12th Dec 2011

Have you received your recycling calendar?

Gwynedd Council’s waste and recycling collection calendar for 2012 is now available. Every home in the county should have received one through the post during the last week with the Council’s newsletter.

Gwynedd residents are urged to keep it in a safe place – who not stick it to the fridge door or another prominent place around the home. It’s a useful reminder of when to put the bins out, and a handy guide for what goes in which bin is to be found on the reverse.

Remember, there are two different calendars – one for the Dwyfor area (with a green strip along the top) and one for both Arfon and Meirionnydd areas (with a blue strip) so people should make sure they keep the correct one for their area.

Collection days for 2012 are the same as last year, unless the Council has contacted people directly to inform them otherwise. There is a space on the calendar to note your collection day.

Councillor Arwel Pierce, Gwynedd Council portfolio leader with responsibility for municipal services, said: “If you, or someone you know, has not received a calendar  it can be downloaded free of charge from the Council’s website www.gwynedd.gov.uk/recycling or telephone the Council’s contact centre Galw Gwynedd on 01766 771000.

“I would also call on people to contact the Council if they are unsure of their collection day, for example if they are new to the area. One can also request more recycling boxes or a new bin by phoning the number.

“I would like to thank the residents of Gwynedd for all their efforts during 2011 in sorting their rubbish into the correct bins so that we can recycle and compost as much of our waste as possible. The Council will be introducing more services in the coming year which will help us all do even more for the environment. Why nor make a new year’s resolution to try to recycle and compost even more in 2012?”

Waste collections will be as normal over the Christmas holiday period, except for no collections on 26 and 27 December. This includes waste collected from the blue recycling box, the brown food waste bin, the brown wheeled bin and the green wheeled bin or black sacks.

If this affects your usual waste collection the next collection date is marked on the calendar or for more information telephone the Council on 01766 771000.