Deck the halls - but don't forget to recycle 

Swindon Christmas waste collection times + recyling info

 

The Council are encouraging everyone to do their bit for the environment over the festive period, so here's a quick quide to what can be recycled - not forgetting the tree itself!     

 

And don't forget - 12th night this year is Saturday 06 January 2018, so make sure your tree and all the decorations are down by then.

What can be recycled

 

- large metal sweet tins

- christmas cards

- cardboard

- old clothes (please put them in a bag and place it in your recycling box)

- Christmas trees

- glass bottles and jars

- plastic Bottles

- large plastic sweet tubs

- the casing around the Christmas pudding

- the plastic tray that once held the turkey

- plastic wrapping from around gifts

- plastic fruit and vegetable containers

 

And what can't be recycled

 

It could be the gift wrapping itself because it's made from plastic and metal interwoven. But to check, you need to do the SCRUNCH TEST:

 

crumple a piece in your hand and if it crumples it’s foil, and can go into the box. If it expands again, it has plastic in it and has to go in your general waste.

 

General Waste Collections

 

Swindon Council has yet to reveal full details on waste collections over the Christmas 2017 period, but we will update this article as soon as they do.

 

Swindon Council Collections - full details