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Trolibocs service

Information pack: Trolibocs service (PDF, 2.24MB)

Trolibocs
(top box with blue lid)

Trolibocs

Paper including:

  • Letters
  • Envelopes
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Brochures
  • Catalogues
  • Printed paper

Small electrical items

As part of your new kerbside collection service, we will also collect your small electrical items (such as toasters and electric shavers) every week. Please place your small electrical items loosely on top of your Trolibocs for collection.

Find out more about our small electrical items collections service.

Trolibocs
(middle box with red flap)

Trolibocs

Mixed metals, plastics and cartons, including:

  • Metal cans, tins, empty aerosols and clean foil
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Food and drink cartons, such as Tetra Pak
  • Metal lids from glass bottles and jars

Trolibocs
(bottom box with green flap)

Trolibocs

Glass bottles and jars (no tops or lids).

Blue reusable bag

Blue reusable bag

Cardboard, including:

  • Cardboard
  • Cardboard sleeves for food packaging (ready-meals and multipacks)
  • Egg boxes
  • Toilet / kitchen roll tubes
  • Cereal boxes
  • Greeting cards (without badges, bows, foil, glitter or ribbons)

Orange caddy
(plus a smaller silver caddy for use indoors)

Orange Caddy and Silver Caddy

Food waste including:

  • Used teabags
  • Coffee grounds
  • Eggshells
  • Fruit
  • Vegetable peelings
  • Raw and cooked meat and fish, including bones
  • Plate scrapings or leftovers that can’t be safely stored to eat later
  • Food that’s no longer safe to eat

New or replacement food caddies will be black or grey with an orange lid.

240-litre blue or black wheelie bin

240-litre blue or black wheelie bin

Non-recyclable waste.

Household waste that cannot be recycled or composted through the standard Council kerbside services.

  • Black and brown plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Nappies
  • Wet wipes
  • Polystyrene
  • All remaining household waste that can't be recycled

Non-recyclable waste collections.

Small electrical items
(Trolibocs service)

Small electrical item on top of a Trolibocs

Small electrical items, including:

  • Electric shavers
  • Hairdryers
  • Irons
  • Kettles
  • Power tools
  • Radios
  • Toasters

Items must not be larger than an A4 sheet of paper. If the item contains removable batteries, these must be removed and placed in the battery collection containers.

Please place your small electrical items loosely on top of your Trolibocs for collection.

Larger electrical items can be taken to your nearest Recycling and Waste Centre.

Find out more about our small electrical items collections service.

Pink battery clip

Pink battery clip

Used household batteries.

(AAA, AA, B, C, D, DD and 9V batteries.)

Please attach the pink battery clip to your Trolibocs.

Find out more about new weekly collections for your used household batteries.

Black caddy
(with purple lid)

Black Caddy (AHP Collections)

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP), including:

  • Nappies, nappy bags and wipes
  • Disposable bed pans and liners
  • Incontinence pads
  • Bed and chair pads
  • Colostomy and stoma bags
  • Catheter bags and urine bottles
  • Plastic gloves and disposable aprons

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) collections are an optional service. Registration is required.

White single-use sack

White single-use sack

Textile collections, including:

  • Adults and children's clothing
  • Shoes
  • Handbags
  • Belts
  • Curtains

Textile collections are an optional service. Our partner Co-Options Social Enterprises will provide a collection of textiles presented in the white sack provided.

Textile collections.

Green wheelie bin
(registration required)*

Green Wheelie Bin

Garden waste, including:

  • Grass, leaves and most weeds
  • Plants and flowers
  • Shrub cuttings and hedge clippings

*We collect your garden waste from your home every two weeks, if you’re registered for this chargeable service.

Please remember: You may take garden waste to your local Recycling and Waste Park for free all year round.

Garden waste collections.


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Bag service

Information Pack: Bag service (PDF, 2.2MB)

Dark blue reusable bag

Dark blue reusable bag

Paper including:

  • Letters
  • Envelopes
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Brochures
  • Catalogues
  • Printed paper

Red reusable bag

Red reusable bag

Mixed metals, plastics and cartons, including:

  • Metal cans, tins, empty aerosols and clean foil
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Food and drink cartons, such as Tetra Pak
  • Metal lids from glass bottles and jars

Turquoise reusable bag

Turquoise reusable bag

Glass bottles and jars (no tops or lids).

Blue reusable bag

Blue reusable bag

Cardboard, including:

  • Cardboard
  • Cardboard sleeves for food packaging (ready-meals and multipacks)
  • Egg boxes
  • Toilet / kitchen roll tubes
  • Cereal boxes
  • Greeting cards (without badges, bows, foil, glitter or ribbons)

Orange caddy
(plus a smaller silver caddy for use indoors)

Orange Caddy and Silver Caddy

Food waste including:

  • Used teabags
  • Coffee grounds
  • Eggshells
  • Fruit
  • Vegetable peelings
  • Raw and cooked meat and fish, including bones
  • Plate scrapings or leftovers that can’t be safely stored to eat later
  • Food that’s no longer safe to eat

New or replacement food caddies will be black or grey with an orange lid.

Black reusable bag (containing up to 1 full, single-use pink sack)

Black reusable bag (containing up to 1 full, single-use pink sack)

Non-recyclable waste.

Household waste that cannot be recycled or composted through the standard Council kerbside services.

  • Black and brown plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Nappies
  • Wet wipes
  • Polystyrene
  • All remaining household waste that can't be recycled

Please put your non-recyclable waste in the single-use pink sacks provided. (A roll of pink sacks will be supplied). You can put up to 1 full, single-use pink sack of non-recyclable waste inside your new black reusable bag for your weekly collection.

Non-recyclable waste collections.

Small electrical items
(Bag service)

Blue Reusable Bag (with small electrical item)

Small electrical items, including:

  • Electric shavers
  • Hairdryers
  • Irons
  • Kettles
  • Power tools
  • Radios
  • Toasters

Items must not be larger than an A4 sheet of paper. If the item contains removable batteries, these must be removed and placed in the battery collection containers.

Please place your small electrical items loosely on top of one of your reusable bags.

Larger electrical items can be taken to your nearest Recycling and Waste Centre.

Find out more about our small electrical items collections service.

Single-use plastic bag

Single-use plastic bag

Used household batteries.

(AAA, AA, B, C, D, DD and 9V batteries.)

Please place your used household batteries in a single-use plastic bag, tie it securely, then place it on top of one of your reusable bags.

Find out more about new weekly collections for your used household batteries.

Black caddy
(with purple lid)

Black Caddy (AHP Collections)

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP), including:

  • Nappies, nappy bags and wipes
  • Disposable bed pans and liners
  • Incontinence pads
  • Bed and chair pads
  • Colostomy and stoma bags
  • Catheter bags and urine bottles
  • Plastic gloves and disposable aprons

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) collections are an optional service. Registration is required.

White single-use sack

White single-use sack

Textile collections, including:

  • Adults and children's clothing
  • Shoes
  • Handbags
  • Belts
  • Curtains

Textile collections are an optional service. Our partner Co-Options Social Enterprises will provide a collection of textiles presented in the white sack provided.

Textile collections.

Green dumpy sack
(registration required)*

Hessian Sack (Green)

Garden waste, including:

  • Grass, leaves and most weeds
  • Plants and flowers
  • Shrub cuttings and hedge clippings

*We collect your garden waste from your home every two weeks, if you’re registered for this chargeable service.

Please remember: You may take garden waste to your local Recycling and Waste Park for free all year round.

Garden waste collections.


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Communal bin service

Information Pack: Communal bin service (PDF, 2.6MB)

Black bin with dark blue sticker

Black 4-wheeled bin (dark blue lid)

Paper including:

  • Letters
  • Envelopes
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Brochures
  • Catalogues
  • Printed paper

Black bin with red sticker

Communal Bin (Black with Red Lid)

Mixed metals, plastics and cartons, including:

  • Metal cans, tins, empty aerosols and clean foil
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Food and drink cartons, such as Tetra Pak
  • Metal lids from glass bottles and jars

Black bin with turquoise sticker

Black 4-wheeled bin (green lid)

Glass bottles and jars (no tops or lids).

Black bin with blue sticker

Blue 4-wheeled bin

Cardboard, including:

  • Cardboard
  • Cardboard sleeves for food packaging (ready-meals and multipacks)
  • Egg boxes
  • Toilet / kitchen roll tubes
  • Cereal boxes
  • Greeting cards (without badges, bows, foil, glitter or ribbons)

Brown wheelie bin

Brown Wheelie Bin

Food waste including:

  • Used teabags
  • Coffee grounds
  • Eggshells
  • Fruit
  • Vegetable peelings
  • Raw and cooked meat and fish, including bones
  • Plate scrapings or leftovers that can’t be safely stored to eat later
  • Food that’s no longer safe to eat

Black 4-wheeled bin (black lid)

Communal Bin (Black with Black Lid)

Non-recyclable waste.

Household waste that cannot be recycled or composted through the standard Council kerbside services.

  • Black and brown plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Nappies
  • Wet wipes
  • Polystyrene
  • All remaining household waste that can't be recycled

Non-recyclable waste collections.

Small electrical items
(Communal bins service)

Brown Wheelie Bin (with small electrical item)

Small electrical items, including:

  • Electric shavers
  • Hairdryers
  • Irons
  • Kettles
  • Power tools
  • Radios
  • Toasters

Items must not be larger than an A4 sheet of paper. If the item contains removable batteries, these must be removed and placed in the battery collection containers.

Please place your small electrical items loosely on the floor, next to the communal bins.

Larger electrical items can be taken to your nearest Recycling and Waste Centre.

Find out more about our small electrical items collections service.

Single-use plastic bag

Single-use plastic bag

Used household batteries.

(AAA, AA, B, C, D, DD and 9V batteries.)

Please place your used household batteries in a single-use plastic bag, tie it securely, then place it on the floor next to your communal bins.

Find out more about new weekly collections for your used household batteries.

Black caddy
(with purple lid)

Black Caddy (AHP Collections)

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP), including:

  • Nappies, nappy bags and wipes
  • Disposable bed pans and liners
  • Incontinence pads
  • Bed and chair pads
  • Colostomy and stoma bags
  • Catheter bags and urine bottles
  • Plastic gloves and disposable aprons

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) collections are an optional service. Registration is required.

White single-use sack

White single-use sack

Textile collections, including:

  • Adults and children's clothing
  • Shoes
  • Handbags
  • Belts
  • Curtains

Textile collections are an optional service. Our partner Co-Options Social Enterprises will provide a collection of textiles presented in the white sack provided.

Textile collections.


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