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Reduce, re-use and recycle this Christmas

Our refuse bins often work over-time at this time of do your bit to reduce carbon emissions – one of the
year as we dispose of excess packaging, wrapping best presents you can give to Worcester’s future
and food remains. residents.

By recycling as much as you can, composting where Here’s a helpful reminder of which bin some of the
possible and giving unwanted items away, you can most common festive items should go in:

ITEM WHICH BIN ALTERNATIVE
Cans and plastic bottles GREEN BIN -
Charity shop, donate as prizes
Old toys BLACK BIN
(in good condition)
Old electricals – HOUSEHOLD
including fairy lights RECYCLING CENTRE -
Christmas cards and advent calendars GREEN BIN Re-use at home
Foil, foil food trays and foil sweet wrappers BLACK BIN -
Drinks bottles - glass GREEN BIN Re-use at home
Foil/shiny wrapping paper BLACK BIN Re-use at home
Matt paper or wrapping paper GREEN BIN Re-use at home
Ribbon, tinsel and baubles BLACK BIN Re-use at home
Cellophane, polystyrene and bubble wrap BLACK BIN -
Cardboard boxes and used crackers GREEN BIN Re-use at home
HOUSEHOLD
Batteries and light bulbs -
RECYCLING CENTRE
Paper plates, paper tablecloths, paper GREEN BIN -
napkins, plastic cups
HOUSEHOLD
Old mobile phones and chargers Charity, mobile phone recycler
RECYCLING CENTRE
Go to www.worcester.gov.uk/ Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Bin collections will take place on Friday
recycling-sites to locate your New Year’s Day. 24 December for residents whose
nearest household recycling bins are normally collected on Fridays.
centre and see its opening times. WHEN SHOULD I LEAVE MY BIN Refuse collections will continue
OUT OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON? as per the normal rota between
The sites in Worcester are There will be no changes to household Tuesday 28 December and Tuesday
open every day except refuse services over the festive period. 4 January 2022.

New electric charging points in Worcester

Calling all electric car drivers – have you checked
out the latest facilities at St Martin’s Gate car park?

Six 50kw rapid charging points The charging points at St Martin’s
and a further six 22kw fast Gate car parks are designed to
charging points are available on accommodate the majority of
the ground floor of the multi- electric vehicles currently available
storey car park. in the UK. They are listed on Zap
Map and other information services
It’s the latest step in the for electric vehicle users.
City Council’s Environmental
Sustainability Strategy, which aims Electric vehicle owners will be charged
to help Worcester become carbon at a competitive rate of 25p per kWh Electric car charging points in
neutral by 2030. at all 12 of the charging points. St Martin’s Gate car park

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