Green box recycling service

Green boxes are for recycling a wide range of household materials, including paper, plastics, card and glass. They are provided to houses or low-rise apartment blocks that face onto a street.

Below you'll find collection times and the items that you can recycle using a green box. If you need a new green box, you can order one online using our container request form.

Collection times

To see the green bin collection schedule for your area, please download our green box collection days spreadsheet (Excel file, 125KB - if you do not have Excel on your computer, you can download a free Excel viewer from Microsoft).

Important: your green box should be placed out at street level by 7:30am on the day of collection, at the front boundary of your property where it can be easily seen and accessed by the collection crew.

What can I recycle in my green box?

Aerosols Batteries Car batteries Cardboard Cartons Clothes
Foil Food tins and drink cans Newspapers and magazines Household plastic packaging Mixed glass (all colours) Paper
Shoes Telephone directories Textiles Used engine oil Tick mark

You can recycle the following materials in your green box:

Aerosols - make sure they are empty, but don't squash or pierce them.
Batteries - put old household batteries in a bag to keep them separate.
Car batteries - these should be placed next to the green box.
Cardboard: boxes, greetings cards, sleeves and cardboard packaging.
Clothing, shoes and textiles - make sure they are clean, and put them in a plastic bag to keep them dry. Tie shoes together.
Foil - kitchen foil and take-away containers.
Food tins and drinks cans
Mixed glass bottles and jars - all colours of glass accepted; please remove lids from jars.
Paper - newspapers, magazines, junk mail, catalogues, telephone directories and envelopes (including those with windows).
Household plastic packaging - plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and lids) such as ice cream tubs and yoghurt pots).
Shoes - please tie them together.
Textiles - old towels, curtains, bedsheets, clothing (good quality and/or torn).
Used engine oil - used oil can be recycled, but put it in a marked container.

Important notes

It is compulsory to recycle tins and cans, glass and paper.
Remember to 'wash and squash' items where possible (except aerosols - these should be empty but not squashed or pierced).
Remove lids from jam jars.
Never put broken glass in the green box.