Bins, reusable sacks and collections
Useful information
- Download a copy of our recycling poster (PDF, 1.3MB), keep it in full view at home to help show which bin your recycling and general waste goes in.
When to set out your recycling, food waste and general waste
- Recycling and waste must be set out at the kerbside by 7am on the day of your scheduled collection.
- You may put your recycling or waste out the evening before collection after 7pm.
- Recycling and Waste set out late may not be collected and the crew will not return to collect any waste set out late.
When you receive your bins, reusable sacks, and boxes
- Bins and gull sacks may not be stored on the highway or pavement.
- Keep your bins safe in a secure part of your property, only put them out the night before collection, and take them in as soon as possible.
- Householders are encouraged to use stickers to put your house name or number on the wheeled bins and paper/card boxes to aid return.
- Householders with gull sacks are encouraged to use luggage labels or stickers to identify their gull-proof sack with their property name and or number.
Where to set out your recycling, food waste and general waste
- The council operates a kerbside collection service for the majority of households.
- Please set out your recycling, food waste and general waste in the wheeled bins, food caddies or gull-proof sacks provided to your property at the kerbside in front of your property.
- The collection crew will return your wheeled bins, food caddies or gull-proof sacks to the point where they were presented.
- Leave communal bins in the communal bin store.
When you need a larger black bin or extra gull sack
A larger black wheeled bin (240 litres) or an additional black gull-proof sack is available only in exceptional circumstances, terms and conditions (PDF, 95KB) apply to these requests. To be eligible for either a larger black wheeled bin or a black gull-proof sack you must be:
- A larger household with six or more persons permanently living there - A 240-litre black wheeled bin or an additional gull-proof sack will be provided if there are six (6) or more persons are permanently living in the household.
- A household with 2 or more children in nappies - This is a temporary 12 month application and must be renewed annually.
- Larger black wheeled bin for non-infectious clinical waste - A larger or additional bin may be provided if the household produces excess waste due to a medical condition such as sanitary waste or non-infections dressings.
If your household meets this criteria you can request a larger black wheeled bin or a black gull-proof sack by using our online form or call Waste Services on 01983 823777.
When your recycling or food is marked contaminated
If your recycling, food or general waste collection has been left due to contamination you must take this back onto your property, remove the contaminant and either hold onto it for the next scheduled collection or take it to either Afton Marsh or Lynnbottom recycling centre.
What bins, boxes and bags to put out at the kerbside on collection day
Your recycling collection
On your recycling collection day you must set out your recycling by 7am at the kerbside.
| Green wheeled bin service - lid closed | Green gull proof sack service |
|---|---|
| Green
wheeled bin Place dry, clean glass, metals, plastic, mixed material containers for example fruit juice cartons, loose inside | Green gull-proof sack |
| Paper/card
insert For loose paper and card - preferably inside the green wheeled bin, or alongside if the bin is full | Blue paper/card sack For paper and card, preferably inside the green gull-proof sack, or alongside if the sack is full |
| Recyclable textiles In a plastic bag (not black, grey or green) | Recyclable textiles In a plastic bag (not black, grey or green) |
| Food waste
Placed in a liner in the caddy | Food waste Placed in a liner in the caddy |
| Excess recycling May be set out alongside your wheeled bin in tidy bundles or in clear or white sacks and will be collected. Still separate the paper and card from other recycling. | Excess recycling May be set out alongside your gull-proof sacks in tidy bundles or in clear or white sacks. Still separate the paper and card from other recycling |
Your general waste collection
On your general waste (non-recyclable) collection day you must set out your general waste by 7am at the kerbside.
| Black wheeled bin service | Black gull proof sack service |
|---|---|
| Black
wheeled bin Place general waste in black bin bags in your bin | Black gull-proof sack Place waste in a black bin bag in your sack |
| Food waste
Placed in a liner in the food caddy | Food waste
Placed in a liner in the food caddy |
| Spent or used
batteries can be placed in a small clear bag on top of your closed general
waste bin | Spent or used
batteries can be placed in a small clear bag on top of your closed general
waste sack |
| Excess
general waste will not be taken. Do not place extra bags alongside your wheeled bin on general waste day. | Excess
general waste will not be taken. Do not place extra bags alongside your gull-proof sack on general waste day |
Communal bin store service - recycling
- place your recycling in the appropriate large bin in your communal bin store
- paper and card blue bin can hold loose paper and card, or alongside if the bin is full
- food waste placed in a liner in the caddy or food bin
- Excess recycling may be set out alongside your communal bins in tidy bundles or in clear or white sacks and will be collected. Still separate the paper and card from other recycling
Communal bin store service - general waste
- place your general waste in the appropriate large bin in your communal bin store
- food waste place in a liner in the caddy for food bin
- spent or used batteries can be placed in a small clear bag on top of your general waste bin
- excess general waste will not be taken
do not place extra bags alongside your communal bins, this need to be removed by the landlord or management company