Black Box Recycling Service
The weekly black box collection is for all your household rubbish that can be recycled. Please separate each type of material into a plastic carrier bag and place inside your black box.
What goes in the black recycling box?
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food tins and drink cans (please rinse)
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empty aerosols (no spray paint of industrial aerosols)
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newspapers, magazines and junk mail (no envelopes please)
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catalogues and telephone directories
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glass jars and bottles
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clothes, textiles and paired shoes
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plastic bottles (no other plastic containers please)
We CANNOT accept cardboard for recycling in the black box. You can recycle cardboard at recycling banks| throughout the Borough.
For more information on what to recycle using the black box download a copy of the what goes in the black box leaflet|.
Why are only plastic bottles accepted?
The black box recycling scheme only collects plastic that can be reprocessed in the UK. Bottles are generally made from a similar plastic type, which is why this is the only type of plastic packaging currently collected. However, plastic bags used to hold extra recycling are also recycled into new plastic products.
I have too much recycling for my black box, what can I do?
We can provide you with a second box. Please call on the number at the bottom of this page to request another. Alternatively please separate the extra recycling into carrier bags, tie the bags up and leave them on the top or beside the box.
To request a black box please call Torfaen Cleanstream Recycling who carry out the black box collection on behalf of the Council on 01495 766608.
For more information on other recycling services please call 01495 762200.