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Household waste and recycling

Find out how to recyle waste at home.

Food waste collections

Find out if your household qualifies for food waste collection and how it gets picked up.

Recycling containers and purple bin recycling at home

See what you can recycle, where to leave it and when it gets collected.

What you can't recycle in your household recycling

The items households and businesses cannot recycle

Timed waste collections

We are introducing time banded waste collections for high streets, town centres, and commercial areas to help make our busy streets cleaner.

Flats Above Shops (FLASH) recycling trial

FLASH (Flats Above Shops) recycling trial

Household Waste Regulations 2024

Household Waste Regulations 2024

Waste Regulations and Time Banded Waste Collections Notice

Notice of the Household Waste Regulations 2024 and the Commercial Waste Regulations 2024 will come into effect.

Rubbish and recycling guide for purpose-built flats

Resources to help managing agents and landlords ensure residents know how to dispose of rubbish and recycling correctly.

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