Refuse and recycling

You should avoid burning waste if you live close to other people as it may cause a nuisance. Burning of waste can be classed as a statutory nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 83.

If you live in a family with 5 or more people you are entitled to a large green bin

No. The contents of the box is sorted by the crew and they risk injury if there is broken glass in the boxes. Please wrap in newspaper and put in the refuse bin.

There are about 100 recycling banks in the Vale. At these you can recycle more items from aluminum foil to clothes and books. At the household waste and recycling centers you can also recycle electrical items, batteries, garden waste and scrap...

Refuse will be collected from your wheeled bin only. This waste goes to landfill so please try to recycle as much as possible. Some householders who live in properties that are not suitable for wheeled bins may use black bags. We will inform y...

•We ask that you wash and squash your recycling materials and separate out: • Paper – goes in your paper basket • Cans and plastics – goes in your plastics and cans basket • Glass – goes in your glass box...

Yes. Your recycling gets brought back to our depot where it is then sent on to reprocessing companies to recycle back into new and useful products again. Cans and plastics go to a sorting facility in Milton Keynes where the sorted material is ...

We can help you if you are struggling to put unable to put out your wheeled bin, glass box or recycling baskets yourself. If you have a disability and you want to find out if we can help you contact us by email contractservices@aylesburyvaledc...

You can order refuse bins by calling us on 01296 585510. If you would like extra recycling containers you can order them by completing our recycling containers form.

Have you considered reusable nappies they are far more environmentally friendly. If you are using disposable nappies these have to go to landfill so should where possible solid waste should be removed, they should be wrapped securely and put in yo...