Recycling collections
We collect non-food recycling every fortnight. Find your next collection day.
We will collect your recycling on bank holidays, except over the Christmas period. We will share details of Christmas collection days closer to the time.
To ensure collection, recycling containers should be out by 6am on your collection day. Please be considerate of neighbours by returning your containers to your property as soon as possible after collection.
You can find out more about food waste collections here.
What goes in your recycling containers
Each household is allocated two green recycling boxes and one reusable recycling bag. Please see the section below about ordering further containers if you require additional capacity or need to replace a damaged container.
We've listed what can and cannot go in each container below. You can also 
download and print our recycling leaflet here [1MB] .
Most communal properties, such as flats, have a communal bin store. You can find out how we collect your recycling on our bin store page. If we collect your recycling in sacks, see our sack collections page.
In one box you can recycle paper and card, including:
- egg boxes
- junk mail
- newspaper and magazines
- catalogues
- cardboard tubes
- envelopes (no padded envelopes)
- cardboard boxes/packaging (cardboard must be flattened and no bigger than 85cm x 45cm)
- greeting cards and wrapping paper (no glitter or foil)
Do not put the following in your paper/card box:
- padded envelopes (unless removing bubble wrap)
- cards or wrapping paper with glitter or foil
- tissues
- shredded paper
- coffee/takeaway cups
- tetra paks/juice cartons (these can be recycled at our mini recycling centres and Household Waste Recycling Centres)
- wallpaper
In one box you can recycle glass, including:
- glass bottles
- glass jars
Lids can be left on glass bottles and jars. Please make sure jars are rinsed through to remove food residue.
Do not put the following in your glass recycling box:
- window or greenhouse glass
- broken glass
- pyrex and drinking glasses
- light bulbs
In your recycling bag you can recycle plastic bottles (leave bottle tops unscrewed), food pots, tubs, trays, aerosols, drink cans and food tins, including:
- milk bottles
- drink bottles
- shampoo/conditioner/shower gel bottles
- cleaning bottles
- metal sweet tins
- drink cans
- aerosols
- plastic pots*
- spread/margarine tubs
- biscuit tray packaging
- takeaway tubs and ready meal trays
- fruit trays
- meat trays
To ensure items are collected, they must be clean, with topping film/foil lids removed.
*We currently do not recycle non-clear yoghurt pots or black plastic trays due to a lack of market demand for these materials. Please do not put these items in your recycling at this time.
Loose plastic bottle lids can be reattached after expelling any air or placed loose in the recycling bag.
Do not put the following in your recycling bag:
- black plastic trays
- non-clear yoghurt pots
- plastic film - such as bread bags and tray coverings
- crisp packets (soft plastics)
- plastic wrapping
- bubble wrap
- foil lids and aluminium trays
- flowerpots
- hot beverage pods (please take these to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre)
- tetra paks/cartons (these can be recycled at our mini recycling centres and Household Waste Recycling Centres)
- blister packs/pill packets (recycling points available at some pharmacies)
Textiles
For textiles that can't be reused, donated or upcycled, please leave items in a clear or white sack labelled 'textiles'. Place the sack next to your green boxes for collection. We do not provide the sacks for this and to avoid confusion, we DO NOT collect items left out in charity bags.
We do collect:
- clothing
- bed sheets
- duvet covers
We do not collect:
- duvets
- towels
- pillows
- shoes
- items left out in charity bags
You can donate old pillows and duvets to animal shelters, homeless charities, or textile recycling programs, or re-purpose them into items like pet beds, draft stoppers, or stuffing for other crafts.
Batteries
We now offer kerbside collection of household batteries. Put your unwanted household batteries in a clear bag and place them on top of your black wheelie bin lid ready to be collected on your general waste collection day.
We collect the following batteries from the kerbside:
- D
- C
- AA
- AAA
- AAAA (1.5-volt)
- A23 (12-volt)
- PP3 (9-volt)
- CR2032 (3-volt)
- LR44 (1.5-volt)
- hearing aid batteries, as long as they are removed from the device
Missed recycling collections
If your recycling has not been collected, you will have been left a bin hanger explaining the problem. If you have not been left a bin hanger, there may be other issues affecting the service. You can check for service updates and find more about missed collections on our missed collection page.
Replacement recycling boxes or bags
If you need a replacement recycling box or bag you can request a new container online.
Where your recycling goes
You can find out what happens to your recycling after it has been collected on our 'where does your rubbish and recycling go?' page.
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