Recycling at home

Each year, the Council collects about 30,000 tonnes of household refuse and litter. The cost of disposing of refuse, which is met by residents, is increasing.  There are a lot of ways that residents can minimise the amount of waste generated at home as shown below, and on the street.

 

Green recycling box clipartGreen kerbside box - paper, cans and glass                    

                            

Clear sack clipartClear sacks - plastic bottles

 

 

 

Green wheelie bin clipartGreen wheelie bin - garden waste

 

 

 

 

In addition to recycling, you can compost a range of materiBlack compostorals

vegetable peelings 

wood clippings

tumble dryer lint

toilet and kitchen roll tubes

garden prunings

coffee grounds and filter paper 

and many more

Green kerbside boxGirl with green kerbside box

Your green kerbside box is collected fortnightly on the same day as your normal refuse collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes Please

No Thanks

Glass:
  • All colours of glass bottles and jars

X Broken or smashed glass 

X Lightbulbs 

X Pint glasses etc 

X Window glass 

X Screw caps, lids etc

Paper:
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Writing paper
  • Paperback books
  • Junk mail
  • Flyers/leaflets
  • Catalogues
  • White envelopes
  • White phone books
  • Shredded paper (please wrap in newspaper to stop paper blowing around) 

X Yellow Pages 

X Hardback books 

X Food packaging 

X Greeting cards 

Cans:
  • All food and drink cans
  • Aerosol cans (no lids)

X Aluminium foil 

X 'take away' containers

 

Things to remember

  • Please separate the materials within your box.
  • If you have too much material to place in the box then additional items can be placed in bags alongside the box. If you feel that your box is not large enough to store all your recyclable material, you can purchase an additional box at a cost price of £2.80 from any of the Council's One Stop Shops.
  • Please leave your box in a clearly visible location at the boundary of your property
  • The box must be available for collection by 7am on your collection day
  • Please rinse or wash out your cans, ideally using your remaining washing up water.  
  • If you see any broken glass please report it to the Council's Helpline

 

Clear sacksclear sack with waste (cutout)

Clear sacks have been introduced alongside the green kerbside box to increase the amount of material you can recycle at the kerbside. All household plastic bottles, including milk bottles, shampoo bottles and household cleaners can be put in the sack.

 

Please squash your bottles and remove the lids.