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Recycling Bins which are emptied every fortnight. These bins are for
green bags only. If the bins contain general waste the entire contents of
the bin ends up in l<strong>and</strong>fill
Picture 49.: Recycling bins
In some cases green bags from compound/storage areas are collected.
Most management companies prefer to use bins to keep the
compound/storage areas tidy but as some compound/storage areas are
not large enough to contain bins, the green bags have to be collected
loosely.
Every household in Swansea can recycle paper, glass <strong>and</strong> cans. The way we
collect recycling from flats is slightly different to how we collect it from other
households as most flats have bin store rooms or compounds.. Green bags are
for paper, glass <strong>and</strong> cans only. Green bags containing materials that we do not
currently collect for recycling are not collected.
The waste in Swansea is collected in 6 kerbsites.
Glass, paper, cans <strong>and</strong> card are collected on a fortnightly basis from the
kerbside in a green semi-transparent bag. The collections are made on
the GREEN WEEK collection.
Plastics are collected on a fortnightly basis from the kerbside in a pink
semi-transparent bag. The collections are made on the PINK WEEK
collection.
Garden waste is collected on a fortnightly basis from the kerbside in a
white bag. The collections are made on the GREEN WEEK collection.
Kitchen waste is collected weekly from the kerbside in a green bin. The
collections are made EVERY WEEK.