It’s Christmas week and here’s all you need to know about your waste and recycling collections for the next few days in Torfaen.
It’s normal collection today (Tue 24 Dec). If your collection is usually Wednesday it will be Friday, if it’s usually Thursday it will be Saturday, and if it’s usually Friday it will be Sunday. Make sure you put everything out by 7am on the day of collection.
Christmas cards
Plain Christmas cards can be recycled in the blue bag. Cards that have anything extra on them such as glitter and ribbons cannot be recycled, why not use these again next year for present labels/tags.
Wrapping paper
Only plain brown or grey wrapping paper can be recyced in the blue bag. Any shiny wrapping paper, or wrapping paper with plastic or glitter in cannot be recycled as it is made of too many different materials. Why not try and reuse wrapping paper where possible. Please put it in the purple lidded bin.
Real Christmas tree
If you have a real Christmas tree, once it’s come to the end of its life it can be taken to the Household Recycling Centre to be shredded and used as compost.
Food waste
Any unavoidable food waste such as tea bags and meat bones can be put in the brown food waste caddy. Before recycling any food waste take a look at lovefoodhatewaste.com to find tasty leftover recipes.
Coffee Pods
Coffee Pods can now be recycled at the Household Recycling Centre. Please separate plastic and aluminium pods and place them loose in the container on site.
Wrapping paper
Only plain brown or grey wrapping paper can be recycled in the blue bag. Any shiny wrapping paper, or wrapping paper with plastic or glitter in cannot be recycled as it is made of too many different materials. Why not try and reuse wrapping paper where possible. Please put it in the purple lidded bin.