Last updated:
3rd July 2024
Recycling
- We provide green, sealable, waterproof recycling bags for you to put your recycling in.
- You can put out as many recycling bags as you can fill with items we collect at the kerbside.
- Currently, recycling bags are collected every week at the same time as we collect your blue bin bags and food waste. Read more about the changes to your recycling this Summer 2024.
- Extra green recycling bags can be collected from a local hub.
Waste collection changes 12 August 2024
Your household rubbish and recycling collections are changing this summer. Find out what's going to change to make sure you’re prepared well in advance.
Top tips for recycling
- Seal your recycling bags when you put them outside. This ensures that the paper and cardboard inside is kept dry and can be recycled.
- Large cardboard should be cut down or folded into pieces small enough to fit into the sealed recycling bags as the card must be dry on collection.
- Don't leave large cardboard to the side of your recycling bags as this won't be collected by the crew. The alternative is to take large cardboard to the recycling centres.
- All items must be placed loose (not in plastic bags) in the bags.
- All items can be recycled together.
- Wash and squash items like bottles and tins to make the most of the space in your bags.
- Rinse out tins and bottles to keep the bags clean and stop smells.
| Yes please | No, thank you |
|---|---|
| Cartons, no lids | Batteries and used vapes |
| Cosmetic pots and tubs, no lids | Black plastic food trays |
| Empty drinks and food cans | Coffee pods use the nearest take-back scheme |
| Empty aerosols | Food waste |
| Foil trays and clean foil | Glass bottles and jars, use the nearest bottle bank |
| Food tubs, margarine, yoghurt and cream pots, snack pots etc | Kitchen towels, tissues, and wet wipes |
| Paper and card | Nappies or sanitary waste |
| Plastic bottles, drinks, toiletries, bleach and detergents | Plant pots |
| Plastic food trays (not black) | Soft plastics, plastic bags, food packets, plastic wrap/film pet food pouches |
| Textiles | Use the nearest textile bank |
