Green Box Recycling Collection

Use your green recycling box to recycle your paper and card.

We will collect your green box every fortnight on the same day as your rubbish collection.

Please see the recycling collection calendar to see which week to put your green recycling box out for collection.

What can you put in your green recycling box?

Yes Please:

• newspapers
• directories (including yellow pages)
• catalogues
• magazines
• junk mail
• envelopes
• shredded paper (please place inside a used envelope or wrap in newspaper)
• cereal boxes
• card tubes (e.g. toilet roll tubes)
• card sleeves from food packaging
• tissue boxes
• egg boxes

No thanks:

• Wallpaper
• Window envelopes
• Wrapping paper
• Corrugated card (e.g. from large household appliances)
• Greeting cards
• Tetra packs

What do I have to do on the day of my collection?

Please put your boxes and recycling sack out by 7.00am on the day of collection at the edge of your property (where it meets the pavement). If your home doesn't front directly onto the pavement or you live on a private drive, please place your box where your boundary meets the pavement.

We will make collection on all bank holidays except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

Assisted Collection Service

We have an Assisted Collection Service for residents who are unable to place their wheelie bins and recycling boxes and sack out for collection due to infirmity or disability.

Frequently Asked Questions

• If I haven't got enough space in my recycling box/sack provided, what should I do?
  Any additional paper, glass, cans, tins, card and plastic bottles can be put into another container such as a cardboard box or other plastic box and left alongside your box/sack for collection. After emptying, your box/sack (including any additional containers) will be returned to your normal point of collection.

• Can I recycle shredded paper in my green box?
  Yes, shredded paper can be recycled in your green box. Please keep it all together inside a used envelope or wrap it inside some newspaper. This will stop the paper from blowing away and making a mess.

• Why won't I be able to recycle cardboard in my green box?
  Cardboard is a low-grade paper and can't be made into fresh newsprint; it is also too bulky a material to transport in our vehicles. However, you can recycle cardboard at our Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at Bickenhill or at any one of our mini recycling centres.