This is a new, weekly service which is now available to most households. What if I am still on the old system?

Your grey wheelie bin is for cardboard and plastic bottles. Put them in this bin together.  Squash your recycling before putting it in the bin. Putting bottle caps back on after squashing will help to keep bottles compact. Please ensure that you can close the lid of your bin. We will not collect bins that are too full for the lid to be closed. If you have excess cardboard and plastic bottles for recycling you can simply leave them out in a sealed, clearly labelled bag next to your bin and we will collect them.

Leave your recycling out for collection in a clearly visible place at the edge of your property by 6:30am on your normal collection day.

What can I recycle?

Plastic bottles	Yes please: All plastic bottles, such as milk bottles, drinks bottles, bleach bottles, shampoo bottles and washing up liquid bottles. Please rinse bottles before recycling.	No thank you: Anything that is not a bottle such as yoghurt pots, food packaging, plastic film or other plastic items.
Cardboard	Yes please: • All cardboard boxes and packaging • Cereal boxes • Cardboard egg boxes • Greetings cards • Coloured paper • Coloured newspapers • Brown envelopes (including windows).	No thank you: • Waxed or plastic coated cardboard • Soup, juice or drink cartons. IMPORTANT: do not use this bin to recycle paper that could go into your kerbside box or bag.

When do plastic and cardboard collections happen?

Collections take place fortnightly on your normal collection day. Request a collection calendar.

When there is a Bank Holiday on a Monday, collections will be one day late. If your normal collection day is Friday your bin will therefore be picked up on the Saturday. Please Note: we do work on Good Friday so collections will be as normal on that day.

Related pages

• What should I do if my recycling/refuse is not collected?
• What should I do if my container is lost, damaged or stolen?
• Can I have an extra container?
• Is help available for the elderly or disabled?
• What if I do not want the new bins or cannot accomodate them?
• More frequently asked questions about the new recycling services.