Request a new bin

Contact Streetscene to enquire about new bins

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

  • new green general waste bins are £40
  • new grey recycling bins are subsidised by the council and are free
  • new brown garden waste bins are £40 (only available if you are a current subscriber)

The current lockdown due to Covid-19 is affecting our bin demand. To ensure that residents without bins are prioritised, we have temporarily suspended grey recycling bin deliveries:

  • new grey bin requests are suspended until 20 January 2021
  • additional grey bin requests are suspended until 21 February 2021

Contact Streetscene to enquire about new bins

Request an additional bin

You can ask for an additional green 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 contact you as part of the authorisation process and you will need to provide evidence in support of your application.

Once authorised, your address will be sent to the contractor as approved. Only authorised additional bins will be emptied.

We are currently not able to accept requests for additional grey recycling bins, to prioritise stocks for those without a bin.

The costs are:

  • additional green general waste bins are £40 each
  • additional grey recycling bins are subsidised by the council and are free (from 1 April 2019)

Request an additional green or grey 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