Bins, fly tipping, rubbish and bulky waste

This is collected by your local authority on your designated collection day. If you have communal bins these will be collected from the bin store or at the boundary of your home. Please ensure that bin lids can close and that no additional items are left on top or next to the bin as your council may refuse to collect it.

Items include:

• General household waste
• Broken drinking glasses and glass cookware (e.g., Pyrex)
• Ceramics such as crockery or earthenware
• Plastic film like crisp packets, sweet wrappers, and food‑tray film
• Black plastic food trays (not accepted by many recycling schemes)
• Paper or card contaminated with food or grease (e.g., used tissues, greasy pizza boxes)
• Disposable coffee cups (due to plastic linings) 

Recycling at home is really simple and is something that everyone can do. Check your council's recycling collection day.

Items include:

• Cans and Tins
• Card
• Paper
• Glass Jars and Bottles
• Plastic Bottles

Green/garden waste collections are undertaken by your local council. There may be a charge for them to collect this waste from you.

Items include:

• Grass and lawn cuttings
• Small amounts of shredded paper
• Dead flowers
• Prunings
• Hedge and tree clippings
• Twigs and branches
• Leaves
• Plants and weeds
• Untreated bark and wood chippings
• Pet bedding (e.g. straw, shredded paper etc. clean or soiled)

Your local authority provides replacement bins, if you need a new bin or recycling container please contact them directly.

Some local authorities now offer dedicated food waste collections, helping to reduce the amount of organic waste that ends up in landfill. Recycling food waste is important because it cuts greenhouse gas emissions, turns waste into green energy and compost, and supports a cleaner, more sustainable community. If your local council provides this service, using your food caddy is a simple way to make a big environmental difference.