Plea after nappies, tins of paint and food dumped in recycling bins

The wrong rubbish has been dumped in house recycling bins promoting a plea from councillors.

Black bags of waste including nappies, food, and tins of paint were found inside recycling bin in Cannock Chase.

Textiles, used tissues, kitchen roll and wipes were also discovered since the lockdown started on March 23.

This level is more than that experienced from December 2017 until March 2020.

Cannock Chase Council and its waste collection partner, Biffa Municipal Ltd, urged people stop putting the wrong type of waste in recycling bins.

To improve the quality of the materials recycled and reduce the risk of spreading infection at the recycling facility, bin crews are checking all blue bins at the kerbside.

Over the coming weeks the council will be putting a new sticker on all blue household bins across the district reminding residents of what should be put in the bin.

District Councillor Paul Woodhead said: “I would like to say a big thank you to the residents of Cannock Chase for supporting our waste and refuse collectors during these difficult times and following our advice about wiping the handles of bins before and after collection.

“I am now asking our community to help us to stop these rejected loads and bin tags by getting the right waste in the right bin. Paper tissues have been a particular area of confusion during this time, these cannot be recycled and put the safety of our key recycling workers at risk. Green bin only please guys.

“I know recycling can be confusing for some people and a lot of residents get it unintentionally wrong. If a resident is unsure if an item should go in the blue bin then I would ask them to check the easy to use search facility on our website cannockchasedc.gov.uk/whichbin or if in doubt ask.”