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6 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com SF The Champion • Wednesday 9 January 2013Recycling this way!Report byStephanie O’ConnorBorough’s residents are urgedto do more for the environmentSwap your unwanted items for cash in our Classified section...Simply log onto champnews.com1115500SEFTON residents are being urged tomake recycling their New Year’sResolution and kick their old badhabbits to the kerb.North West–based Palm Recycling,who undertake the kerbside recyclingservice on behalf of Sefton Council ishoping the new year will see anincrease in recycling across theborough.Councillor Trish Hardy, cabinetmember for environmental servicesfor Sefton Council, said: “Recyclingrates in Sefton are improving year byyear. However, there’s always morethat we can do.“Why not make a New Year’sResolution to recycle more things,more often? It would be great for allglass bottles and jars, cans and everybit of paper used in Sefton to berecycled, as well as any textiles andfood waste. The weekly kerbsiderecycling collection service providedin Sefton makes it as easy to recycle asit is to throw it in the bin.”Ruairi Holyoake, North WestOperations Manager for PalmRecycling, added: “Waste createdduring the festive period is at an alltime high and much of this can berecycled. Think about theenvironment and try not to putanything recyclable into the wastebin. Please use the weekly kerbsiderecycling service provided by PalmRecycling for all your glass bottles andjars, cans, paper, textiles and foodwaste.”The blue bag can be used to recyclenewspapers, magazines and all otherpaper–based items, which istransferred to Palm’sstate–of–the–art paper mill where itis reprocessed into fresh newsprint.The green box can be used to recycleempty cranberry sauce and pickledonion jars, beer and wine bottles andlager cans, as well as biscuit tins andaluminium foil. The glass is recycledinto new glass products, whilstaluminium tins and steel cans arerecycled into new metal products.The food waste collection serviceusing the caddies and kerbside foodwaste bin, can be used to dispose of allleftovers from the New Yearcelebrations. Food waste collected inSefton is transported to a specialprocessing plant in West Yorkshirethat composts it for use.The weekly textiles recyclingcollection service, collected via thepink bag, can be used for clothing,paired shoes, accessories, householdlinen and curtains.Ruairi continued: “If your recyclingcontainers get full, extra glass bottlesand jars, cans and paper can be putout for recycling in plastic carrier bagsnext to the green box and our crewswill collect them too.”Residents not currently opted intothe food waste collection scheme canrequest a food waste bin for outside,an internal kitchen food waste caddyand an information pack, free ofcharge, by contacting Sefton Councilon 0845 140 0845.Free extra or replacement blue bagsfor paper recycling, pink bags fortextiles and green boxes for glassbottles & jars and tins/cans andaerosol cans may also be requested bycalling this number.Aveling DriveThe home of stone ...Open:Mon-Fri 8am - 5pmSaturday 10am - 4pmGuineaHallLanePetrolStationroundaboutsignpostedBANKSGraniteHouseto Southport to PrestonSouthport New RoadNatural Stone TilesNatural Stone PavingBespoke Worktops1111876Unit 2 • The Old Laundry (Off Aveling Drive)Greaves Hall, Banks • Southport PR9 8BJTel: 01704 228 574www. granitehouse.co.uk • email: info@granitehouse.co.uk