In recent months, City of Doncaster Council has seen a rise in residents placing the wrong things in their recycling bins. Known as contamination, this issue is now costing the council in excess of £300,000 per year to rectify, with almost a third of recycling contaminated.

In a bid to reduce the problem, in partnership with its waste partner, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, the council is reminding people what they can and can’t recycle in their bins by using bin tags.

They have successfully trialled bin tagging schemes in some parts of the city. The bin tagging scheme is now being rolled out to other areas of Doncaster including Auckley.

As part of this, they are launching a communications campaign to raise awareness of the bin tagging scheme and to ask Doncaster residents to recycle in the right way, to reduce the amount of waste collected at the kerbside which cannot be recycled.

From Tuesday 19th March, bin crews will start leaving tags on any bins that have the wrong items in them. Anything that goes in the bin incorrectly is classed as ‘contamination’ and must be removed and disposed of separately. The crews will not empty the tagged bins and the tags show people what can be recycled.

Households that are given a tag need to check their bins and take out anything that is in the wrong bin. The crews will then empty the bin on the next scheduled collection day.

For Further information about recycling please click on the following links:
Quick Recycling Guide
Accepted Materials