Recycling is now seen as the normal thing to do with waste, with more and more people doing their bit to look after the place where they live. Together we must recycle to help reduce the amount of rubbish we produce.

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Recycling at home

Recycling at home is really simple and it is something that can involve the whole family. The Council provides kerbside recycling services for different materials and types of housing, including:

• Green garden waste.
• Paper, glass and cans recycling.
• High rise flats paper recycling.
• Rural paper recycling.

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Biodegradable Waste

Bradford Council currently collects garden waste via its green bag scheme on its normal collection service from approximately 100,000 homes.

The green garden waste includes grass cuttings, prunings, leaves etc which are collected on a four week cycle. By using the green bags residents are able to increase recycling in the district, whilst reducing the amount sent to landfill that would otherwise generate methane gas.

Home composting - By composting at home you can reduce the amount of rubbish you put out for collection, whilst returning important nutrients and minerals to your soil. The Council in partnership with WRAP (Waste Resource Action Programme) are providing compost bins from just £8, including delivery. To order your Bin call 0845 077 0757 quoting Bradford or visit us online at www.recyclenow.com/compost order online To receive a further £1.00 off your Total order.

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Paper Recycling

Bradford Council provides a free grey wheeled bin for all households in the district. The Council can collect the paper from your home, making recycling much easier for you.

Yes please!

• Magazines.
• Newspapers.
• Brochures.
• Junk Mail.
• Catalogues.
• Telephone Directories.
• White Office Paper/Letters.

No Thank You!

• Brown Envelopes.
• Cardboard or Brown Paper.
• Plastic Bags.

Glass and Metal Recycling

The Council is gradually introducing an insert for the existing paper recycling bin, which will allow you to recycle glass and cans in the same bin as paper. The recycling bin insert is designed to minimise the amount of space required at households, whilst allowing residents to recycle more materials.

The insert is used inside the paper bin to recycle all types of glass and cans listed below:

Yes please!

• Baby Food Jars.
• Beer and Pop Cans.
• Coffee/Jam/Pickle/Sauce Jars.
• Tins that contained Food/Pet Food.
• Wine Bottles.

No Thank You!

• Flat Glass.
• Glass Crockery.
• Light Bulbs.
• Pyrex Cooking Dishes.
• Mirrors.
• Oil Cans.

Please rinse out all food containers before placing in the bin.

Recycling in flats

The Council in partnership with Bradford Housing Trust is currently running a trial in some flats in the district to help people to recycle paper more easily. Residents have received a blue bag, in which they can put out paper for collection.

All the paper collected is recycled in to new paper products for people to use in the future.

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Rural paper recycling

A service has been introduced for those living in rural properties to recycle paper. These properties have been provided with a blue bag, which is collected from the roadside on a four weekly basis.

After emptying, the bags are placed back at the point of collection for use again.

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Where else can I recycle?

There are over 80 Recycling Centres provided for the people of the Bradford District to recycle/dispose of their household waste. We would like to thank the residents of Bradford for taking time to separate recyclable materials from their waste.

To find the nearest centre located close to you click here.

Help us to recycle as much as possible by recycling as much of your waste as possible.

See the Changeatron page to find out what your recycling can be made into.

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