This coming Saturday 4 November is our next recycling day – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road.
A reminder on how best to recycle with us
- If your recycling can go in the roadside collection – please use that.
- From time to time we pick up recycling that has been left at the church door. That is fine if you cannot get to the hall during recycling hours, but only leave there on Saturday morning, make sure it is secure (will not blow away), and that items are separated.
- Please separate the plastic lids into type 2 and type 5. Anything not marked, or other numbers cannot be accepted for recycling
- Tetrapaks have turned into our biggest collection by volume – but please make sure they are rinsed clean and dry. We really love collecting tetrapaks that are slit open and laid flat
- These instructions are to help everyone – recycling is not just throwing out rubbish. Following the simple instructions above means less work for our volunteers and makes life more pleasant.
What we take each month includes:
- Plastic lids type 2. These lids must be marked with the type 2 recycling symbol.
- Plastic lids type 5. These lids must be marked with the type 5 recycling symbol.
- Metal Lids etc –including for eg Crown caps, metal screw tops, sparkling wine wires, metal jar lids, ring-pull caps.
- Household and hearing aid batteries.
- Oral care products and packaging from Colgate (is sent back to Colgate). Does not include electric toothbrush heads).
- Curtains – must be mould free so they can be re-purposed.
- Wool balls of wool which Crafty Volunteers, can use in their knitting for charity.
- Rubber bands from delivered Dominion Posts
Hoping to see you there
Ian