You can recycle your small electrical items, batteries, clothes and home textiles every week. We will collect them on your normal collection day.
Collections
Please separate out the items and put into 3 different small, tied carrier bags (not black bin liners):
- small electrical items
- batteries - household and mobile phone ones only
- clothes and home textiles
Place your bagged items on the edge of your property next to your bins. Make sure your bags are out by 6:30am.
Small electrical items
- kettles, toasters, sandwich makers and irons
- hairdryers and straighteners
- radios
- digibox or freeview box, video players and DVD players
- clocks, alarms and watches
- games consoles and laptops
Clothes and home textiles
- clothes (must be clean and dry)
- pairs of shoes and slippers
- blankets and towels
- curtains and bed sheets
- accessories like belts and bags
We cannot collect
There some items we can't collect.
Small electrical items
We can't collect:
- any electrical items larger than 35 x 40cm like televisions or white goods
- car batteries
- low energy light bulbs
Clothes and home textiles
We can't collect:
- single shoes
- wellington boots
- cushions, pillows or duvets
- cuddly toys
- rugs and carpets
- bric-a-brac
To find out more, see what goes in which bin.
Missed collections
You can report a missed bin collection online.
Flats and communal properties
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer this recycling service to flats and communal properties at present.