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HomeRubbish and RecyclingHousehold waste - domestic bins

What goes in which bin?

  • Find your waste/recycling collection day
  • Report a missed bin/recycling collection
  • Request a new bin / black box / blue bag
  • Request an assisted refuse collection
  • Request a weekly purple lidded bin collection
  • Request a nappy or adult hygiene waste collection

Purple Lidded Bin

The purple lidded bin is for all your household waste that cannot be recycled or composted and is collected every two weeks

Black Box

The black box is for all your household waste that can be recycled and is collected every week

Blue Bag

The blue bag is for all your cardboard and is collected every two weeks

Brown Caddy

The brown caddy is for all your food waste and is collected every week

Green Bin

The green bin is for all your green garden waste and is collected every two weeks (March to November)

Yellow bag (nappies and adult hygiene waste)

The yellow bag is for disposable nappies and is collected fortnightly with your purple lidded bin

Green bin next to trees in garden

Green waste collections

The fortnightly green waste collections take place from March to November

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Kitchen food caddy next to a bowl of fruit containing a pineapple and bananas

Food waste 

Free liners are now available for your kitchen caddies. Find out where you can collect them ...

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Baby laying on a bed wearing a nappy

Disposable nappy collections

Find out how to get your nappy bags

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Pontypool
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