New rubbish collections
Once your new waste collections start, we will collect your recycling and rubbish on alternate weeks. Rubbish will be collected one week and recycling the next week.
Your new rubbish bin
Households will get an 180 litre black-lid rubbish bin for rubbish collections.
Your rubbish bin must have its lid fully closed when ready for collection, otherwise it may not be collected.
Eligible households will be able to apply for a larger or smaller bin.
Soon, we will update our website with a new collection policy for the new waste service. This will include details on how to put bins out for waste collections, criteria for different size bins, and how and when we will collect extra recycling. Please check back soon for updates.
If you live in a flat, a property which shares communal bins, or we have assessed your property as unsuitable for wheelie bins, the waste containers you use for the new service may be different. If this applies to your property, we will write to you with details before the changes are due in your area.
What can and cannot go in the rubbish bin
Your rubbish bin will be for most household waste you cannot recycle.
Please do not put the following items in your rubbish bin:
- electrical items
- batteries
- garden waste
- hazardous waste (such as asbestos)
- bulky household items
To dispose of garden waste, you can subscribe to our garden waste collection service, compost garden waste, or take it to your local Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC).
Batteries can be recycled at many retail outlets. To check where you can recycle batteries near you, visit the Recycle Your Electricals website (recycleyourelectricals.org.uk).
Medical syringes should never be placed in the black refuse sack, even if you believe they are securely wrapped or contained. The council provides a free healthcare waste collection service for this type of waste.
New fortnightly limit on rubbish
Our current waste collection service of sacks has no restriction on how much rubbish can be collected.
To help encourage recycling and reduce waste in the district, there will be a limit on how much rubbish we collect from all properties in the district.
Eligible households will be able to apply for a larger or smaller bin.
Soon, we will update our website with a new collection policy for the new waste service. This will include details on criteria for different size bins, and how and when we will collect extra recycling. Please check back soon for updates.
When we will collect your rubbish
Before your new waste collections are due, we will write to you confirming your collection days and start date.
Your collection days and times are likely to change but you will be notified.
What happens to your rubbish
Most of the non-recyclable waste collected from homes in Hampshire is taken to one of three Energy Recovery Facilities located in Marchwood, Chine ham and Portsmouth. These facilities are managed by Hampshire County Council.
These facilities safely incinerate the waste and use the heat from this process to create steam, in turn generating electricity which is fed to the National Grid.
For more information on what happens to waste in Hampshire, visit Hampshire County Council's website (Hants.gov.uk).
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