So Waterford “do your part” for the Environment and for Ireland to reach our EU target for 2011

Recycle your Waste Batteries

Reduce - Reduce - Reduce - Reduce - Reduce

• Cut down on packaging
• Don't buy individually-wrapped or excessively wrapped items
• Buy pump action sprays instead of aerosols
• Print and photocopy on both sides of a page of paper
• Buy your fresh produce loose to avoid unecessary packaging
• Write to companies that send you junk mail and ask them to stop
• Maintain or repair - Minimise your waste and it will cost you less in the long run
• Avoid disposable items e.g. cups and plates, napkins, and batteries.  Use and re-use cloth napkins and durable plastic plates and cups for picnics
• Learn to share - If you are only going to use something a few times, then borrow the product if you can, and likewise share your products with your friends
• If you feel that you do not need something anymore, but it could be of use to someone else, then sell the product or give it away

Reuse - Reuse - Reuse - Reuse - Reuse - Reuse

• Always buy refillable products so that you can reuse the container
• Don't throw clothes away, either pass them to a friend or member of the family or give them to a charity group or keep them for the Council's biannual collection of textiles (details to follow)
• Buy good quality items that will last and can be repaired
• Buy a battery recharger
• Re-use paper printed on one side only for scrap pads
• Refuse unnecessary shopping bags, re-use old bags or get a sturdy shopping bag

Recycle - Recycle - Recycle - Recycle - Recycle

• Give the natural resources trapped in our rubbish a new lease of life.  Recycling in Co Waterford has never been easier
• There is no need to sort the recyclables, just put all of the materials listed overleaf into a clear plastic sack, remembering to empty and rinse containers, and and leave it out for collection
• The collection day is the same day as the Council wheel-bin collection day and will take place on the week highlighted green on the calendar available on this web site
• The charge is ?2.50 per sack.  The charge for wheelie bins is ?14.00 per collection
• Remember to collect glass separately and bring it to the recycling centres
• If the packaging is not recyclable don't buy it. Create a demand for recycling by buying products made from recycled materials. 

For information on recycling and composting call (058) 20894 or check out the Wiser Ways website at www.wastenot.ie Another good website to check is Race Against Waste