Waste collection delays
Currently there are some delays to waste collections in Elmbridge due to pressures impacting disposal arrangements.
Recycling collection
Information about your recycling collection, including what can and can't go in your blue-lidded recycling bin.
Recycling is collected every 2 weeks. The recycling bins with a blue lid should be put out by 6:30am on your collection day.
Check your recycling bin collection day and calendar
If you need a bin with a blue lid you can order new or replacement bins.
What can and cannot go in the recycling bin
Yes please:
- dry paper
- dry cardboard
- metal tins or cans
- foil
- some plastic items: bottles, trays, pots, tubs
- glass bottles and jars
- empty aerosol cans
- empty cartons such as juice and soup cartons (rinse and remove lids)
- clean non-black plastic plant pots
- empty squeezy metal and plastic tubes, such as tomato puree and toothpaste tubes
No thanks:
- plastic bags, cellophane and polystyrene
- black bin bags or bin liners
- tissues and wipes
- greasy pizza boxes
- coffee cups
- plant pots
- nappies
For more details, check the what can I recycle? tool.
Cardboard
Cardboard that won’t fit into your bin should be flattened and tied in a bundle. Please leave this next to your bin. To keep it dry, you can put it in a clear bag (not a black or coloured bag). Put any cardboard stained or dirty with foodstuffs, grease, paint or dirt in your rubbish bin - this cannot be recycled.
Items that can't go in recycling or rubbish bins
Some items that can’t go in your recycling or rubbish bin can be taken to a community recycling centre.
Missed collections
You can report a missed bin collection online.
Terms and conditions
For recycling terms and conditions, see the wheeled bin policy.