BRIGG HOUSEHOLDS MAY BE SURPRISED TO DISCOVER WHAT EASTER WASTE ITEMS THE COUNCIL WILL COLLECT & RECYCLE

 FROM NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

Waste and recycling collections across North Lincolnshire will change in the week commencing Monday 26 March due to the bank holiday on Good Friday (30 March).
There will be no collections on Good Friday, and instead all collections will be brought forward one day on this week.
For example, if your usual collection day is Tuesday, your bins and boxes will be emptied on Monday. Wednesday’s collections will take place on Tuesday, and so on.
The following week (from 2 April), waste and recycling collections will take place on your normal day.
To make sure you don’t miss your bin day this Easter, check your collection calendar carefully.
You can also check your collection dates online at www.northlincs.gov.uk/collectiondates
Across the UK this Easter, we will throw away an estimated 3,000 tonnes of packaging from 80 million Easter eggs.
Did you know that the waste from your Easter treats can be recycled?
Cardboard boxes and plastic packaging from Easter eggs can be put in your burgundy bin and the foil from around the egg can be placed in your green recycling box.
Recently we have all become more aware of the problem of plastics contaminating our oceans and the importance of dealing with our waste responsibly.
Making sure that we recycle as much waste as possible can make a big difference to the environment.
If this packaging is thrown in with the general waste it is also extremely expensive, costing over £100 a tonne.
If we all recycled, it would reduce the cost as well.
If you're having a spring clean over Easter, don't forget your old clothes, shoes, curtains and bed linen can go in your red textile sack.
A range of additional recycling facilities are also available at our network of household recycling sites that are open across Easter.
Find out the opening times of each of the sites at www.northlincs.co.uk/householdrecyclingcentres