Recycling collection

Household recycling is removed fortnightly, using a 240 litre blue wheelie bin.

See the area map below to check when your household recycling will be collected.

The following items belong in the recycling bin

• aluminium and steel cans:
• drink cans
• steel food cans
• empty aerosol cans 
• clean foil trays 
• glass bottles and jars (remove lids)
• milk and juice cartons (rinse and flatten)
• paper and cardboard: 
• newspaper
• magazines
• junk mail
• cardboard packaging (flatten cardboard boxes)
• office paper
• envelopes
• telephone books 
• wrapping paper
• plastic bottles:
• soft drink
• milk
• juice
• detergent and shampoo bottles (remove lids)

Do not place the following materials in your recycling bin

• ceramics, crockery
• drinking glasses
• food scraps or garden wast
• polystyrene
• plastic shopping bags
• plastic wrap 
• plastic motor oil container
• waxed cardboard (e.g. waxed fruit boxes)
• window glass, light globes

Area map

Page last updated: 12 Jul 2011