1. FIND OUT HOW
IT AFFECTS YOU
We are
changing
the way
we collect
your waste

2. Don’t worry though:
• Your weekly recycling collection including food
waste will continue. See pages 4 - 7
• We have a weekly nappy and adult hygiene
collection service – contact us to arrange
• We have a bulky waste collection service
(chargeable) – contact us to arrange
• We have a seasonal garden waste collection
service – contact us to arrange
• We offer an assisted collection to residents who are unable
to place containers/bins at kerbside – contact us to arrange
• We offer a separate textile collection - contact us for details
As you can recycle up to
75% of your household
waste, you will no longer
need a fortnightly black
wheelie bin/bag collection
so we’ve changed it to
every three weeks.
This covers most of the waste
you may have been putting
in your black wheelie bin.
Please see calendar (enclosed
in pack) to find out which day
your refuse will be collected on.
The Council is introducing a better way
of collecting your recycling And we
need your help to make it a success.
From 26th October 2015, please start using your new recycling
Trolibocs/containers (which we have delivered to you previously).
The Trolibocs has 3 stackable boxes, or where applicable, you will have
loose boxes which will be colour co-ordinated the same as the Trolibocs.
Pages 4 & 5 will tell you what recyclable items go into each box. Please see
the separate card in this pack to find out which day is recycling collection day.
In 2013/14 we recycled nearly 55% of the waste we collected. Our target is to recycle 58% by
2016. Weneedallourresidentstotakepartinournewrecyclingserviceinordertoachievethis.
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3. * Use your recycling boxes
** Use your
garden waste sack
*** Take to the Household
Waste Recycling Centre
**** Use your food waste bins
Wheelie Bin
Collected every three weeks and needs to be
put out by 7.00 am on your collection day.
Your bin will continue to be emptied every three
weeks. Please use your recycling Trolibocs/
containers and food caddies for most of your waste.
No Thanks!
Recyclable materials*
Garden Waste**
Food Waste****
Electrical items***
Rubble and soil*** - for
larger amounts you
should hire a skip
Heavy metal items -
i.e. fire extinguishers,
bicycle parts***
Wood***
Car batteries or
engine oil ***
Clinical Waste -
please contact us for
further information
Please note the lid of your wheelie bin must be
closed. Only one bin per property will be collected.
Side waste (rubbish outside of the bin) will not be
collected. You are allowed up to four black bags every
three weeks if you do not have a black wheelie bin.
Dust from your
vacuum cleaner
Crisp packets, cereal
bag packets and any
other plastic film
type packaging
Small amounts of pet
waste (please ensure
it is double bagged)
Polystyrene
Any other non recyclable
household waste
Cold coal ash
Broken glass (wrapped)
Broken toys
Yes Please!
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4. Middle /
red lid box
Use this box for a variety
of household plastic
and metal packaging.
All packaging should
be emptied or cleaned
before being recycled.
Bottom /
green lid box
A mixture of unbroken
glass objects and
cardboard can be
recycled using the box.
Top / blue
lid box
The first box in the
trolibocs is for all mixed
paper. Use this box for
newspapers, magazines
and junk mail.
What Goes in
Your Trolibocs?
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5. mixed paper
Yes Please! No Thanks!
Newspapers
Magazines
Catalogues
Envelopes
Junk mail
Wallpaper
Wrapping paper
Tissues
Paper towels
Kitchen roll
glass and cardboard
Yes Please! No Thanks!
Cardboard
packaging
Cereal boxes
Flattened
cardboard boxes
Greetings cards
Clean food boxes
Food and drink
cartons (Tetra Paks)
Clean glass
bottles and jars
Glass panes
Light bulbs
Broken glass
Card contaminated with food
plastic and metal packaging
Yes Please! No Thanks!
Plastic bottles
e.g. milk, drink,
shampoo bottles
Food containers
e.g. yoghurt pots,
margarine tubs
Food trays e.g.
ready meal trays
Punnets
Foil trays and
containers free
from food
Food and drink cans
Aerosols (empty)
Foil (without
cooking fats)
Plastic bags e.g.
carrier bags,
bread bags
Plastic film/cling
film/wrappers
e.g. sweet and
biscuits wrappers
Crisp packets/
paperback foil
e.g. foil pouches
Bubble wrap
CD/DVD and
video cases
Polystyrene
Coat hangers
Plant pots
Spray paint, gas
canisters
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6. Food Waste
Caddy
Collected every week.
By recycling food waste it can be turned into
electricity to power homes and produce fertiliser.
All food waste
Meat
Tea bags
Fish
Bones
Egg shells
Cooked and
uncooked food
* Use your black wheelie bin ** Use your garden waste sack
Yes Please!
No Thanks! Garden waste**
Cut flowers**
Plastic bags*
Food packaging/plastics*
four reasons
to use your food
waste caddy
It’s easy!
Caddies lock
to stop pests
getting access
It’s collected
once a week
Locks in smells
1 2
3 4
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7. step 1
Get the right equipment – you will
need a kitchen caddy, food waste
bags, and a food waste bin. Contact
us if you need any of these items,
see contact details on next page.
step 2
Line your kitchen
caddy with the bag.
step 3
Place any food waste into
the caddy, taking care to
exclude any packaging.
step 4
When your kitchen caddy is full,
empty into your food waste bin
and put out for collection once
a week so it can be recycled.
Did you know? If everyone in Blaenau Gwent County Borough
Council had used the food waste service last year,
we would have stopped the same weight as 33
jumbo jets worth of food from going to landfill.
How Can I Recycle
My Food Waste?
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8. contact us
For more information please contact us
info@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
01495 311 556
www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
@BlaenauGwentCBC
facebook.com/blaenaugwentcbc