Posted on: Friday 10 July 2026
From Monday 13 July, residents will have access to a more flexible bulky household waste collection service as part of a six-month trial.
The current bulky household waste collection service offers residents the opportunity to get rid of three large household items for a fixed fee.
While the service is typically used by residents to recycle large household items such as fridges, washing machines and mattresses, it is also used for medium sized items that can't be recycled at the kerbside, such as computer monitors and televisions.
From Monday, residents will be able to book two medium-sized items such as a bedside table and child’s scooter in place of one large item within the existing £29 collection charge.
Residents can continue to book three large items or choose a combination of large and medium-sized items. For example, a collection could include:
- Three large items
- Two large items and two medium-sized items
- One large item and four medium-sized items
- Six medium-sized items
Additional medium-sized items can also be booked for collection at half the cost of a large item.
The aim is to make the service fairer and more practical for households booking smaller bulky items, while continuing to support responsible disposal for residents who are unable to take items to the Household Recycling Centre in New Inn.
Cllr Sue Morgan, Executive Member for Waste and Sustainability, said: "We've listened to feedback from residents who told us that there are certain items that are difficult to get rid of especially for households who aren't able to get to the Household Recycling Centre.
"The pilot scheme will help us assess demand for a medium-sized item collection service while supporting the wider changes we are introducing to help meet the Welsh Government's target of recycling 70 per cent of waste."
Examples of medium-sized items include computer monitors, small televisions under 45 inches, printers, bedside tables, children's scooters, small bicycles, pushchairs and highchairs.
The proposed changes sit alongside the council's Keeping Up With the Joneses education and enforcement campaign, which focusses on helping residents recycle correctly and reduce the amount of rubbish put in the purple lidded bin.
The first phase of the campaign, which targeted households presenting over-filled purple-lidded bins or additional rubbish bags, led to a 19 per cent increase in food waste recycling, a six per cent increase in container recycling and a five per cent reduction in purple-lidded waste.
The council is also progressing plans for a modern recycling transfer station in Blaenavon, which will have the capacity to process additional kerbside recycling.