Brown Bins
Each property has been issued with a brown bin for waste that can be composted. Please only use the brown bin for the items listed below:
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Cardboard food packaging (including cereal packets)
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Brown cardboard
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Envelopes (not with plastic windows)
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Shredded paper
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Toilet & kitchen roll centres
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Egg cartons
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All raw and cooked food scraps / peelings (including bones)
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Tea bags and coffee grounds
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Grass cuttings
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Woody prunings (max diameter 3" / 80mm)
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Real Christmas trees
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Straw / hay (including the bedding of small animals eg hamsters)
Food waste can be wrapped in newspaper or in cardboard boxes such as cereal boxes. However please do not use plastic bags, whether they are bio-degradable or not.
The brown bin is collected fortnightly, on the opposite week to your recycling collection.
Download a full list of acceptable and non-acceptable items below.
A Fixed Penalty Notice may be issued to residents that persistently and wilfully put the wrong items in their brown bin.
The brown bin must be left at the property boundary by 7am on the day of collection (or by 6.30am for any Saturday collections)
Please use the online service to enquire about your collection day or contact the Customer Services Centre on 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727303) or e-mail enquiries@threerivers.gov.uk
Elderly, infirm and disabled residents who have no other resident to help them move the bin may apply for an assisted collection. The bin must still be visible and the front of the property but does not have to be moved to the boundary. To apply for this service please download the Application Form, contact the Customer Services Centre on 01923 776611(minicom 01923 727303) or e-mail enquiries@threerivers.gov.uk to request a form.