REDUCE   REUSE   RECYCLE

As we all know, it is good to recycle items of plastic, paper, glass and clothing by using the kerbside service, going to the recycling area at Tescos or using our clothes recycling bin at school.  BUT, did you know that there is also a fantastic facility at Hazlehead where you can put items to be REUSED.  An article about Grove Household Waste Recycling Centre appeared in Aberdeen City Council’s  Green Times Newsletter recently.

A new reuse container at Grove Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Hazlehead is being well used by residents. More than eight tonnes of goods have been donated to the facility since it opened in April.  Too many good quality items end up in landfill when they could be reused and given a second life. The new container at Grove HWRC makes it easy to pass on good quality items or reuse. If you are updating furniture or having a clear out, you can take any unwanted items along to the recycling centre.  You can donate:

furniture

household items,

bikes and sports equipment

at the container, although no electrical items can be accepted.  Local charity Blythswood Care collects all donated items, and either sells them on in its network of shops or gives them directly to  people in need. Reuse is an environmentally-friendly option and increasing reuse will help to meet the goal of Aberdeen becoming a zero waste city.

Grove HWRC is open from 10am until 7.45pm Monday to Friday and from 9am until 7.45pm at weekends.

For more information, visit www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling