Black Box

How often is the black box collected?

The black box is collected weekly.

What goes in the black box?

Yes please

• Batteries, AAA, AA, B, C, D, DD and 9V (must be bagged and tied)
• Cartons (fruit juice, children’s drinks, UHT milk/milkshake, soup)
• Catalogues and telephone directories
• Clothes, textiles and paired shoes (please bag)
• Envelopes
• Empty aerosols (no spray paint or industrial aerosols)
• Food tins and drink cans
• Glass jars and bottles
• Newspapers, magazines and junk mail
• Plastic (e.g. yoghurt pots, ice cream and margarine tubs, microwave food trays, detergent bottles, plastic lids)

No thank you

• Broken glass
• Cardboard
• Disposable nappies
• Plastic bags
• Polystyrene, plastic film, cling film
• Toys, flower pots, seed trays, coat hangers, crisp packets
• Wrapping paper

Tips

• Label your box
• Wash and squash items to fit more in and to keep your box clean

What day will my box be collected?

Use our mapping system to find your waste/recycling collection day.

Missed collections

If your box was at the collection point by 7am on the day of collection but was not emptied, please let us know immediately by completing the report a missed collection form and we will make arrangements to collect it as soon as possible.

Report a missed collection

I have too much recycling for my black box, what can I do?

You can visit one of our recycling container collection hubs which stock recycling boxes, bags, caddies and caddy liners if you need more. A maximum of two recycling boxes, caddies, or bags can be collected per visit.

If you are a blue badge holder, on assisted collections, or are genuinely unable to visit the hubs due to medical, or other reasons, the items can be delivered on request.

Request a recycling container

What happens to my recycling?

Paper is used in newsprint, plastic is turned into sheeting and pipes, tins and cans go towards everything from cars to roller blind systems. Glass gets processed back into glass bottles and textiles are sorted and sold as clothes in the UK and overseas. The remainder is used for cleaning cloths and sound proofing.

Where does my recycling go?

Find out where your recycling goes by visiting My Recycling Wales