We provide weekly recycling collections.
To find out your collection day please see our A to Z of roads on our collection days, delivery dates and getting additional sacks page.
Put out your sacks at the edge of your property by 7am on your scheduled collection day. Sacks should not be put out earlier than the evening before collection and should not be placed on the public footpath or grass verge or road or you may be liable to a Fixed Penalty Notice.
Find out how to get extra sacks on our recycling sack deliveries and getting additional sacks page.
Please make sure that items are free from food waste before putting them in your pink recycling sack.
What can be recycled in the pink recycling sack?
Steel and aluminium (no need to remove labels)
- food and drink cans
- foil ready meal trays
- foil pie trays
- foil takeaway containers
- clean cooking foil
- metal jar lids
- sweet biscuit and cake tins
- empty aerosol cans
Household plastic packaging
- bottles and lids (including empty bleach, detergent and cleaning products)
- tubs
- trays
- fruit containers
- film wrap
- bubble wrap
- carrier bags and packaging bags (no degradable or biodegradable bags please)
Mixed glass bottles and jars (no need to remove labels)
- glass jars
- glass bottles (all different colours)
Cartons
- Food and drink cartons such as Tetra Paks
Reasons why we could not collect your pink recycling sack
If we didn't collect your pink recycling sack and there is a sticker on it, please remove the unwanted items and the sticker, and put your sack out again on your next scheduled collection day.
We are unable to collect pink sacks if they contain the following:
|
Item |
Where you should put this |
|---|---|
| Food waste | Blue Food Waste Bin |
| Paper and cardboard | Blue box |
| Polystyrene | Black Sack |
| Nappies | Black Sack |
| Sanitary products | Black Sack |
| Tissues/kitchen roll/wipes | Black Sack |
| Textiles and clothing | Textile Sack |
| Dirty items containing, or covered in food waste | Please ensure items are clean before putting in pink sack |
| Large metal items | Household Waste Recycling Centre (The tip) |
| Pots and pans | Household Waste Recycling Centre (The tip) |
| Large Electrical appliances | Household Waste Recycling Centre (The tip) |
| Small Electrical appliances | Plastic shopping carrier bag next to pink sack |
| Wood | Household Waste Recycling Centre (The tip) |
| Hard plastics such as plastic toys, plastic plant pots, CD/DVD cases, plastic plates, cutlery, plastic storage containers | Household Waste Recycling Centre (The tip) |