Recycling at home
Each year, the Council collects about 25,000 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 or on the 'recycle more and
reduce your waste' leaflet found here.
Green kerbside box - paper and
glass
Your green kerbside box is collected fortnightly on the same day
as your normal refuse collection.
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No thanks |
Glass
- All colours of glass bottles and jars
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- Broken or smashed glass
- Lightbulbs
- Pint glasses
- Window glass
- Screw caps and lids
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Paper
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Yellow Pages
- Writing paper
- Paperback books
- Junk mail
- Flyers/leaflets
- Catalogues
- Envelopes
- White phone books
- Shredded paper (please wrap in
newspaper)
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- Hardback books
- Food packaging
- Greeting cards
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Black Kerbside Box - plastic bottles and
cans
Cans:
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- All food and drink cans
- Aerosol cans (no lids)
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- Aluminium foil
- 'take away' containers
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Plastic bottles:
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- Food trays, yoghurt pots, ice cream tubs
- Engine oil containers, plastic lids
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Please squash your bottles and remove the lids. Your black
kerbside box is also collected fortnightly on the same day as your
normal refuse collection. Put it out for collection alongside your
green kerbside box on your scheduled collection
day.
Green wheeled bin -
garden waste, food waste and cardboard
Home composter - In
addition to recycling, you can compost a range of materials,
including:
- vegetable peelings
- wood clippings
- tumble dryer lint
- toilet and kitchen roll tubes
- garden prunings
- coffee grounds and filter paper
Please visit the get composting
website or call 0844 571 4444 to find
out more about home composting and the subsidised home
composter offers available.
Things to remember
- Please separate the materials within your kerbside box
- If you have too much material to place in the kerbside box then
additional items can be placed in similar containers such as
buckets or small storage boxes. Alternatively, you can
purchase additional boxes for £4.70 each from any of the
Council's one stop shops
- Please rinse or wash out your cans and plastic bottles, ideally
using your leftover washing up water
- Please keep your lid/net on the kerbside box. This will help to
prevent materials blowing away during periods of
severe weather
- If you see any broken glass please report it to the Council's Helpline
- Please leave your recyclables in a clearly visible
location at the boundary of your property
- Your recyclables must be available for collection by 7am
on your collection day