Request a new bin

If you move into a property with no bin, you can request a new bin:

  • new grey recycling bins are subsidised by the council and are free
  • new green general waste bins are £39.30
  • new brown garden waste bins are £39.30

There is also a £20 collection subscription charge for brown garden waste bins from 13 December 2019 to 31 May 2020. There is a £25 annual collection charge for all additional brown bins. 

Request a new green or grey bin

Request a new brown garden waste bin

Request an additional bin

You can ask for an additional green or grey bin if:

  • there are six or more people living in your home
  • someone has a medical condition that means you have extra rubbish
  • there are two or more in nappies in your home
  • you have extra recycling

We will visit you as part of the authorisation process.

The costs are:

  • additional green general waste bins are £39.30 each
  • additional brown garden waste bins are £39.30 each
  • additional grey recycling bins are subsidised by the Council and are free (from 1 April 2019)

Request an additional green or grey bin

Request an additional brown garden waste bin

Can I buy my own bin?

If you want to purchase your own bin independently of the council, then it must be:

  • a wheeled bin
  • compliant with the EN 840 standard
  • either 140 litre or 240 litre capacity
  • the correct colour for the type of waste that it will contain

If your bin does not meet this criteria, then it will not be emptied by the council.

Bins for multi occupancy properties

This includes flats and sheltered accommodation.

  • refuse metal bulk bins (1100 litre capacity, with lid), £87.31 per bin per year
  • refuse metal chamberlain bins (940 litre capacity, without lid), £52.08 per bin per per year

Call Biffa Waste Services Ltd on 0151 343 3720.