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Christmas and New Year arrangements:
All centres are open from 8 am – 1 pm on Christmas Eve.
All centres are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day only.
When the site is closed can I use the bottle and clothes banks?
Maldon District Council operate a network of recycling banks that accept , bottles, cans and paper. Some charities operated clothes recycling banks.
Click on the following link for locations of these banks 
What waste can I take to the amenity site?
Aerosols – can be recycled with cans but please make sure they are empty
Books – separate containers for hard back and paper back
Cans – Steel and aluminium food and drinks cans
Cardboard –
boxes, cardboard packaging, tubes, Yellow Pages, wrapping paper, cards
and brown envelopes. Please flatten boxes to save space.
Cooking Oil - please place sealed containers of cooking oil into the bin provided
Electrical Household Appliances
Engine Oil
Fridges and Freezers - all foodstuffs removed first. Please speak to an attendant.
Glass Bottles and Jars - separate containers for clear, green and brown glass. Put blue glass in the container for green glass.
Green Garden Waste
– Lawn cuttings, pruning's, weeds, dead plants, leaves, Christmas trees,
turf, branches up to 30cm (12 inches) diameter. No bags please.
Hardcore (e.g. bricks and rubble) - limited to 3 site wheel barrow loads per household in any 28 day period (one car boot load)
Household batteries
- where there is no dedicated recycling container, please speak to an
attendant who will advise on how to recycle them at that Centre.
Mobile phones with batteries, plus accessories -
in working order with SIM cards removed, in original packaging or
wrapped in paper or cardboard to prevent damage. No broken phones. NEW
facility for May 2007.
Non hazardous waste – which can’t be recycled, to be disposed of in the non recyclable container.
Paint
– household paint, at least half full and under 10 years old. Contact
the Waste and Recycling help line 0845 603 7625 for participating
Centres.
Paper – newspaper, magazines, household stationery and junk mail (no brown envelopes).
Plastic bottles – eg drinks bottles, milk bottles, shampoo bottles.
Printer cartridges
- in original packaging or wrapped in cardboard or paper to prevent
damage. No broken or damaged cartridges. NEW facility for May 2007.
Scrap metal
Soil - limited to 3 site wheel barrow loads per household in any 28 day period (one car boot load)
Textiles – clothes, footwear (tied in pairs), linen, curtains etc.
Timber and other wood products – see on site information for specific details
TVs and monitors - see the page 'Restrictions on rubbish accepted at Centres' for advice on computers and personal data.
Tyres –
Maximum of 4 tyres per household. Tyres should be removed from the
metal rim. (Tyres should be recycled/disposed of by the tyre company
who change your tyre)
What waste can't I take to the centre?
Hazardous Waste
The following hazardous waste is not
accepted at the Centres:-
- Trade waste or waste from commercial premises
- Asbestos
- Petrol and some other liquids
- Chemicals and other toxic substances
- Syringes and medical wastes
- Poisons
Use the help line 0845 6037625 for advice in disposing of hazardous waste.
Can I take my fridge, freezer or other large electrical item?
Yes but ask the attendant where you should leave the item
How do I contact Burnham Civic Amenity Site?
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Waste and Recycling Branch, Essex County Council, County Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH.
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Waste and Recycling Help line: 0845 603 7625 |
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wastemanagement@essexcc.gov.uk
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