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We are unable to accept new red bag orders whilst we catch up with other container deliveries. We hope to reopen orders at the start of September. In the meantime, please use your old boxes and sort as best as you can.
Red bag
We are currently not accepting new red bag orders
The bag is for:
- household plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (not plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping)
- metal packaging such as tins, cans, foil and aerosols
Wash and squash to keep your bag clean and provide more space.
Please do not put any of the following items into your bag:
- plastic bags or soft plastic wrapping
- cardboard and paper
- full and unwashed items
- general waste
- knives
- frying pans and saucepans black plastic
- polystyrene (non-rigid expanded or foam types)
- hard plastic e.g. buckets and children's toys (can be recycled at recycling centre)
- spray paint or lighter fluid containers
- gas canisters (take to recycling centre and ask staff. These start fires in bin lorries)
- blister packs
Recycling is sorted by hand. If any of these items are in your bag, we won't empty it but will leave a card to explain why.
Sometimes items can get stuck at the bottom of the bag. Please make sure you wash your recycling and rinse your bag out to help reduce this.
Why we introduced the bag
The red bag has the following benefits:
- it provides an extra container bag for recycling provides extra space for more recycling without it taking up the same space as another box
- the cost of recycling boxes has increased significantly over recent years. We are also experiencing high demand for replacement boxes as they are not very robust
- the bags are cheaper than recycling boxes and take up less room than boxes. This can provide a solution for households who already have limited space for their recycling
- the Velcro closing strip on the bag stops items from being blown onto the street. This reduces the amount of litter on collection days