BLACK caddies used by residents of Redcar and Cleveland to help separate paper from recycling waste are to be phased out of operation.
Over the years the caddies were distributed to homes so bin crews could keep the recycling segregated when emptying the bins and taking it to the sorting facility.
Now, the Council’s new recycling contractor, Cumbria Waste Management, has the facilities to sort the paper at its recycling centre, meaning residents can now dispose of their paper in the blue bins with the rest of their recycling.
This, as well as the decline of people reading physical newspapers, means that the benefits associated with the provision of caddies are no longer as worthwhile.
Cllr Adam Brook, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Housing at the Council, said: “This is a sensible decision which means we, as a Council, no longer have to purchase and distribute the caddies to households throughout the borough, saving time and money. We would like to stress that the paper will still be recycled. We’re asking residents who have black caddies to no longer put these out on bin collection days, and by all means repurpose the caddies as toolboxes or storage boxes. If you have no use for them and would like to return them, you can drop them off at your local library and we will dispose of them for you.”
Residents who wish to return their caddies can drop them off at the following sites:
- Dormanstown Library
- Grangetown Library
- Guisborough Library
- Marske Library
- Ormesby Library
- Saltburn Library
- South Bank Library
To find out more about what can and can’t be recycled in Redcar and Cleveland, please visit: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/bins-and-waste-services/recycling