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Recycling - fortnightly collection

Check your collection dates
Some battery collections are conducted by food waste vehicles and others by recycling vehicles. Please don’t report your batteries are missed until both crews have attended and not before 4pm on bin collection day.

Reusable battery bag

What goes in your reusable battery bag

Yes please

What goes in your battery bag:

  • household batteries, including AA, AAA, 'button' and rechargeable batteries

No thanks

We do not accept:

  • mobile phone batteries
  • car batteries
  • laptop batteries
  • tablet batteries

Batteries that can't be accepted at the kerbside can be taken to a household recycling centre.

Wrong stuff in the wrong bin?

If there is any reason why we cannot collect some or all of your waste, we will leave a tag or sticker on the container. Find out what our tags and stickers mean.

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