Please Note: 

Bryson House are currently rolling out card collection for Castlereagh Borough Council.  

 

To facilitate the collection of card/cardboard you will be receiving an additional Red Box with materials having to be sorted between the Black and Red Boxes as follows:

 

Black Box     Paper                                                           Red Box           Card/Cardboard

                        Plastic Bottles                                                                         Glass Bottles & Jars

                        Food & Drinks Cans                                                               Textiles

                        Aluminium Foil                                                                         Hand Tools

 

Sorting your materials into the correct box is necessary to ensure service is provided smoothly and efficiently.  Both boxes will also be emptied on your designated collection day.

 

What goes into what?

  

Black 'Kerbie' Box (Mixed Dry Recyclables)	Blue Bin (Mixed Dry Recyclables)	Brown Bin (Compostable Garden waste only)	Grey/Black Bin (Residual Waste)
Food & Drink Cans e.g. Soup Cans Baked Bean Cans Pet Food Cans Fizzy Drink Cans Biscuit Tins Please rinse and squash	Food & Drink Cans e.g. Soup Cans Baked Bean Cans Pet Food Cans Fizzy Drink Cans Biscuit Tins Please rinse and squash	Garden Waste Grass Hedge cuttings Leaves Plants and shrubs Twigs and branches Flowers Only the above will be accepted and should be placed loose in your bin.  Please prune twigs and branches into short lengths	Wastes that are not collected through the Tri-Cycle Scheme or cannot be recycled at a Council HRC
Aluminium Foil e.g. Kitchen Foil Foil Trays Foil Cartons Please rinse and tie in a separate bag	Paper Products e.g. Newspapers Magazines Brochures Junk Mail (no envelopes)	Ashes Cold Ashes From coal, peat or wood fires.  These should be placed loose in your bin. (Small amounts only - do not overfill)
Glass bottles & Jars e.g. Beverage Bottles Jam Jars Sauce Jars Please rinse & remove lids	Plastic Bottles e.g. Drink bottles Detergents Toiletries Washing up liquid Milk containers (not cartons). Please rinse & attach lids and tops.	NOTE It is hoped to include kitchen food waste in the Brown Bin in the near future.  Householders will be advised of any changes.
Paper Products e.g. Newspapers Magazines Brochures Junk Mail (no envelopes)	Light Card e.g. Cereal boxes Toothpaste Soap powder Shoe boxes Egg boxes.
Plastic Bottles e.g. Drink bottles Detergents Toiletries Washing up liquid Milk containers (not cartons). Please rinse & attach lids and tops.	Cardboard e.g. Packaging Boxes Please flatten
Textiles e.g. Clothes Shoes Bedding Material Please tie in a separate bag

IMPORTANT

If your Blue Bin or Brown Bin is found to be contaminated, that is it includes unacceptable wastes, it will not be emptied.  It will be the householder’s responsibility to ensure that any contaminants are removed before it is presented for the next scheduled collection day. 

Contamination can result in a complete lorry load being rejected by the Materials Recovery Facility or Composting Facility!

What happens to your recyclables?

Bryson House Kerbie Box

All correct materials in the Kerbie box are separated at kerbside into a Stillage Vehicle.   This vehicle has compartments for specific recyclable material, e.g. one for paper, one for glass, etc. All sorted materials are taken in this vehicle to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), baled and sent for recycling to reprocessors. The MRF is a specialised plant that separates, processes, and stores recyclables that have been collected.  Over 99.5% of materials collected for recycling through the Kerbie are recycled.

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Blue Bin

All material collected in the Blue bin is taken in a Council Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV) to a clean Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).  The MRF is a specialised plant that separates, processes, and stores recyclables that have been collected.

A clean MRF accepts recyclable materials that have been separated from refuse. Recyclable materials are then sent on to reprocessors and any residual material that is not suitable for processing goes for disposal.

96% of co-mingled material delivered to the MRF is recycled, the 4% being made up largely of items that should not have been put in the Blue bins in the first place.

Materials from Bryson House are recycled through established reprocessors, with around 80% staying within the UK. Bryson House Recycling has a clear audit system in place for all goods it recycles which identify both the reprocessor and what happens to the materials.

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Brown Bin

The material in your brown bin is brought to a composting facility where it undergoes Windrow composting.  The organic material is left to decompose outdoors, aided only by watering and mechanical turning for aeration. This method is simple and non-intensive. It is the slowest large-scale method used to produce compost.

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