We provide a range of recycling services.
These include collections of your:
A small number of properties that cannot accommodate wheelie bins will have a loose sack collection of:
- pink sacks for recycling plastic, glass and cans
- blue paper and card box for all paper and card
- black refuse sacks for all non-recyclable waste (purchased by resident)
In addition to the regular collections a range of bookable services are available:
- textiles can be recycled using a white sack provided as part of a monthly bookable service.
- small electricals can be recycled in a carrier bag (supplied by the resident) as part of a monthly bookable service.
- garden waste can be collected as part of a paid for weekly subscription.
- one free bulky waste collection per year is available per household. Additional collections can be booked and paid for.
Collection days can sometimes change around bank holidays. Check our revised collection day page for any planned changes.
Preventing waste in the first place is also very important. It not only saves money which can be spent on other vital services, but also helps us to collectively reach our target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
As a result, we have listed a variety of tips and tricks to try and help you reduce, re-use and recycle.
Reduce wasted food
No change- keep as is
Re-use, donate, sell or swap
Before you recycle something think about whether you can re-use it in some way. If not, you can always:
- take to the Re-use shop at Stock Road HWRC
- donate to charity
- give it away to a friend
- advertise your item on reuse websites to see if anyone else has a use for it, or
- try auction sites, such as eBay, to sell the item
Other tips for reducing your waste
- recycle as much of your waste as possible. Our directory is a great place to find out if something is recyclable or not.
- make use of two Household Waste and Recycling Centres. They can take a wider range of unwanted household, garden and even electrical waste.
- where possible, compost your food and garden waste - compost bins can be homemade or purchased
- buy rechargeable batteries, or appliances which use mains electricity
- donate old magazines to waiting rooms in doctor's surgeries, dentists, vets, etc
- use reusable nappies instead of disposable ones
- buy loose food rather than pre-packaged
- reuse carrier bags or buy reusable shopping bags
- buy items such as washing powders, liquids and salt in refillable containers
- buy cotton cloths for the kitchen clean-up instead of disposable kitchen roll
- use a milk delivery service if there's one in your area, the glass bottle kind
- cut down on the amount of junk mail you receive. For more information, please visit Recycle Now