Boxes to Bins

The savings that will be achieved through the change of container and the reduction in the number of vehicles used to deliver the service will fund the cost of the wheeled bins and realize a year on year saving against the operating cost of the se...

Residents will be informed of the changes through press releases, information on the website, posters, road shows and information delivered directly through the letterbox.

Yes, please contact Customer Service on Tel: 01253 658658 who will complete the assisted collection forms with you. Please note if you currently receive an assisted collection for the box/sack this will automatically continue when the containers...

If your property has already been assessed as unsuitable for wheeled bins and you receive a weekly sack collection of your non-recyclable waste, you will remain on the existing recycling collection service. The box/sack will be exchanged for whee...

The box/sack will be exchanged for wheeled bins for all suitable households. The Waste Prevention and Enforcement Team will be available prior to the container exchange to answer any questions/concerns residents may have. Residents will be asked ...

No, funding has not been allocated for additional containers for households suitable for wheeled bins.

Some Multiple Occupancy Buildings (Flats/Apartments) currently have their recyclable and non-recyclable waste collected in large bulk containers. These properties will be unaffected by the changes. Different option will be reviewed with the most ...

No, if your property has already been assessed as unsuitable for wheeled bins, you will remain on the existing recycling collection service. Please continue to use the green box for glass bottles/jars, cans and plastic bottles and the white/blue ...

Yes the currently recycling boxes and sacks will be exchanged for wheeled bins for the collection of recycling for all suitable households.

The existing wheeled bin services we deliver experience higher levels of customer satisfaction and fewer problems with the containers. The pilot scheme to change the green box for a blue bin has experienced an increase in recycling rates that w...