All households in Richmondshire have a kerbside collection
service using both a green box for the collection of glass bottles,
glass jars, food cans, drinks cans and plastic bottles, and a blue
bag for the collection of newspapers and magazines.
What is this service?
A separate collection of glass, cans, plastic bottles and
paper from your home for recycling every fortnight.
Where should I put my box and sack?
Please put your box and sack out at the kerbside, before
7.30am on your scheduled collection day.
What happens on Bank Holidays?
As for your normal refuse collection, if there is a Monday
Bank Holiday in the week, all collections will be made a day later
than normal and you should put your box and bag out accordingly.
Collections will return to normal the following week. Collections
for Good Friday take place as normal. You will be advised of
Christmas collections nearer to the time.
What do I put in the Green Box?
Glass Bottles and Jars
- Whole not broken glass, please remove lids. All clear, green,
brown and blue glass such as wine and beer bottles, juice, jam,
coffee, food and sauce jars. Please rinse out all items.
- No broken glass, mirrors, windows, drinking
glass, milk bottles, light bulbs or pyrex crockery.
Food cans, drinks cans and aerosol cans.
- Food and pet food cans, fizzy drinks cans, beer cans.
Please rinse out food and drinks cans, crush where possible and
push in any sharp lids.
- Aerosol cans. Do not crush and ensure they are empty.
- No motor oil cans please.
Plastic bottles.
- Plastic bottles
- No plastic trays, plastic film or plastic
bags
What do I put in the Blue Bag?
Waste Paper
- Newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, catalogues, clean office
paper and junk mail.
- No cardboard of any sort please.
Assisted Collection Service
If no-one within the household is able to present the box
and bag at the kerbside due to disability or infirmity, we can
offer you an assisted collection service. The collection
crews will enter your property and collect your box
and bag from a designated point and return it to your
property. Please call the Helpline on 01748 828777.
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