Household waste

Anglo Doorstep Collections

Free collections of unwanted household items

Batteries and small electricals

Kerbside collection of household batteries and small electrical items

Bulky waste collection

Book your bulky waste collection online

Check your next bin day

Search by postcode and house number to check your next bin days

Christmas recycling and rubbish collections

Changes to waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period

Composting

Handy tips on how to compost successfully

Frozen bins

How you can help prevent your bin from freezing

Garden waste collection service

Signing up for the council's garden waste service

Household clinical waste

Disposing of needles, syringes and other sharps

New food waste collection service

Our new food waste collection service launches in summer 2026

Our waste collection service

How our waste collection service works

Report a missed bin

What to do if we have missed your bin

Request a replacement or additional bin

If your bin breaks, or you need a different size

Simpler recycling

Changes to recycling and what it means for you

Smelly bins

Tips to reduce odours, particularly during hot weather

The assisted collection service

Help for residents who do not have other members of the household to help them

What goes in which bin?

Use our handy directory to find out what goes in which bin.

What happens to my waste

What happens to your rubbish and recycling after it has been collected from the kerbside