Remember, remember to recycle this 5th November

Residents are urged to spark up their recycling while coming together to celebrate this year’s Bonfire Night.

As families, friends and communities celebrate November 5, Denbighshire County Council is calling on them to light up efforts to recycle following festivities.

If anyone has decided to host a private or community Bonfire Night Party, waste can be reduced by using real or reusable plates, cups and cutlery instead of disposable ones.

Make sure drink cans, beer and wine bottles and plastic drink bottles are gathered up at the end of the party and placed in appropriate recycling containers or taken to the nearest recycling centre.

Another idea to cut down on waste is to swap plastic straws for children’s drinks to paper ones for the event.

Most importantly, food waste can be recycled by placing in the recycling food caddies, or relevant items can be used for composting in gardens.

Leftovers can also be shared with guests before leaving to stop them going to waste or packed up for reuse the next day, instead of ending up in the bin.

Don’t forget, to dispose of fireworks safely, soak any ‘dead’ fireworks and sparklers in water for 48 hours to make sure they’re not flammable before disposing of them.

These even though they’re often made from cardboard, and plastic cannot be recycled due to the residual chemicals that can contaminate the rest of recycling items. Instead, they need to be put carefully in the non-recycling waste bin.

Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said: “We know that every year a lot of traditional celebrations take place regarding Bonfire Night. Please remember to try and recycle properly and reduce waste during this period to help your local environment. We have many forms of recycling support to help everyone put a spark into recycling during celebrations.”