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Author Messages Oldest First Newest First gnoble Posts:8 09/20/2007 6:51 PM   Increasing numbers of Scarborough & Misty Cliffs homes are separating recyclable from non-recyclable refuse. We hope the waste from our village needing landfill disposal will in this way be reduced by a half. If all of the Far South Peninsula, and then all of Cape Town, can be that successful, we shall avoid a rapid increase in removal and disposal charges. Here is how it works. * Each home gets a recycling bag, weekly. • Place full bag in your wheelie bin, on top of other waste. • The bags will be collected (by a recycler) before the bin is emptied. • A new bag will be supplied weekly in return for your full one. • If you don't get a bag, collect one from either Scarborough Security or from Graham Noble, 651 Beach Road. • Keep recyclable material separate from the rest of your waste right from the start. • Rinse bottles, cans and plastic containers. • Flatten plastic and cardboard containers and fold newspapers flat to save space. • Place the recyclable items in the "clear" plastic recycling bag provided. • If possible take white & colour plastic/metal bottle caps/tops and other interesting items to KEAG at Imhoff's Farm for jewelry. Recyclable materials: • Paper products: Clean, dry and flat newspaper, office paper, cardboard and magazines • Glass bottles and jars • Plastic bottles and containers – beverage, food and other containers including margarine, ice cream,yoghurt, shampoo and household detergent containers • Food tins and drink cans • Plastic bags, sheets, bubble wrap and bottle tops. Non-recyclable materials: • Polystyrene or foam food trays and cups. • Cling wrap or disposable nappies. • Tooth paste tubes or foil-lined tetrapacks. • Window glass. • Containers that once held paint, motor oil, acid, solvents or chemicals. • Garden refuse (compost or take to drop-off behind Compass Bakery). • Organic material waste such as food scraps, vegetable peels etc. (compost in secure aboon-proof container). • Clothing or shoes. • Anything wet, dirty or covered in grass clippings.
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