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Bank holiday information - Easter

Bank holiday information for our services, including opening times and emergency contacts. All recycling collections will take place on the usual days.

Food waste collection

Use your green bin for your weekly food waste collection.

Food recycling bin.
To ensure your bins are collected please:

  • use the free green bins provided
  • put your bins out for collection between 7.00pm the evening before your collection and 6.00am on the morning of your collection day
  • keep your caddy clean by using the free liners provided
  • paint or write your house number on your bin
  • use our recycling and rubbish collection search to find out what day we collect from your street

Where can I get a food bin from?

Food bins are available to collect for free from any council library or housing office. See our full list to find your nearest location.

We will provide a small caddy to keep in your kitchen which you can line with the food waste bags and a larger outdoor bin with a lockable lid for storage and the crews to collect from.

If you are unable to collect a bin you can request a delivery.

What to put in the bins

Yes please

Put the following items into your food waste bin:

  • fruit and vegetable peelings
  • left over cooked food (eg rice, pasta, vegetables)
  • tea bags and coffee grounds
  • egg shells
  • gone off/mouldy food
  • meat and fish (raw or cooked) 
  • dairy products
  • small bones up to and including chicken carcass

No thank you

Do not put the following items into your food waste bin:

  • packaged food (please separate gone off food from packaging and recycle separately)
  • card, cardboard or kitchen paper

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