Waste collection policy

Wheeled bins remain the property of the Borough Council. Charges for the new and replacement wheeled bins are for their provision, administration costs and delivery of the bins and not a purchase charge for the resident to own the bins. As such, all recycling and residual collection containers should be left at the property when residents sell or move out of the property unless they have prior agreement from the Council to also move bins provided for additional capacity . The Council reserves the right to remove any bins which are not being used in line with this policy or being used for other purposes other than refuse and recycling storage. Each householder is responsible for keeping the containers safe and in good order and to protect them from misuse.

The above does not apply to garden waste bins, where the initial cost of service does include purchase cost of the bin or for larger communal bins where a property owner has paid purchase cost of the bin.