Bins & Recycling

Monday 18 August 2025

ID required to access Household Recycling Centre

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All visitors to Torfaen's Household Recycling Centre will soon be required to present proof of address before entering the site...
Thursday 14 August 2025

Are you Keeping up with the Joneses?

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From this month, a new team of Recycling Education and Enforcement Officers will be on hand to help households struggling with excess purple-lidded bin waste.
Friday 27 June 2025

Waste and Recycling update

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Crews and additional staff are working hard to catch up on the missed recycling collections outstanding from this week

Red bags appearing across Torfaen are a sign of volunteer efforts

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If you've spotted bright red bags next to public bins, they're a sign litter volunteers have been working in your local area.
Wednesday 25 June 2025

Waste and recycling collections

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Council chief executive Stephen Vickers has apologised for delays to waste and recycling collections over the past few days
Wednesday 2 April 2025

Latest recycling plan approved

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Cabinet members have approved a plan to increase recycling rates in line with the Welsh Government's 70 per cent target.
Tuesday 1 April 2025

Campaign to tackle dog fouling

Campaign to tackle dog fouling
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A peaceful protest has been held to raise the issue of dog fouling at a local park.
Friday 21 March 2025

Torfaen Spring Clean success

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Plastic bottles, crisp packets, vapes, a dog bed, and a lonely shoe are just some of the items of rubbish picked up as part of Torfaen's annual Spring Clean.
Wednesday 5 March 2025

Refuse team save man's life

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A former headteacher has thanked a council refuse team for saving his life when he had a heart attack.
Friday 14 February 2025

Keep Torfaen Tidy Spring Clean 2025

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This year's Keep Torfaen Tidy Spring Clean aims to be our biggest one yet!
Monday 16 December 2024

Christmas and New Year recycling and waste collections 2024

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There will be no changes to collection days in the week leading up to Christmas...
Thursday 5 December 2024

Waste education and enforcement policy approved

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Cabinet members have approved a Waste Education and Enforcement Policy which will come into place in 2025...
Tuesday 19 November 2024

Red bag deliveries underway

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Residents will start receiving their new red recycling bags this week.
Tuesday 29 October 2024

Red bags delayed

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The delivery of the red recycling bags has been delayed by a couple of weeks due to supply chain issues.
Thursday 24 October 2024

Pumpkin recycling

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This year, as well as the food waste caddy, pumpkins can also be put in the garden waste bins to be recycled.
Monday 21 October 2024

Recycling information sessions

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Households will soon receive their new red recycling bag.
Friday 18 October 2024

Let's get Wales to No1 for recycling

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This Recycle Week, we're backing Wales Recycles' mighty mission to get to No.1 in the world for recycling, and we need YOUR help to get us there!
Wednesday 16 October 2024

Red bag recycling

Red bag recycling
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New red recycling bags for plastics, tins, cans and cartons are being delivered to households.
Wednesday 2 October 2024

Schools cut food waste by a third

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Several primary schools have reduced their food waste by a third on average, thanks to a competition by the council's catering service...
Friday 19 July 2024

Waste education and enforcement policy scrutinised

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Scrutiny members have given their views on a draft Waste Education and Enforcement Policy.

New recycling bags approved

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Plans to introduce new recycling bags to help improve the efficiency of the service and reduce litter have been given the go-ahead
Thursday 11 July 2024

New recycling bags planned

New recycling bags planned
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Plans to introduce a new recycling bag are being considered as part of the council's Raise the Recycling Rate campaign.
Thursday 27 June 2024

Hard-hitting signs to tackle litter and fly-tipping

Hard-hitting signs to tackle litter and fly-tipping
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Sixty new signs are to put up in litter and fly-tipping hotspots across the borough in a bid to deter people from dropping or dumping rubbish.
Friday 21 June 2024

Scouts turn litter into art

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A scout group from Pontypool has turned items commonly found as litter into a sculpture...
Tuesday 14 May 2024

Recycling Hubs are changing

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From Friday 24 May, the locations in Torfaen where residents can collect recycling boxes, bags and caddies will change
Thursday 2 May 2024

Meet and greet resumed at the Household Recycling Centre

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The Household Recycling Centre team has resumed meeting and greeting visitors to the site in New Inn.
Thursday 25 April 2024

Nappy Library launches in Torfaen

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Did you know that in the first year of their life a baby will produce around 78 bin bags full of disposable nappies?...
Monday 15 April 2024

Spring Clean success

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Plastic bottles, crisp packets, vapes, a broken E-Scooter, and a car head rest are just some of the items of rubbish picked up as part of Torfaen's annual Spring Clean.
Monday 18 March 2024

Easter recycling and waste collections

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Crews will be working the Easter bank holidays this year so there are no changes to collection days...
Thursday 14 March 2024

Be Mighty. Recycle – Let's get Wales to number 1!

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Here in Wales we're proud recyclers, and that's made us the third best recyclers IN THE WORLD...
Wednesday 6 March 2024

Spring clean 2024 starts soon

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The Torfaen Spring Clean 2024 is due to start Saturday 30 March at Pontypool Park at 11am
Wednesday 21 February 2024

Garden waste collections restart soon

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Fortnightly garden waste collections in Torfaen will restart week beginning Monday 04 March...
Tuesday 23 January 2024

Repair café takes on ceramics

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The Torfaen Repair Café can now repair broken ceramics thanks to a new volunteer...
Wednesday 17 January 2024

Plan to Raise the Recycling Rate approved

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Cabinet members have approved a plan to improve the waste and recycling service and increase recycling.
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