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BANK HOLIDAY - There are NO changes to waste and recycling collections over the bank holiday period.

Bins and Recycling

  • Find your waste/recycling collection day
  • Report a missed bin/recycling collection
  • Request a new purple lidded bin
  • Request a new green bin
  • Request a van/trailer permit
  • Request a bulky household items collection

A to Z guide to Recycling

It's not only rubbish that can be recycled. Most household goods can be recycled and made into new things

What goes in which bin?

Find out what items to put in each bin and how often we will collect them

Bin collection days

Find your bin collection day and download your collection calendar

Assisted recycling and waste collection

If you are unable to place your recycling and waste at the kerb, providing certain criteria are met, we may be able to assist

Bulky household items

We operate a Bulky Collection Service for large household items. Find out what items are accepted and how to book a collection

Clinical Waste

Residents are reminded that because of the risk of needle stick injuries, clinical waste should not be disposed of via the normal refuse collection

Composting

Composting at home turns most kitchen and garden waste into a compost to keep your garden blooming all year. Get reduced priced home compost bins, water butts and more

Household Recycling Centre

Find out what you can recycle at the Household Recycling Centre and how to obtain a van permit

Raise the Rate FAQs

We answer your questions about the new campaign to increase household recycling to 70 per cent

Recycling container collection hubs

Find out the opening times of your local recycling container collection hub

Stretchy plastic

Find out what stretchy plastic can be recycled and where you can take it

Torfaen Business Recycling

Information about the Welsh Government's Workplace Recycling Regulations and the council's commercial recycling service

Service standards and strategy

Our waste and recycling service standards will allow us to improve our collections, and will help us to increase recycling rates across the county

Popular Tasks

  • Request an assisted refuse collection
  • Request a trade refuse collection
  • Request a weekly purple lidded bin collection
  • Request a nappy or adult hygiene waste collection
Recycling container collection hubs

Recycling container collection hubs

Find out more

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Red Recycling Bag

Red recycling bag

Find out what goes in the bag

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Bag your batteries

Bag your batteries

Use any clear bag, tie and place in the black box

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Tie your textiles

Tie your textiles

Tie and clearly label the bag

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Hygiene waste collections

Hygiene waste collections

Find out how to get your bags

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Feed your food waste caddy

Feed your food waste caddy

Scrape it, bag it, bin it, lock it

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Torfaen County Borough Council
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Pontypool
NP4 6YB

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