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Householders thanked for making kerbside recycling a success as scheme reaches 6 months 5 June 2009 The Department of Local Government and the Environment and the Kerbside Recycling Partnership have thanked householders for their enthusiasm and commitment to the kerbside recycling collections which began last November. Almost 15,000 households in Douglas, Onchan and Braddan have received a kerbside feedback leaflet thanking them for making the scheme a success. The leaflet shows that in the first 6 months, residents have recycled over 830 tonnes of materials. Some of the environmental benefits associated with recycling are also explained, to reassure residents that recycling really is worthwhile. Furthermore, in response to a number of public queries, the recycling routes for each material are explained, in order that residents can feel confident that all their paper, glass, cans and plastic bottles are being recycled. The Environment Department would also like to remind householders that there will be no kerbside collections during TT Week, due to operational reasons. In addition, the recycling bins at the Grandstand have been moved for the TT period. The public are being asked to continue recycling their paper, glass and cans throughout TT by using a local ‘bring bank’ facility (e.g. Shoprite Douglas; Shoprite Onchan; Tesco) or visiting the Eastern Civic Amenity (ECA) Site, Pulrose Road, Douglas. In addition to full bring bank facilities, the ECA also has dedicated recycling bins for plastic bottles, which can be utilised by any member of the public. More stories >>>
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