Bin collection days

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Please put your bins out on the kerbside by 7am on your collection day, collection times can vary. Do not forget to bring your bins back in as soon as possible after collection. 

Check your collection day

Help us to collect your waste

To help us collect your waste:

• leave your bins out with the handles facing the road
• make sure your waste fits inside your bins with the lids fully closed
• only recycle the items that we ask you to in the correct bin. View what goes in each bin for more information
• park your vehicles where they will not obstruct our collection vehicles
• return your bins back to your property as soon as possible after we have emptied them.

Bin collection schedule

Bin	What should go in the bin?	Collection frequency
Blue bin	plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, tins and cans, plastic pots, tubs and trays.	emptied every 2 weeks
Brown bin	paper and cardboard.	emptied every 4 weeks
Green bin	non-recyclable domestic waste.	emptied every 2 weeks
Grey bin	garden waste.	emptied every 2 weeks (except over the Christmas and New Year period) This is an optional chargeable service

BSL translation