The waste and recycling collection scheme arranges for collection of household waste one week and recyclable materials the next. The majority of homes 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.
Waste/recycling Collection
For a collection calender to show you which colour bin to put out on which week click here
What can go in your black recycling bin?
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 such as;
- 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
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, it 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. It will not be emptied.
Useful Links
Recyle for Norfolk
Love Food Hate Waste
WRAP
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