Recycling

Recycling is collected every week. Flats and properties with communal bin stores will have different recycling containers. You can find more collection information for communal properties on our dedicated recycling webpage for flats.

Here are a few useful facts about recycling containers:

• they are provided to each property free of charge and belong to us
• you should put your house number on them so they don't get mixed up with your neighbours'
• when moving house, please leave containers behind for the new residents

On your collection day

Your recycling containers should be put out on the edge of your property for collection by 6.30am on your scheduled collection day. 

Your collection point at the edge of your property might be:

• the end of your driveway where it meets the public footpath
• the end of a private road where it meets the main road
• at the rear of your property outside a back gate in a parking area
• on a public footpath outside your property (please return the bin to your property as soon as possible after collection)
• a communal bin collection point for a set of properties

Sorting your recycling

Please sort your recycling prior to putting it out for collection. Sorting your recycling helps the crew to collect it more quickly. Quicker collections reduce traffic delays and help to cut down on road congestion. 

Well sorted recycling is also better quality, which is worth more money to help cover the cost of collections and fund vital local services.

Read our service leaflet below for more details on how to sort your recycling.

Red bag

• plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays including all white, clear and coloured items
• household metal packaging including foil, tins, cans, lids from jars and empty aerosols

Box one

• paper and cardboard (flattened), including brown paper, newspaper, magazines, catalogues, white or coloured paper
• shredded paper - please place into a paper bag or envelope and put at the bottom of your box and weigh down with other items
• cartons including Tetra Paks (wash and squash)

Box two

• glass bottles and jars, not bagged. No broken glass, drinking glasses or sheet glass please

Items that can go in either box

• small electrical appliances including all household appliances smaller than a standard domestic toaster. For example, kettles, radios, clocks, keyboards, cables, irons, watches, hair dryers and phones
• spectacles
• sunglasses
• clothes in a reusable condition
• shoes (tied in pairs)
• mobile phones
• batteries 
• disposable vapes
• bag each of these separately in a carrier bag or clear plastic bag and tie loosely to keep them dry

How to recycle your vapes

Disposable vapes

• kerbside collections - place out for collection in a clear loosely tied bag and place into either box (keep separate from batteries)
• household waste recycling centres - only place in the vape container on site. Please do not put in with batteries, the small electrical or general waste skips due to increased risk of fire

Rechargeable vapes

If recycling in your kerbside box or at the recycling centre, please remove the battery and recycle with batteries. The rest should be recycled with small electricals.

Please remember at kerbside, batteries and small electricals must be presented in a clear loosely tied bag. 

Items we don't collect for recycling

• disposable coffee cups
• flat glass, broken glass, pyrex, drinking glasses 
• light bulbs
• black plastic
• polystyrene (non-rigid expanded or foam types)
• soft plastic film, plastic wrapping and carrier bags (take to supermarket collection points)
• 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)
• car batteries
• nappies
• business waste
• crisp packets
• saucepans
• tissues and paper towels
• glass vases
• pizza boxes or greasy takeaway packaging 
• unemptied food packaging
• blister packs
• wrapping paper, except plain brown wrapping paper

Recycling is sorted by hand. If any of these items are in your box we won't empty it but will leave a note to explain why.