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Cardboard <strong>and</strong> card are collected on a fortnightly basis from the
kerbside. The collections are made on the GREEN WEEK collection.
Finally Household rubbish is collected from the kerbside in a black bag.
The people in Swansea have been provided with 2 bins; a larger bin to keep
outside <strong>and</strong> a h<strong>and</strong>y caddy to keep in the kitchen. Collections of kitchen waste
are now made weekly on the same day as the black bags.
Picture 50.: Woman collecting kitchen waste
Free caddy liners to help keep the caddy clean as well as a special tag to
request more bags are also available to the citizens. These liners are made
from a special compostable plastic.
For garden waste, the public has been provided with 2 reusable garden waste
bags. The bags are collected on a fortnightly basis on the same day as your
green bags. Up to an additional 4 bags at £2 each can be purchased from the
Civic Centre. Once collected, these materials are shredded <strong>and</strong> composted.
This soil enhancer is available free of charge from the Tir John Community
Recycling Site, Danygraig Road at St Thomas throughout the year.
A home composting campaign (Swansea Home Composting Campaign) is
also in progress <strong>and</strong> provides compost bins to the public from £12.00.
9.3.5.Waste Management in Northumberl<strong>and</strong>
Northumberl<strong>and</strong> is a ceremonial county <strong>and</strong> unitary district in the North East
of Engl<strong>and</strong>. It borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south <strong>and</strong>
Tyne <strong>and</strong> Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish
Borders council area to the north, <strong>and</strong> a North Sea coastline with a 103 km long