A NEW online search tool is available to help Wychavon residents sort through the confusion about what to do with their Christmas waste.
The Right Waste, Right Place search contains more than 10,000 items and tells users the best way to dispose of an item, as well as offers options for reusing them.
Research shows households intensify their recycling efforts during the festive period.
But, there is often confusion about what to do with items such as mobile phones, glass, decorations, clothing and Christmas trees.
Coun Emma Stokes, Executive Board Member for Resident and Customer Services on Wychavon District Council, said: “We know our residents are keen recyclers, and this is just another way we are supporting them to make sure they get the right waste in the right place.”
The tool also covers facilities available at Household Recycling Centres, in supermarkets and retail stores, community collection schemes and charity shops.
If an item cannot be found, then users have the option to make a suggestion.
Wychavon’s team will then research the best way to dispose of that item and add it to the database.
Visit wychavon.gov.uk/recycling-search to use the tool.
