Recycling Bring Sites

Summary

The United Kingdom produces million of tonnes of waste every year. Central Government has now set statutory targets for recycling and the recovery of household waste.

Barnsley Council provides 50 sites for recycling throughout the borough offering a wide range of facilities.

Helplines

Waste Management Helpline
Telephone: 01226 772045
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Opening Times/Locations

Waste Management Helpline
Telephone: 01226 772045
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Sites are available 24 hours

How the customer can help

There are lots of important reasons to reduce and recycle your waste:

Save Resources

• Most of what we throw away is made from products that are slowly running out or are quickly replaced enough because of the amount we consume.
• Many of the materials we throw in landfill tips have a value and can be used again.
• For example, gardeners use peat as a soil improver. This involves the destruction of peat bogs, which are non-renewable habitats for wild flowers and animals.
• The use of peat is unnecessary because gardeners can make compost from their kitchen and garden waste to use as a soil improver.
• In addition, to saving our peat bogs, composting (recycling) green waste save valuable landfill tip space which is running out fast in this country.

Save Energy

• Making new goods out of recycled material saves energy. For example, making new aluminium cans from recycled cans uses 20 times less energy than making cans from the raw material.

Save Space

• During 1997 to 1998, nearly 97 per cent of our waste was sent to landfill tips, i. e., holes in the ground. These wont last forever, but the less waste we send to landfill the longer they will last.

Protect the Environment

• Reducing what we use and recycling materials reduces the need to dig up or mine new raw materials, which often damages the surrounding environment.

Help Charities

• Many charities and community groups raise money through reusing and recycling.

Create Jobs

• Employment can be provided by businesses involving renovation, repair and recycling.

Legislation

The Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Packaging and Waste Regulations Act 1997
EU Landfill Directive 1999
Waste Minimisation Act 1998
Household Waste Recycling Bill 2003

Owner Officer Contact Details

Waste Management Co-ordinator,
Waste Management Services,
Smithies Lane Depot,
Barnsley,
S71 1NL.

Telephone: 01226 772045

Additional Notes

• Dealing with Waste

When dealing with waste it is not just a case of recycling, we need to use a simple set of rules that will help us deal with the waste we produce.

Reduce

• By reducing the amount of waste we produce in the first place we lessen the problems of dealing with the waste mountain.

Reuse

• Some items can only be used once then have to be thrown away. By increasing the number of items that are reusable, we reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.

Repair

• Rather than throwing materials away, checking to see if they can be repaired cheaply and easily can save money and waste.

Recycle

• If you can't check that your waste is easily recyclable and take what you can to your nearest recycling bank, or use your local kerbside recycling service to save waste. Contact the Waste Management Helpline to find out if there is a scheme that covers your area.

Recover

• If waste has to be disposed it is best to recover any value from it, if possible, before it is placed in a landfill site.

Dispose

• If finally nothing else can be done with the waste then it needs to be disposed of in a well-managed landfill site.

Home Composting

• Composting allows you to do something for the part of the earth you live in, day by day. It reduces the amount of rubbish you produce whilst conserving water, increasing plant growth and decreasing the need for chemical or peat based fertilisers.

Accept Less Packaging

• Buy your vegetables loose, where possible. Reuse plastic shopping bags

Use Refills if Possible

• Refills are available for all sorts of products such as foods, washing powders, household liquids, air fresheners and baby wipes.

User Returnable Items

• Milk and pop bottles are often sold on a returnable basis. Why not check out your local milkman? Chemists will reuse some medicine bottles.

Buy Recycled Products

• Buy recycled products and support the recycle chain!

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is my nearest bring site?
Click on the link on the right hand side in the 'File Attachments' section for recycling bank locations and materials accepted.

Where is my nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre?
Click on the link on the right hand side in the 'File Attachments' section for Household Waste Recycling Centre Locations.

When can I visit a bring site?
Bring sites are in public locations and are accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but do be a good neighbour and try to recycle between 8am and 10pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 6pm on Sunday. Please note time restrictions apply at Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Is there any limit as to how much I can recycle?
No. Providing that the item(s) are accepted by the banks then you can recycle as much as you like.

What should I do if the bank I wish to use is full?
Inform the Waste Management Helpline, please do not leave surplus items outside of the banks as these make the site look untidy and can cause a hazard.

Can I put blue glass bottles into one of the glass banks at my local recycling site?
Yes. Blue bottles can go in the green glass bank.

Related Links:

• Waste Watch
• Recycle Now
• Reuze
• Confederation of Paper Industries
• Think Cans.com
• The British Glass Website
• The Salvation Army Trading Company
• The Steel Can Recyling Information Bureau
• Recycle More