Black bins
We provide every household with a black wheelie bin and empty them every two weeks (on alternate weeks to your recycling).
Your bin lid must be shut and your bin must not be too heavy or overloaded. We can only collect rubbish that is inside your black bin - and for health and safety reasons, we cannot collect side waste.
Your black bin should only be used for non-recyclable household waste. Food waste should now be placed in your dedicated food waste caddy for separate collection.
Keep your black bin cleaner and fresher
Your food waste caddy is emptied every week, making it the best place for food waste.
Instead of leaving food waste sitting in your black bin for up to two weeks, simply place it in your food waste caddy and let us take it away.
Why use your food waste caddy?
Using your food waste caddy helps to:
- Reduce unpleasant smells
- Keep your bin cleaner
- Reduce mess
- Lower the chance of attracting flies
Need an additional black bin?
You can apply for extra black bin capacity if:
- There are six or more people living in your house
- There are five or more people living in your house, and one is a child under three years old
- There are four or more people living in your house, and two are children under three years old
- Your household generates more waste as a result of a medical condition that is not toxic/hazardous, such as additional medical packaging. If you produce toxic/hazardous clinical waste (such as syringes, sharps, dressings or bodily fluids) these cannot be disposed of in your black bin - please find out about what to do with clinical waste
Apply for an additional black bin
