May the 4th be with you.....
The new food waste collections will be starting in your area from the 4th May on your scheduled collection day.
Recycling, composting and waste
The Green Bin Recycling Box
Use the green bin for loose green waste such as grass cuttings, leaves, flowers, clippings & prunings, all types of cardboard except waxed or foil lined. Do not put large trunks, branches, food waste, soil, turf, animal bedding or animal waste in the green bin.
The Black bin
The black bin is for non-recyclable rubbish only.
This is things like meat, fish and bones (preferably wrapped in plastic bags), plastic bags and wrappings and wax or foiled lined cartons.
Plastic bottles can be recycled at one of the mini bring sites across the district.
The Blue recycling box
The blue box is for newspapers, magazines, junk mail (with the plastic wrappers removed) and stationery and computer paper.
Phone directories, catalogues and yellow pages can also be put in here.
Shredded paper must be wrapped securely in a newspaper or contained in a paper bag.
The Green recycling box
The green recycling box is for glass bottles and jars, rinsed with the lids removed, drinks cans (crushed if possible) and food tins, rinsed.
No plastic or card and no Pyrex or light bulbs please.
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