Black box recycling

Your black box

Your black box recycling is collected weekly.

Please put your box out on the edge of your property where it can be seen by 7am.

Find out your collection day

What's in?

• Newspapers and magazines (including catalogues and junkmail)
• Paper (including shredded paper, please put in an open carrier bag)
• Yellow pages and telephone directories
• Glass bottles and jars (rinse out and place the lids with your cans)
• Wearable clothes, blankets and material (put into untied carrier bags. If wet weather tie bags and clearly label recycling)
• Pairs of shoes (tie shoes together, and keep them dry) 
• Household batteries, including rechargeable (keep together in a small, clear tied bag)
• Spectacles
• Engine oil (in a secure container)

Place the following next to your black box

• Car batteries
• Small electrical appliances
  Download: Full list of small electrical items that will be accepted as part of the kerbside collection. (pdf, 20 KB) (opens new window)

What's out?

• Food and drink cans (please put in your green recycling box)
• Aluminium foil and containers (please put in your green recycling box)
• Aerosol cans (please put in your green recycling box)
• Plastic (please put in your green recycling box)
• Cardboard (please put in, or next to, your green recycling box)
• Pillows and duvets
• Household rubbish
• Food waste
• Light bulbs (please take to the Household Waste Recycling Centres)
• Plastic bags
• Broken glass
• Window glass
• Drinking glasses
• Pyrex glass
• Foil crisp packets
• Cooking oil

Report it, apply for it

You can order a new or extra black box online.

If your black box has not been emptied, you can report it using our missed collections form.

Organising your black box

Please keep your box tidy and separate your items as it makes collection much easier. 

If your black box is full you can put different items in untied carrier bags next to your box, they will be collected. If you happen to use black bin liners, please label them as recycling.

It is useful if you paint your house number on the side of your black box so the crew can identify which property the box has come from. It may also prevent people from taking a box that is not theirs

Frequently asked questions

Can I put textiles and shoes out on a wet day?

Yes, if they are kept dry in a plastic bag although it is preferable to wait for a dry day before putting out textiles and shoes for collection.