Important collection service change: From Monday 30 March, residents will need to ensure that waste/recycling is out on the kerbside for collection from 6.00am. This is a temporary measure during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Green bag collection
You can use green bags for cans, glass, paper, and card. We will collect them on your green week.
To ensure your bags are collected for recycling:
- Use the green bags that we provide for free
- Put your bags out for collection between 7.00pm on the evening before your collection and 7.00am on the morning of your collection day
- Keep your paper and card separate from glass and cans
- Wash out all bottles and jars and remove their tops
- Use our recycling and rubbish collection search to find out what day we collect your bags
What to put in the bags
Yes please
Put the following items of glass & cans in one green bag:
- Bottles and jars
- Cans and tins
- Empty aerosol cans
- Aluminium foil eg wrap and trays
- Small items of metal kitchenware eg pots and pans, baking trays etc
- Metal lids
Keep the following items of paper and card in a separate green bag:
- Card
- Catalogues
- Envelopes
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Shredded Paper
- Office paper
- Yellow Pages
- Greetings cards (plain card only)
- Corrugated cardboard (please empty and flatten boxes)
No thank you
Please don't include the following items in your green bags:
- Broken glass
- Cartons or paper cups
- Food contaminated paper/cardboard eg pizza boxes
- Kitchen paper
- Mirrors
- Oil cans
- Paper towels
- Paint tins
- Plate glass
- Pyrex
- Sharp metal objects eg knives
- Tissues
- Wallpaper
- Wrapping paper
Related pages
Contacts
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Recycling
Email: evh@swansea.gov.uk
Tel: 01792 635600
Full details for Recycling
