Recycling, rubbish and waste

The council is committed to reducing the amount of waste that is sent to landfill. We aim to encourage residents to:

• Reduce the amount of waste they produce
• Reuse products
• Recycle waste where possible

All councils have targets to achieve and thanks to the continued efforts of residents the recycling / composting rate in this borough is over 49%. There is still the potential to recycle a lot more and to help residents we provide fortnightly kerbside services to collect the following:

• Paper including newspaper, magazines and directories
• Cardboard
• Envelopes
• Glass bottles and jars
• Aluminum and steel tins/cans
• Household plastic packaging
• Cartons
• Household batteries
• Textiles and shoes
• Garden waste

Collections are fortnightly using wheeled bins, boxes and bags and all services start at 7am.

For more information on the new improved recycling services please visit the Recycling just got easier pages.

Last updated: 30/01/2012 11:44