UNDER THE TITLE OF 'Simpler Recycling' Canal & River Trust have told what boaters have to separate into different bins.
These bins are being installed at all waste compounds.
Now in effect
So as from Monday 31st March the government’s new ‘Simpler Recycling’ legislation came into effect, which the trust tells applies to its customer service facilities.
It means boaters have to separate their waste into different containers in their boats and then to the disposal centres into different bins.
The bins will have large stickers applied to show what sort of waste should go in each one.
This legislation will ensure that every site throughout England will now offer the same provision. This will of course apply to such as marinas that have their own waste disposal facilities.
All being changed
The trust tells:
"We have been working with our waste contractors to ensure that as many of our sites as possible are ready to go and currently a fifth of all locations in England have received the majority of the new bins. Deliveries are continuing and you can expect to find more sites changing over the coming weeks. Unfortunately we know there is a delay to the roll-out of the food bins: delivery for the majority of these is currently scheduled for May.
"We ask you to bear with us during this transition which we will get through as quickly as possible. Take a little time to get the right waste in the right bins, and let us know if you are having difficulty using a site by reporting problems to our service teams. More information can be found below. The mixed recycling should be clean (i.e. tins and pots rinsed), and anything that still has food waste on it should go in with the general waste."
There is a fairly long list of what you can or cannot put into what bins. Here is the list.