Trolibocs service
Trolibocs
For separated dry recycling and small electrical items (every week). Find out more about the Trolibocs system.
Blue reusable bag
For recycling cardboard (every week). Reusable.
Pink battery clip
For used household batteries collections (every week).
Orange caddy
For food waste recycling (every week) plus a smaller silver caddy for use indoors.
240-litre blue (or black) wheelie bin
For non-recyclable waste collections (every 4 weeks) from your existing 240-litre blue or black wheelie bin.
White single-use sack
For textiles collections (every 4 weeks). Optional service.
Black caddy (with purple lid)
For AHP collections (every week). Optional service. Registration required.
Green wheelie
bin
For garden waste collections (every two weeks) if you're registered for this chargeable service.
Your new service
Your new service provides collections of:
- Up to 290 litres of separated recycling every week, from:
- A Trolibocs separation system (for dry recycling and small electrical items).
- A blue reusable bag (for cardboard recycling).
- A pink battery clip (for used household batteries).
- Up to 23 litres of food waste recycling from an orange caddy (or black caddy with an orange lid from 2024 onwards) (for food waste recycling) and a smaller silver caddy provided for use indoors during the week.
- Up to 240 litres of non-recyclable waste every 4 weeks, from your existing 240-litre blue (or black) wheelie bin. Households without a 240 litre wheelie bin will be provided with one.
- Textiles every 4 weeks, from single-use white sacks. This service is provided by Co-Options Social Enterprises.
- Up to 40 litres of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHPs) such as nappies and incontinence waste every week, from a black caddy with purple lid. AHP collections are optional and registration for this free service is required.
- Garden waste from your home every two weeks, if you're registered for this chargeable service.
Information Pack: Trolibocs (PDF, 2.24MB)
Bag service
Dark blue reusable bag
For recycling paper (every week).
Red reusable
bag
For recycling metal cans, tins, foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and cartons (every week).
Turquoise
reusable bag
For recycling glass bottles and jars (every week).
Blue
reusable bag
For recycling cardboard (every week).
Orange caddy
For food waste recycling (every week) plus a smaller silver caddy for use indoors.
Single-use plastic bag
For used household batteries (every week).
Black reusable bag & pink sack
For non-recyclable waste (every week) containing up to 1 full, pink single-use sack of non-recyclable waste.
White single-use sack
For textiles collections (every 4 weeks). Optional service.
Black caddy (with purple lid)
For AHP collections (every week). Optional service. Registration required.
Green dumpy
sack
For garden waste collections (every two weeks) if you're registered for this chargeable service.
Your new service
Your new service provides collections of:
- Separated recycling every week, from:
- A dark blue reusable bag for recycling paper.
- A red reusable bag for recycling metal cans, tins, foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and cartons.
- A turquoise reuseable bag for recycling glass bottles and jars.
- A blue reusable bag for recycling cardboard.
- An orange caddy (or black caddy with an orange lid from 2024 onwards) (for food waste recycling) and a smaller silver caddy provided for use indoors during the week.
- A single-use plastic bag (for used household batteries).
- A black reusable bag containing up to 1 full, single-use pink sack of non-recyclable waste every week. (A roll of pink disposable sacks will be issued along with the black reusable bag.)
- Textiles every 4 weeks, from single-use white sacks. This service is provided by Co-Options Social Enterprises.
- Up to 40 litres of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) such as nappies and incontinence wasteevery week, from a black caddy with purple lid. AHP collections are optional and registration for this free service is required.
- Garden waste from your home every two weeks, if you're registered for this chargeable service.
- Small electrical items every week (please place items loosely on top of one of your reusable bags.)
Information Pack: Bag service (PDF, 2.2MB)
Communal bin service
Black bin with dark blue sticker
For paper recycling (every week).
Black bin with red sticker
For recycling metal cans, tins, foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and cartons (every week).
Black bin with turquoise sticker
For recycling glass bottles and jars (every week)
Black bin with blue sticker
For cardboard recycling (every week)
Black 4-wheeled
bin
For non-recyclable waste (every 4 weeks)
Brown wheelie
bin
For food waste recycling (every week) (plus a smaller silver caddy for use indoors).
Single-use plastic bag
For used household batteries (every week).
White single-use sack
For textiles collections (every 4 weeks). Optional service.
Black caddy (with purple lid)
For AHP collections (every week). Optional service. Registration required.
Your new service
Your new service provides collections of:
- A black bin with dark blue sticker for paper recycling (every week).
- A black bin with red sticker for recycling metal cans, tins, foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and cartons (every week).
- A black bin with turquoise sticker for recycling glass bottles and jars (every week).
- A black bin with blue sticker for cardboard recycling (every week).
- A single-use plastic bag (for used household batteries) (every week).
- Non-recyclable waste from a black 4-wheeled bin (every 4 weeks).
- Food waste from a brown wheelie bin (every week). A smaller silver caddy is provided for use indoors during the week.
- Textiles every 4 weeks, from single-use white sacks. This service is provided by Co-Options Social Enterprises.
- Up to 40 litres of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHPs) such as nappies and incontinence waste every week, from a black caddy with purple lid. AHP collections are optional and registration for this free service is required.
- Small electrical items every week (please place items loosely on the floor, next to the bins.)
Information Pack: Communal bin service (PDF, 2.6MB)
What's not changing?
- Food waste collections. Food waste will continue to be collected weekly as normal.
- Garden waste collections. If you're registered for this chargeable service, we’ll continue to collect your garden waste, however your collection day may change for this service.
- Bulky item collections. There are no changes to this service.
- Assisted collections. There are no changes to this service.
