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What goes in your bins and boxes

  • Black recycling box

    What you can and can't put in your black recycling box.

  • Green recycling box

    What you can and can’t put in your green recycling box.

  • Blue recycling bag

    What you can and can’t put in your blue recycling bag.

  • Brown food waste bin and caddy

    What you can and can’t put in your brown food waste bin and caddy.

  • Black wheelie bin

    What you can put in your black wheelie bin, how to use your black bin, what to do if you can't have a black wheelie bin.

  • Green garden bin

    Garden waste is normally collected every two weeks and is only available to domestic properties.

  • Hazardous household waste

    You can bring hazardous waste, including asbestos, to a Household Waste Recycling Centre where we'll dispose of it safely.

  • Small electrical items recycling

    Electrical items that can be collected for recycling from your kerbside.

  • Where your recycling goes

    What happens to your recycling.

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