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Frequently Asked Questions |
Frequently Asked Questions For: Recycling
| Q1. Where can I dispose of my old phone book directory or Argos catalogue ? |
| A. You can dispose of these in your blue bin. |
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| Q2. Why are plastic yoghurt containers banned from the blue bin? |
| A. They are not banned. |
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| Q3. What facilities has the Council got to recycle our blue bin contents? |
| A. Contents of blue bins are transported to our waste management facility, stored and then collected by the Contractor for transport to Belfast, where segregation takes place and products are returned to markets for recycling. |
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| Q4. Why can I not put glass bottles in the blue bin ? |
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Glass has to be separated into the three colours (Green, Brown & Clear). If they were to be put in the Blue bin they would be mixed plus they would get broken in the lorries making it virtually impossible to separate the different colours of glass. Not only would the glass be contaminated but the glass would contaminate the other materials in the Blue Bin. Broken glass would end up trapped with other materials resulting in the recycling industry rejecting the material.
You can bring your bottles, jam jars, medicine bottles etc. to our many bottle bank sites.
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| Q5. Where can we recycle office paper? |
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The only bins that the council provide for paper collection are Blue bins which only accept card, cardboard and newspaper. All other paper can be accepted in paper banks, such as the recycling site at Drummee, near Enniskillen.
Some businesses use private companies to collect, shred and dispose of office paper. These can be located by visiting the Yellow Pages website on www.yell.co.uk
If you need any more information on recycling contact :
Stewart Burns
Recycling and Waste Education
Technical Services Department
Killyvilly Depot
Tempo Road
Enniskillen
BT74 6HR
T: 028 6632 3533
F: 028 6632 6360
E: recycling@fermanagh.gov.uk
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| Q6. I can't find a general list of items that can and cannot be placed in the Blue recycle bin ? Can leaflets, junk mail, letters be put in the recycle bin ? |
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There is a leaflet on the web site that shows dates of collection and what is accepted in the blue bin, the updated version of this can be found on the following website page:
http://www.fermanagh.gov.uk/recyclinginfo
In response to the general question leaflets, junkmail and letters/envelopes can not be put in the blue bin but can be placed in the paper banks around the county, the only paper to be disposed of in the blue bin is both newspapers and magazines.
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| Q7. How can I prevent the delivery of unwanted junk mail or directories? |
| A. If you are receiving large volumes of unwanted junk mail and or directories and want this to stop, please visit www.stopjunkmail.org.uk * or contact your local post office for information and guidance.
* Disclaimer: Fermanagh District Council is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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| Q8. Where do I dispose of plastic used to cover new furniture? |
| A. Bring plastic used to cover new furniture to any of the following recycling sites in County Fermanagh:
- Drummee, Enniskillen
- Garrison
- Kesh
- Kinawley
- Irvinestown
- Lisnaskea
- Newtownbutler
- Rosslea
- Tempo
Please do not bring this type of plastic to recycling sites at Belleek or Lisbellaw.
For further information on recycling and recyclable waste please log on http://www.fermanagh.gov.uk/pubuploads/RecycleCalendar11-12.pdf or contact Fermanagh District Council Technical Services Department on 028 6632 3533. |
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