children whilst they’re young, they’ll get into a routine and it will stick with them.

Why should people attend the recycling fun day?People should attend because it will be fun, interesting, you’re going to learn things and it’s going to be a great day!

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)You can take your extra waste or large bulky items to your local tip. This is located at: Sinderland Road Household Waste Recycling Centre, Woodhouse Lane, off Sinderland Road, Altrincham WA14 5TB

Telephone: 0161 928 6995

Our disposal sites are open seven days a week during the following months:

Summer: (28 March to 27 October) 8am to 8pm

Winter: (28 October to 27 March) 8am to 6pm

Christmas Day and New Years Day: closed

Other InformationPlease remember that leaving loose or bagged waste and household furniture in the street could be classed as fly tipping and may result in a fine. Keeping our community clean, tidy and cared for stops the spread of rats and other vermin and makes it a far nicer place for everyone.If you have any unwanted or broken bulky items which cannot be donated to charity please take them to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre. Alternatively Trafford Council will collect these items for a small cost, £28 for up-to 5 items. Please contact Trafford Council to arrange this.

Useful Information

To report any problems with your bins, missed

collections or to order a new bin please contact

Trafford Council through the Environment

pages at www.trafford.gov.uk and follow the

appropriate links. Alternatively call (0161) 912

4000 for assistance. These links also enable

you to know your next collection dates.

The council are able to support elderly, disabled and vulnerable

residents with assisted bin collections. Please contact the council

through the contacts above who will be happy to offer support.

Trafford Council also offers residents the opportunity to report any

fly-tipping and waste issues using their ‘Report It’ facility. Simply access

the Trafford website, follow the links to the Environment webpage and

the Report It links.

Trafford has the second best recycling rate in Greater Manchester.

Between April 2013 and March 2014 Trafford recycled and composted approximately

48,000 tonnes of waste and achieved a 58% recycling rate.

We want even the smallest price tag and stickiest jars. All we ask is that you

put the items in the right bin.

Thank you for

Recycling!

With the financial support of the European Commission – LIFE ENV/UK/000389