What can I put in my bins?
General Waste Bin (Green or Red Lid)
The general waste bin is collected weekly. It is for your waste that can’t be recycled or reused.
What can I put in?
- food scraps
- garden organics
- nappies and hygiene products
- polystyrene and long-life cartons
- soft plastic and packaging (e.g. lolly wrappers, bread bags, bubble wrap)
- plastic bottle lids
- damaged clothing, shoes, crockery and toys
- coffee cups and takeaway cups.
What can't I put in?
- clean recyclables
- construction or building materials^
- household hazardous waste^
- electronic waste (e-waste) or batteries^
- gas bottles^
- liquids or hot ash
- oils^
^ these items can be disposed of at the Ranford Road Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Station (RRWTS). Visit the RRWTS page to learn more.
Recycling Bin (Yellow Lid)
The yellow lid recycling bin is for your recyclable items, which are reprocessed into new products. These items must be loose (not bagged), clean and empty.
The yellow lid bin is collected fortnightly. Enter your address above to learn when your next collection date is.
What do I put in?
- aluminium and steel cans (rinsed)
- glass bottles and jars (rinsed and lids removed)
- plastic bottles and containers (rinsed and lids removed)
- paper (clean and not shredded)
- cardboard (flattened and clean)
What can't I put in?
- recycling in bags (all items must be placed loose in the bin)
- soft plastics (e.g. lolly wrappers, bread bags, bubble wrap)
- polystyrene or meat trays
- nappies
- clothes or other textiles
- food or garden organics
- aerosol cans^
- electronic waste (e-waste) or batteries^
- dirty food containers or pizza boxes
- coffee cups and takeaway cups
- long-life cartons (foil lined).
^ these items can be disposed of at the Ranford Road Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Station (RRWTS). Visit the RRWTS page to learn more.
Putting your bins out for collection
- Place bins on the kerb by 6am on collection day.
- The maximum weight of each bin is 70kg.
- Avoid overfilling to ensure lid can close.
- Ensure there is 0.5 metre gap between your bins.
- Keep a 1 metre gap between your bin and trees, cars, fences and other items.