Bin collection rates

28 February 2023

Your request

Please could you provide me with the following information: 

In a standard month, how many times a month are: 

  • Recycling bins collected
  • Domestic refuge bins collected

Our response

Street Side properties

Recycling bins: Recycling wheeled bins are emptied on a weekly basis from street level properties.

Residual waste bins are emptied on a weekly basis

Communal Bulk Bins areas (Estates) 

Estate properties and block of flats receive residual waste and recycling collections from communal bins at a minimum of once per week with some areas receiving up to five times a week depending on the need.