Recycling
Services
Order clear or reusable recycling bags (residents)
Mini recycling centres
Find out what you can recycle at our mini recycling centres located across the borough.
Household Waste and Recycling Centre
Dispose of your household waste a Smugglers Way Household Waste & Recyling Centre
Waste electronic and electrical equipment
Information on how to recycle waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) including small household items, printers and computers.
Why recycle
Recycling household waste can save energy and resources, and help to protect the environment
Freecycle
How to recycle and give away unwanted household items through Freecycle.
What happens to my recycling?
Information about what happens to your recycling after it has been collected. Further details on why some items can't be recycled.
Recycling and rubbish FAQs
Frequently asked questions about rubbish and recycling.
Clear bag recycling
Our clear bag recycling collection service is for residents who have kerbside or doorstep collections.
Real nappies
Find out about the benefits of using real nappies.
Mixed recycling banks
What to recycle in mixed recycling banks and where to find them
Reducing food waste tips
Information on ways you can avoid wasting food including measuring your food to get the right portions and planning your meals.
Waste minimisation
Information on how we aim to reduce waste
Christmas tree recycling
Information on how to recycle your real Christmas tree.
About recycling
Information on how and what we recycle, your responsibilities, and the services we offer.
A-Z of recycling
Find out which items can been recycled and ideas for reusing and reducing your waste.
Rubbish and recycling collections during extreme cold weather
Disruptions to rubbish and recycling collections, TB4B, garden waste and commercial waste collections during the cold weather.
Greener Borough
How the council is reducing its environmental impact and carbon footprint.
Recycling plant tours
Come to a free behind-the-scenes tour of our recycling plant run by Western Riverside Waste Authority.