Black wheelie bin or sack (including communal rubbish)

What goes in your bins

Black wheelie bin or sack (including communal rubbish) 

Your black bin, black sack or communal refuse bin is only for rubbish that can't be recycled or go in your food bin.

Don’t put these things in your black bin, black sack or communal refuse bin:

• DIY waste – like bricks, tiles, or wood from home projects
• electrical items – like old toasters, phones, or kettles
• hazardous waste – like paint, batteries, or chemicals
• garden waste – like grass, leaves, or branches

Place small electrical items like toasters, batteries (not car batteries) or old clothes in a plastic bag. Each type of item needs to be in its own bag or it will not be taken. Leave the bag next to your bin on your collection day. This happens every week. But if the bin truck is too full, your bag might not be taken. If that happens, just leave it out again next week. You don’t need to tell anyone.

If you use black sacks:

• make sure the sack is tied up
• don’t let rubbish spill out