Your bins and boxes | BETA - South Gloucestershire Council

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Due to essential maintenance some of our online account services will be unavailable on Wednesday 20 November from 5pm to 10pm.

We provide a selection of bins and boxes to each household for you to sort and separate your waste and recycling.

We no longer provide bags for recycling.

Black bin

One per household for general waste.

Find out what goes in your black bin.

Green boxes

For you to sort and separate your household recycling. They are designed to be used safely with our collection vehicles and do not have lids.

Find out what goes in your recycling boxes.

Food waste bins

One larger one and one small kitchen caddy for you to use in the house.

Find out what goes in your food waste bin.

Green bin – optional

You can subscribe to have a green wheelie bin for a fortnightly garden waste collection.

Find out what goes in the green bin.

Communal bins

Some properties such as blocks of flats in South Gloucestershire have communal waste and recycling facilities.

Find out what goes in communal bins.

Wheelie bins with different coloured stickers