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Essex County Council provides 5 centres (also known as civic
amenity sites, tips or dumps) in the Tendring District for
household recycling and waste:
If it is more convenient there is also a centre
at Maldon Road, Shrub End, Colchester CO3 4RN
Information on opening times and facilities available (this
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The centres are provided to help you:
Recycle - items such
as paint, scrap metal and garden waste and other items which are
not collected kerbside or taken at local recycling
banks.
Reuse - items such
as electrical equipment, furniture and bicycles which are in
working order.
Dispose - of
non-recyclable rubbish which cannot be collected
kerbside.
N.B. The sites are provided to accept only
household waste from your own home. In order to maximise recycling
black bags or other containers may be opened by site
staff.
What can I take to the centres?
Any of the following household items can be
recycled via your local centre.
Aerosols - please make sure they
are empty.
Cans - steel
and aluminium food and drinks
cans
Batteries
Cardboard - boxes, packaging, tubes, directories,
catalogues, Yellow Pages, cards and brown envelopes. Please flatten
boxes to save space.
Electrical
and Electronic Equipment - see
below.
Engine
Oil
Fridges and
Freezers
Furniture
Glass Bottles and
Jars
Green Garden
Waste - lawn cuttings, prunings, weeds, dead plants,
leaves, Christmas trees, turf, branches up to 30cm (12 inches)
diameter. No bags
please
Hardcore* (e.g.
bricks and rubble) - limited to 3 site wheelbarrow loads per
household in any 28 day period (1 car boot
load).
Non Hazardous
Waste - which cannot be
recycled
Paint -
household paint, at least half full and less than 10 years old,
only at Colchester (Shrub End) and Clacton (Rush
Green).
Paper -
newspaper, magazines, household stationery and junk mail (brown
envelopes in with cardboard please)
Plasterboard/Gypsum - due to new legislation
plasterboard/gypsum cannot be mixed with other waste and
landfilled. Consequently, separate recycling containers have been
set up at some of the Recycling Centres.
No bin at Dovercourt - nearest bin is at Kirby le Soken (Maltings
Lane)
No bin at Lawford - nearest bin is at Kirby le Soken (Maltings
Lane), or Clacton (Rush Green Road), or Colchester (Shrub
End)
No bin at St Osyth - nearest bin is at Clacton (Rush Green
Road)
Plastic
Bottles - e.g. drinks bottles, milk bottles, shampoo and
detergent bottles
Scrap
Metal
Soil and/or
Hardcore* - limited to 3 recycling site wheel barrow loads
per household in any 28 day period (1 car boot
load)
Textiles -
clothes, footwear, linen, curtains
etc
Timber and other
wood products
Tyres -
maximum of 4 tyres per household. Tyres must be removed from metal
rim
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
All Essex County Council Recycling Centres for Household Waste
offer recycling facilities for anything electrical or electronic
from the home - this means anything that either plugs into the
mains or uses a battery. When you take an electrical item to one of
the centres it will either be sent for "reuse" or, if it is not in
near-to-working order, for recycling. Containers or storage areas
for electrical items will be clearly marked at the centres but if
you are not sure please speak to one of the site staff who will be
happy to show you where to put your item. Look out for the bright
pink signs at the centres.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment is called WEEE and
includes large items such as washing machines, fridges and electric
lawn mowers and smaller items from TVs, music equipment and power
tools to battery operated toys and even battery-powered
watches.
Some retailers offer to "take-back in store" your old "similar"
electrical item when you buy a new one or offer to collect larger
items from your home - a service for which they may charge. But
some shops will suggest you take your old items to your nearest
recycling centre or use your local district/borough council
collection service, our contractors do offer a service to collect
and dispose of bulky items but there is a charge, for details
please contact Veolia direct on 01255 431620.
Alternatively if your electrical equipment is in working order
you could contact the Tendring Reuse & Employment Enterprise
(T.R.E.E.) which is a charity providing volunteer and work
placement opportunities for people in the local community
specialising in those with learning disabilities.
They take donated white-goods and furniture and reuse or recycle
them. Volunteers and placements are trained in refurbishing these
items. T.R.E.E. also offers a collection service. For more
information or to contact them see their
web site, e-mail
admin@tree1.org.uk, or
telephone 01255 863007.
Why is there a limit on some materials?
Soil and hardcore fall into the category of
construction, demolition or building waste, not household waste.
Small amounts, however, are accepted as a special service to Essex
residents, provided they originate from the resident's own home.
This limit is the combined total of soil and hardcore. A more
convenient way to dispose of this type of waste is to use a local
skip hire or bulk bag company.
Can I use a trailer?
Trailers carrying residents own household waste
will be admitted access to Recycling Centres subject to health and
safety restrictions and provided there is sufficient space. If
sites are very busy residents may be asked to wait until space is
available or return at another time.
Further Information
Essex County Council provides the sites - to
contact Essex County Council:
Telephone - Waste and Recycling helpline on 0845
603 7625
Email - waste.management@essexcc.gov.uk
Web address -
www.essexcc.gov.uk/wastemanagement
By post - Waste and Recycling Branch, County Hall, Chelmsford, CM1
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