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What to do with your rubbish and recycling

January 2021

Help our bin crews

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Recycling and rubbish collections are continuing as normal and you can still book appointments to use the HWRC.

Our crews are hard at work, but with more people staying at home we need you to keep your recycling and rubbish to a minimum wherever possible.

The crew will collect one standard black bag in addition to a household's waste allowance during this lockdown.

Please try and keep to the weekly rubbish allowance and use local recycling banks where possible.

The HWRC will remain open and can be used for disposal of extra waste – don’t forget to book.

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How you can help at home

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Are you recycling right?

Now is a good time to become a recycling expert! Our recycling page has the information you need to recycle effectively.

Check out our mythbusting page for answers to frequently asked questions, like why we only collect plastic bottles, when other councils collect all plastics.

Learn more

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Make sure your bin is emptied

Follow the guidelines to ensure your bin is emptied.

Recycling and rubbish times are staggered at present and can be collected at any time between 6:20am and 4pm. Make sure it’s put out before 6:20am, or after 7pm the night before so as not to miss your collection.

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Bulky waste

There is a limited number of collections every Tuesday for both the paid-for service and free service. There are also some rules around bulky waste so please read the full details to ensure your items are collected. 

To get an estimate, quotation or to book a paid or free collection, call 023 9284 1105.

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