Junk Mail

60,000 tonnes of junk mail is generated in Wales each year.  Junk Mail is not only irritating, but is another example of misuse of resources as much of this mail will go straight into your rubbish bin and end up as landfill.
You can recycle your junk mail in the Black Boxes or to stop receiving it altogether contact  your local One Stop Shop, or Waste Awareness Wales, for more information.
Waste Awareness Wales
Post: Local Government House
Drake Walk
Cardiff CF10 4LG  Web:
www.wasteawarenesswales.org.uk

Plastic Bottles

There are eight sites for recycling plastc bottles throughout the county. The banks fill up very quickly and our merchant empties them up to three times a week. Please ensure that only plastc bottles are placed in the banks (preferably washed and squashed). Our contractor is unable to collect plastic food trays, yogurt pots and plastic film. To keep our sites clean and tidy please avoid placing any excess materials on the floor as these do not get recycled.

Furniture

Instead of taking your unwanted furniture to the tip, you can contact Homemakers. [www.hmcrecycling.co.uk]

Homemakers Community Recycling works in partnership with Monmouthshire County Council in the collection of furniture and household goods from homes within Monmouthshire. Homemakers provide a free collection service, with all items inspected by Homemakers staff and volunteers who will then decide if they are suitable to be reused. All items are sold by Homemakers from their showroom in St Michaels Rd, which is open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and from county sales in the following towns:-

• Abergavenny Market Hall
  3rd Thursday of the Month
  9am - 4pm
• Monmouthshire Shire Hall
  3rd Friday of the Month
  10am - 3pm
• Caldicot Methodist Church
  2nd Tuesday of the Month
  12.30pm - 4pm
• Chestow Senior Citizens Centre
  1st Monday of the Month
  10am - 3pm

For more information and to arrange collection, call Homemakers on: 01873 857618.

Nappies

200 million disposable nappies end up in landfill every year in Wales alone.  This causes a huge problem as nappies can take hundreds of years to break down, placing a large strain on our decreasing landfill capacity.
By choosing to use real cotton nappies you not only reduce waste but also save money.   For more information contact the Recycling Team.

Monmouthshire County Council have been supporting a campaign for nappies for almost 10 years. There are also several independent nappy agents that now operate in the county and they are on hand to give help and advice on the types of nappies available. Some nappy agents work with the council to offer discount vouchers when parents buy a large number of reusable nappies with them.

Most recently a new nappy laundry service has opened in Monmouthshire where clean nappies are delivered to your door every week and the dirty ones are taken away for washing. The cost of this service is comparable with disposables and it is better for the environment because no waste ends up in landfill.

Contact your nearest nappy agent for details:

Abergavenny area Julia.aldous@hotmail.com Julia Aldous 01873 890736 / mobile 07984 131550

Abergavenny area hrhrache@yahoo.com Rachel Kindred 01873 857894

Caldicot area www.southwalesnappies.co.uk  or e-mail info@southwalesnappies.co.uk Catherine Lewis 01291 430227 / mobile 07921 140767

Chepstow area caro.st@virgin.net  Caroline Spencer-Thomas Tel - 01291 621961

Monmouth area karen@rimbalzo.co.uk  Karen Carter Tel - 01600 772221

For further information on the Nappy Laundry Service available throughout Monmouthshire Tel - 01291 430227

mailto:info@southwalesnappies.co.uk

Polythene

Polythene wrappers and bags can be recycled at Polyprint Mailing Films. For further details access their web site www.polyprint.co.uk