Newtownabbey Borough Council
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Details of trial
Collection start date:
30 October 2007
Collection frequency:
Weekly
Collection containers:
20 litre brown bin, 7 litre brown kitchen caddy
Description of trial area:
Approximately 1,550 properties in mostly urban areas (high rises and apartments that are unsuited to the brown garden waste bins), but a few rural locations
Liners provided:
Initially a roll of 20 liners provided with the bins. Will either call hotline or leave a message for crew for more liners.
Support supplied by WRAP:
Purchase of containers and liners. Communications support. Monitoring and evaluation
Collection vehicle used:
Initially a minimac 7.5 tonne vehicle. Awaiting delivery of a more purpose built 7.5 tonne vehicle
Collection contractor:
Newtownabbey BC
IVC facility being used and location:
Glen Farm, 29 Ballyvannon Road, Glenavy, Co Antrim BT29 4QL where it is heat treated and sterilized and used as a bio fuel.
Background information
Local authority size:
32,500 properties
Existing food waste collection:
No
Existing garden waste collection:
30,000 properties on 240 litre brown bin (garden waste) scheme. Collected fortnightly and it is a free service collected by Newtownabbey Borough Council
Refuse Collection – frequency and containers used:
240 litre black bin collection weekly service provided by Newtownabbey Borough Council
Recycling Collection – frequency and containers used:
Blue 240 litre bin for paper only, collected 6 weekly. Red kerbie box for other dry mixed recyclables collected fortnightly
