Recycling is getting easier in the High Peak with our new recycling and refuse collection service. The scheme has been tried and tested across the whole of the Borough, except rural areas.
Binnovation is the new name for recycling and refuse collection services in the High Peak area. It is based on best practice developed by some of the UK's top local authority recyclers and will enable the council to meet challenging targets for recycling and refuse collection. Binnovation is convenient, will collect more materials for recycling and encourage people to put less in their refuse bins.
Binnovation is part of our overall aim to enhance the quality of the local and global environment. It is a small but important part of a European-wide strategy to tackle climate change.
By 2010 the council must:
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Extra garden waste WILL NOT be collected | Corrugated brown cardboard boxes, coloured or printed cardboard eg. cereal boxes & greetings cards
Garden & house plants, weeds, hedge trimmings, small branches (up to 1”/2.5cm diameter), leaves, grass cuttings, bark. None of the above can be contained in plastic bags |
Plastic bags,
Fruit & veg peelings/food/kitchen waste, all non-compostable waste, plastic/polystyrene, plant pots, soil & compost, animal litter, wood ash/coal ash, rocks/rubble, electrical equipment
'Beverage cartons - eg. for fruit juice (These can be taken to some recycling centres in High Peak - Follow this link to find out where) |
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Extra recycling WILL be collected | Clear, brown & green glass bottles & jars Please rinse & remove caps Foil, aluminium & steel drinks cans & food containers, empty aerosols & clean foil trays Please wash & squash cans |
Milk bottles, glasses, glass crockery & glass saucepan lids, window glass, light bulbs
Other metal objects including saucepans, cutlery etc |
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Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, phone book, Yellow Pages | Envelopes, hardback books,greetings cards | |
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Clothing, textiles, shoes and rags | Duvets and pillows | |
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Please use RECYCLING CENTRES | All plastic bottles including soft drinks bottles, milk bottles, household cleaning bottles, (eg. bleach, washing up liquid), cosmetic bottles (e.g. shampoo) | Margarine tubs, yoghurt pots, food trays, plastic bags and film |
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Extra rubbish WILL NOT be collected | Rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted. Lids must be closed |
Rubble, large quantities of soil |
All containers should be set out the night before your collection, at the edge of your property next to the highway. Wheeled bins must be returned to your property after they have been emptied. It is not acceptable to leave wheeled bins on the road or pavement in-between collections.
If you require a replacement green box, a lid for your green box or further recycling bags, please contact Customer Services on 0845 129 77 77 or 01298 28400 or complete the online request form.
If non-compostable waste, such as plastic bags, is placed in the green-lidded bin, this is known as contamination. If your bin is contaminated it may not be emptied.
The procedure is as follows:
Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, High Peak Borough Council can stipulate which containers are to be used for which waste type and can issue a Fixed Penalty Notice if waste is not correctly placed within these containers.
