• Rubbish, waste and recycling
  • Rubbish collections
  • Brown bin collections
  • Recycling collections
  • Collection Days
  • Bulky waste collections
  • Clinical waste
  • Recycling centres
  • Minimising waste
  • Waste awareness and education
  • Trade waste
  • Real nappies
  • Missed bins
  • Assisted collections
  • Battery recycling
• Streetscene
• Landscape and Countryside
• Neighbourhood issues
• Climate Change
• Private water supplies

Recycling collections

Information and guidance about the recycling collections (paper, glass and cans).

• Green recycling boxes are for paper.
• Red recycling boxes are for glass and mixed cans.
• Extra recycling can be presented in a carrier bag, or we can provide additional boxes. Please contact us to request them.
• Recycling boxes are collected fortnightly, on the alternate week to the brown bins.
• If you aren't physically able to place your recycling boxes on the boundary, you may qualify for an assisted collection
• We will return for genuine missed collections.

To ensure that your boxes are emptied:

• make your boxes available by 8am on collection day. Do not present your boxes any earlier than 5pm on the evening before.
• place boxes on the boundary and ensure they are clearly visible, can be reached from the road/pavement by the crew and do not obstruct the pavement.
• rinse glass and mixed cans to avoid odours and insects in hot weather.
• help us to keep our streets tidy by taking your boxes back onto your property by the morning after collection. 
• present your recyclables in the appropriate container.

Green box - paper collection

Red box - glass and mixed cans collection

Collection schedule

Diary cards are delivered on a regular basis to advise you of your collection schedule dates. If you don't have a current card, please contact us to request one. Alternatively, download your calendar online.

Recycling in flats  

Mini recycling banks can be installed to enable residents living in flats to recycle. A suitable location will need to be found which is convenient for both residents and our recycling lorries.

The mini-banks recycle paper, glass and cans. To request a mini-bank contact the council. 

We will then organise an inspection of the vicinity to ensure that a mini-bank can be installed.  This may take some time, as we receive a large number of requests and may need to add your request to a waiting list.  Please be patient.  We will contact you once a decision has been made.

Leasehold properties may have a management company or board, please also speak to them about your request.