What goes in each bin

What can you recycle?

• mix paper including loose; shredded paper (e.g. newspaper, books, directories, envelopes)
• cardboard (e.g. cereal boxes, egg boxes, cardboard boxes, please  remember to squash them)
• food tins and drink cans (please remember to rinse and squash)
• empty aerosols
• clean aluminium foil
• plastic bottles only (e.g. shampoo, washing-up liquid, milk, fizzy drink, water bottles, bleach and cleaning products bottles, cooking oil bottles, detergent and fabric conditioner bottles etc. – lids and tops are recycled either left on or off)
• juice and milk cartoons or tetra packs
• textiles and clothes (please put them inside clear recycling sack)

If you do not have a recycling bin at your block of flats please contact us on 01582 510 333 with your managing agent or Landor’s contact details.

The refuse bins are only to be used for waste that cannot be recycled or composted

Please do not put the following in your refuse bins:  

• any recyclables
• building materials
• soil and rubble
• some types of clinical waste
• asbestos
• large bulky items (e.g. furniture) – please arrange bulky waste collection
• electrical items – please take them to your household waste and recycling centre
• toxic/hazardous materials such as car batteries, motor oil, paint, corrosive materials – please take them to household waste and recycling centre
• hot ash (can go in the refuse bin once cooled) 

Please note: the majority of the above items can be taken to your nearest household waste and recycling centre , free of charge, however you may be required to apply for permit if using a van or a trailer.

Please make sure you put all of your rubbish bags inside the bins to keep the shared areas clean and tidy and free from rats.

Your green recycling bin is collected fortnightly

What goes in?

Please remember Wash, Squash and Recycle  

• mix paper including loose shredded paper (e.g. newspaper, books, directories, envelopes)
• cardboard (e.g. cereal boxes, egg boxes, cardboard boxes, please remember to squash them)
• food tins and drink cans (please remember to rinse and squash)
• empty aerosols
• clean aluminium foil
• plastic bottles only (e.g. shampoo, washing-up liquid, milk, fizzy drink, water bottles, bleach and cleaning products bottles, cooking oil bottles, detergent and fabric conditioner bottles etc. – lids and tops are recycled either left on or off)
• juice and milk cartoons or tetra packs
• textiles and clothes (please put them inside clear recycling sack)

If in doubt, leave it out 

Remember to place your items in the recycling bin loose. No plastic bags please.

What you should not put in your recycling bin 

X nappies
X black bags, rubbish
X food waste
X wood and garden waste
X building waste
X rubble, hardcore, soil
X glass bottles and jars
X other glass (e.g. mirrors, plates, glasses)
X polystyrene
X carpets, mattresses and furniture
X plastic bags, other plastic packaging or rigid plastic 
X rigid plastic like toys
X no household batteries
Xno small electrical appliances

From March 2021 you will need to sign up to our paid for garden waste collection service if you would like your garden waste bin to be collected.

This is an opt-in service, so you only pay if you wish to use it. If you do not wish to subscribe, you can take your garden waste to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre (Tidy Tip). You may also wish to consider home composting. We will also be offering 2,000 free composters to households through local community groups, more information about the scheme will be provided later. You can also use the council’s subsidy on home compost bins.

What goes in: 

• grass cuttings
• hedge clippings
• plants
• leaves
• flowers and weeds
• branches up to four inches thick
If in doubt, leave it out 

What you should not put in your brown bin: 

X treated wood
X fence posts and panels
X bits of shed and window and door frames
X food waste including vegetable peelings
X plastic bags
X plant pots and garden equipment
X soil and rubble

Your glass collection box is collected monthly.

What goes in: 

• glass bottles (wine, beer, cooking oil and other glass drink bottles
• glass jars (jam, chuntey, baby food jars, cooking sauces, pickles jars etc.)  

If in doubt, leave it out

What you should not put in your black box:  

X glasses
X mirrors and windows
X crockery like cups, mugs and plates
X pyrex dishes
X spectacles
X light bulbs
X plant pots

Your black waste bin is collected fortnightly.

The refuse bins are only to be used for waste that cannot be recycled or composted.

Please do NOT put the following in your refuse bins: 

• any recyclables
• building materials
• soil and rubble
• some types of clinical waste
• asbestos
• large bulky items (e.g. furniture) – please arrange bulky waste collection or contact a charity if in good condition
• electrical items – please take them to your Household Waste and Recycling Centre
• toxic/hazardous materials such as car batteries, motor oil, paint, corrosive materials – please take them to Household Waste and Recycling Centre
• hot ash (can go in the refuse bin once cooled) 

Please note: the majority of the above items can be taken to your nearest Household Waste and Recycling Centre , free of charge, however you may be required to apply for permit if using a van or a trailer.

Don’t forget

We have a no side waste policy which means any waste that is placed alongside your bin will NOT be collected. All refuse must be contained within your bin with the lid closed.

If you are on a sack collection, we will only collect our black coloured sacks. Any additional household waste can be taken to your local household waste recycling centres , free of charge.