Guide to Refuse and Recycling Containers

All properties in the district currently receive a kerbside recycling service. Under this service we provide containers for residents to collect plastic bottles, hard plastics packaging, glass bottles and jars, food and drink cans, paper, cardboard and compostable garden waste for recycling.

Collections of recyclables take place on alternate weeks to the household rubbish (i.e. fortnightly collecions). Please click here to find when your collections are due to take place. Residents are provided with a red box, blue bag, yellow bag, and brown-lidded bin as well as the black wheeled bin.

What to recycle and which container to use:

The Blue Bag

Yes please...

• Newspaper
• Junk mail
• Directories (catlogues, phone books etc.)
• Envelopes (Please remove plastic windows)
• Wrapping paper (not shiny/foil)
• Shredded paper

The Red Box

Yes please...

• Plastic bottles and lids (fizzy pop, shampoo, detergent bottles etc.)
• Household plastics packaging (yoghurt pots, plastic tubs and trays)
• Food and drinks cans
• Aerosols
• Glass bottle and jars (please keep in a separate red box if possible)

The Brown Lidded Bin

Yes please...

• Shrub prunings
• Garden weeds
• Plants & leaves
• Hedge trimmings
• Dead flowers
• Cut grass
• Small tree branches

Please place garden waste loose into the bin. The material collected goes straight to the composting facility so we cannot empty bins if they contain plastic bags.

The Yellow Bag

Yes please...

• All types of flattened household cardboard
• Cereal boxes
• Frozen food boxes
• Pizza boxes
• Corrugated cardboard boxes

Please note all cardboard should be flattened (flat-packed) for collection and we can only collect clean cardboard (without any food left on it). If you have a large box, where possible please break this down to fit into the bag. If you have a large number of boxes, please make alternative arrangements for their disposal.

Futher Information

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Request larger or additional containers. via our online form
• Report lost containers via our online form