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Rubbish and waste

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The waste and recycling collection scheme is an alternate weekly collection scheme, collecting rubbish one week and recyclables the next week. The majority of households are provided with two wheeled bins.  A green bin for rubbish and a black bin for recyclables.  If you have limited space and do not have room to accommodate wheeled bins please contact us.

For a collection calender to show you which colour bin to put out on which week click here

Due to an error, the waste and recycling collection calendar has been amended. Please click here to view changes.

August Bank Holiday Collection Arrangements

Changes to your green bin collection:

Normal Collection Day                Revised Collection Day
Monday 25th                                Tuesday 26th
Tuesday 26th                               Wednesday 27th
Wednesday 27th                          Thursday 28th
Thursday 28th                              Friday 29th
Friday 29th                                  Saturday 30th

Please ensure that the appropriate bin is placed at the edge of your property by 7am on collection day.

What CAN go in your Black Recycling Bin?

For a pictorial guide of what can and cannot go into your recyling bin click here

Paper (not shredded) and Cardboard

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Catalogues
  • Junk Mail
  • Cardboard packaging

Food and Drink Cans – Rinsed out

Aerosol Cans

Plastic Bottles

  • Milk bottles
  • Drink bottles
  • Detergent bottles
  • Household cleaner bottles
  • Shampoo bottles

What CANNOT go in your Black Recycling Bin

Bagged Waste

Garden Waste

Shredded paper, wallpaper or wrapping paper

Glass

Textiles

Other Plastics

  • Yoghurt pots
  • Margarine tubs
  • Fruit punnets
  • Plastic bags
  • Plastic sheeting
  • Food wrapping
  • Hard plastics i.e. toys, buckets, flower pots etc

NO Other Household Rubbish

  • Food scraps
  • Nappies/sanitary/used tissues
  • Polystyrene
  • Wood or metal
  • DIY/Building waste
  • Home furnishings

REMEMBER - Items for recycling MUST be placed LOOSE in your black bin– Not in Bags. Bagged waste in anything other than council provided bags wil not be recycled and will go straight to landfill!

What can go in your Green Rubbish Bin?

  • Household rubbish which cannot be recycled in your black bin.
  • Rubbish in your green bin should be bagged up.
  • Only the contents of your green bin will be collected.  Any additional waste placed beside the bin will not be collected.

Do’s and Don’t’s

  • Do place the appropriate bin out for collection by 7am on the day of collection.
  • Do place your bin at the edge of your property boundary for collection.
  • Do check your collection calendar to make sure you place the correct bin out on the correct week.
  • Do leave recyclables loose in the black bin.
  • Do leave additional  recyclables beside your black bin in an open topped bag or cardboard box.

Don’t leave extra rubbish beside your green bin.  This will not be collected.

Don’t place the wrong items in the black recycling bin.  Your bin will not be emptied.

Don’t overfill your bin.  Rubbish must be securely placed in the bin for collection.

Don’t put the wrong bin out for collection on the wrong week.  We will not be able to return and empty it.

Don't place garden waste in either your green or black bin. Your bin will not be emptied.

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