Recycling and waste collection Powys

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1 Powys Red box and net Plastic and cans Aqua box Bottles and jars Blue box with lid Caddy with liner Black wheelie bin Paper and card All your food waste Anything left over that can t go into the recycling boxes or food waste caddy every three weeks Powys Council provides a weekly recycling and food waste collection. Wheelie bins and purple bags are collected three-weekly. Please remember when putting your wheelie bin out for collection, the lid must always be fully closed. Rubbish that doesn t fit inside the bin will not be taken. Powys Council no longer give out black sacks. If you often have more recycling than will fit into your containers, you can ask for more recycling boxes. If you can t accommodate a wheelie bin, Powys Council will assess the property and will provide you with a roll of 52 purple sacks instead. This is the same capacity as a standard wheeled bin. Powys Council operate a bulky collection service for larger items, to book a collection phone or They will give you a reference number and offer a collection date, which will normally be within two weeks. There is a charge for this service. You can pay by debit/credit card. If you have fewer than three items to collect you can save money by sharing a collection with a neighbour. Please note a three piece suite is counted as three items (if it consists of a sofa and two chairs). A table and four chairs is counted as five items. Amendments and cancellations: If you want to change or cancel your order you must tell us 48 hours before the planned collection date. If you do not do this, refunds could be affected. Additional items must be paid for in advance.

2 Newport Newport Council provide a weekly recycling and fortnightly refuse collection on an allocated day between 7am and 4pm. They provide you with; Purple lidded bin Black box All your household waste that cannot be recycled or composted All your household waste that can be recycled All your cardboard Brown caddy All your food waste Green bin All your green garden waste Red bag Plastics, cans, foil and aerosols Green box Cardboard, food and drink cartons and glass Paper, small broken electrical items and clean textiles as before Brown box Food waste Please note: You need request blue and green recycling boxes, food caddies and liners. You can also collect food caddy liners from your local library and the Information Station. To request a new rubbish bin, please call (01633) For a small fee Newport City Council will collect large, bulky items such as unwanted furniture and large electrical goods which cannot be recycled or extra bags of household rubbish from households For more information visit

3 Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent Council provide a three-weekly black bin/bag collection. They provide a weekly recycling service collection for cardboard, paper, glass, tin and plastics, textiles, batteries and small electrical items using the Trolibocs, loose recycling boxes or hessian bags. They provide a weekly food collection service using the food caddy and bin liners that they provide They provide a green waste collection that runs from April to October each year. Residents must register on a yearly basis to receive this service They will not collect building materials, soil, cement, sand, loose timber or paint. You may be able to take some of these items to your local household waste recycling centre which is located at New Vale Civic Amenity Site, Waun-y-Pound Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale NP23 6PL Blaenau Gwent Council operates a Bulky Collection Service for larger items of household waste such as furniture and white goods at a cost of 10 for collection for up to 3 items. Extra items are then charged at 3.00 per item. Items must be outside your property at your bin collection point by 7am on the day of collection. For more information contact or visit

4 Monmouthshire Monmouthshire Council provide a weekly kerbside recycling collection to all households in Monmouthshire using red and purple bags. They also collect food waste weekly using blue food bins. They operate a brown garden waste bag (pay to use) service Household rubbish is collected fortnightly. A maximum of two bags of standard 80L size will be collected. The red bag Paper Recycling Purple bag Recycling Blue food waste bin Brown Food waste Garden waste All your cardboard (pay to use) (Mar Nov) Bag Household rubbish fortnightly Home makers Community Recycling collect large items such as furniture, beds and white goods on behalf of Monmouthshire County Council. To have these items collected there is a charge of 12 for up to 3 items and an increased charge for additional items, visit for more information. For more general recycling and waste information visit

5 Torfaen Torfaen Borough Council provide a weekly recycling and fortnightly refuse collection on an allocated day between 7am and 4pm. Recycling They provide you with a purple lidded bin for refuse, a brown caddy for food waste, a blue bag for cardboard, a black box for recycling and a green bin for garden waste. Purple lidded bin Black box All your household waste that cannot be recycled or composted All your household waste that can be recycled All your cardboard Brown caddy All your food waste Green bin Yellow bag Clinical waste All your green garden waste Disposable nappies To arrange a collection of clinical waste please contact your local GP surgery (Mar Nov) fortnightly with your purple lidded bin Torfaen Borough Council operates a Bulky Collection Service for larger items of household waste such as furniture and white goods at a cost of 25 per collection for up to three items. Extra items are then charged at 6.50 per item. In some cases they will remove old furniture free if it is in good condition and can benefit someone else. For more information contact Circulate Furniture Recycling on Further Information Any changes to services will be publicised by Torfaen Borough Council a month before they are introduced. Torfaen Borough Council provide replacement recycling containers for free but charge 20 for replacing purple lidded bins unless they are damaged by TCBC. For more information visit