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Recycling
For recycling to work, everyone has to participate in each phase of the
loop. From government and industry, to organisations, small businesses,
and people at home, every New Zealander can make recycling a part of
their daily routine.
Recycling is a series of activities that includes collecting recyclable
materials that would otherwise be considered waste, sorting and
processing recyclables into raw materials such as fibres, and
manufacturing raw materials into new products. For example, our
fizzy-drink bottles are made into polar-fleece fabric; our milk bottles
are made into recycling and compost bins; our glass bottles are melted
to make new glass; our paper and cardboard is made into the corrugated
inner layer of corrugated cardboard; our food tins are made into steel
reinforcing rods for the construction industry and our aluminium cans
are made into new aluminium products.
When is my recycling collected?
What can I put in my green recycling bin?
I need another green recycling bin, how do I get one?
What is the sticker I found on my recycling?
What do I do with my paper and cardboard boxes?
What plastics can I recycle?
When is my recycling collected?
Place your green recycling bin & paper on the kerb just before 7am on
your designated rubbish collection day.

What
can
I put in my green recycling bin?
Glass
bottles & jars (no broken glass, window glass or no mirrors,
we accept
food glass containers only)
Aluminium cans-
beverage cans and empty deodorant cans only
Tin (light steel) cans
- including washed food cans and empty aerosols
(no paint tins)
Telephone the
Council's Customer Centre on 295 1300 to receive a sticker to put on
your recycling bin as a reminder.

I need another green
recycling bin. How do I get one?
Recycling
bins are available by telephoning Papakura District Council on 295 1300
or
emailing us. Bins are free to all households & businesses. Extra
bins can also be ordered from Customer Services, and each household can
have up to three bins if they need them.

What
is the sticker I found on my recycling?
A sticker
attached to your recycling means the item(s) are not recyclable and
should go into a rubbish bag e.g. ceramics, plastics with no recycling
number on them. It may also mean that the recycling has been placed out
for collection in a way that is unsafe for our contractor to collect it.
Please telephone
Council on 295 1300 if you need more information on why the contractor
has left the recycling.

Paper and cardboard
recycling
Why
recycle paper and cardboard?
Recycling paper and card can
reduce the amount of waste households and businesses produce, meaning
you pay less for your rubbish disposal. When "user pays" rubbish
collection was introduced to Papakura in July 2006, there was a
measurable increase in the volume of glass, plastic and tin recycled.
A recent check of rubbish
bags in the district showed, however, that people are still throwing
away a lot of paper and card. Up to 14 per cent of the contents of our
rubbish bags are paper and card that could be recycled, saving you money
and helping the environment.

While
Papakura is currently recycling around 1,800 tonnes of paper and card
each year, there is another 1,000 tonnes that could be diverted out of
our red rubbish bags and into recycling.
In consultation and through
surveys, residents have asked us to work hard to reduce rubbish volumes
and take great care of how we manage rubbish. By recycling paper and
card, we can all reduce the amount of rubbish we create.

What
happens to paper if we just throw it away?
Paper does not always break
down in a landfill. In fact, paper items thrown away in 1973 were
retrieved from a closed landfill here in Papakura in 2005 - slightly
damp but otherwise completely intact after 31 years underground.
How should
we put our paper and card out for recycling?
Set out paper and card at
the kerb side by 7.00 am on your main rubbish day. Make sure it is
"wind-safe":
This will keep it secure for
our contractors and make sure it doesn't blow off down your street.
The
maximum size for a box or bundle is about the size of a banana box: 42
cm high, 47 cm wide, 52 cm long.
Keep the paper
and card separate from your other recycling as they are collected by
different trucks.

What plastics can I recycle?
All rigid plastics carrying
a number between 1 and 7 (displayed inside the recycling triangle symbol
and usually found on the bottom of the container) from the kitchen,
laundry and bathroom are recyclable.
Please rinse and where possible squash the plastic containers to
stop them being blown away if it's windy.
This does not include toys, polystyrene
foam, or plastics without a recycling symbol and number on them.

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