Blue bags and purple bins
We provide every household with a blue bag for paper and card that is collected every fortnight along with blue bins.
iI you live in a rural area you may have a purple bin and we will alternate collections of this with your blue bin - one fortnight we'll collect your blue bin, the next we'll collect your purple bin.
What to put in your blue bag / purple bin
Please only put the following clean items in your blue bag/purple bin:
- paper, including newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, wrapping paper (without foil/glitter) etc.
- card, including flattened cardboard boxes, food sleeves, toilet and kitchen roll inners etc.
- shredded paper - this must be loose, or in an envelope or box if you are concerned about it blowing around.
- Find out what to do if you have excess cardboards that won't fit in your blue bag or purple bin.
Please do not put the following in your blue bag/purple bin
- carrier bags - the crew can't throw the plastic bag into the bin wagon (as they can only dispose of paper and card in the bin wagon, or it contaminates the load so it will be rejected) and have nowhere to put a plastic bag.
- paper/card cartons, including juice, milk and soup - find out more about Tetrapaks
- used animal bedding, even if it's paper
- wallpaper and wallpaper backing
- used tissues, kitchen roll or paper towels
Need an extra recycling bag?
You can order a second blue bag for free.
A-Z of recycling points
If you would prefer not to throw away waste that cannot be recycled in your blue bag/purple bin, why not find out about local recycling points that take specific items, such as paint, batteries and more.
