What goes in my recycling and waste bins and bags?

Residents living in the Bradford district can now put more recyclable items all in one recycling bin.

Grey bin or grey bin with blue lid

For residents in rural areas

If you live in a location which is hard to reach with a full size bin lorry, and are serviced by a smaller 14 tonne lorry for general waste, and a transit van for recycling, you may have a caddy for recycling glass, cans and plastics, as well as a blue bag for paper and card. Residents on rural rounds will not be affected by all in one recycling or alternate week collections at the moment.

 Bottles (glass and plastic), jars and cans should be rinsed out and free from food. You don't have to remove the labels.

Brown bin

There is now an annual charge for the garden waste collection service. You can still sign up to the garden waste collection service. Alternatively, you can take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or you may wish to make your own compost.

Green bin

Only household waste that can’t be recycled should be put in this bin.

Most homes have a green bin for general waste, except for hard to reach properties.

Your bin lid should be closed on your collection day.

You must not put sacks or bags of waste at the side of your bin.

We will only empty one green general waste bin from each household, unless otherwise agreed.

The following items must not be put in the general waste (green) bin

Garden waste

Do not put garden waste in your general waste bin, contaminated bins will not be emptied. For a small fee we can collect your garden waste or you can take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or you may wish to make your own compost.

Gas bottles

Return these to a commercial supplier or to the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Bowling Back Lane or Royd Ings Keighley. Please note only these two sites are able to accept gas bottles.

Needles and syringes

Return these to the provider or one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres

Batteries

These can be taken to any retail outlet that sells batteries or one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres

Electrical items (such as fridges, washing machines, hairdryers)

These can be recycled and can be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre. If you are unable to transport large electrical items you can book an electrical waste collection now.

Tyres

Up to 4 tyres per household per year can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Bowling Back Lane or Royd Ings Keighley.

Where can I dispose of items not listed above?

• You can reuse or donate unwanted furniture
• You can take other items to one of our household waste recycling centres. We can show you which centre is closest to you if you tell us what you want to recycle
• You can arrange a bulky waste collection

When is my recycling and waste collected?

For residents living in Bradford (not the Wyke ward, Keighley or Shipley constituencies), general waste in your green bin is collected once a week. Recycling from your grey bin is collected fortnightly for most households. Residents in rural areas (using blue bags and caddies) will not be affected by alternate week collections at this stage.

If you live in the Wyke ward, Keighley and Shipley constituencies, your general waste bin and your recycling bin will be emptied on alternate weeks.

We collect your recycling and waste between 6.30am and 5.15pm on your collection day. You can check your bin collection dates now.

Find out more about collections in bad weather.

Where should I put my bins and bags?

Your bins and bags should be placed at the side of kerb or at your agreed collection point for emptying. Your bins should not obstruct the footpath or road. Please return your containers to your property when your recycling and waste have been collected.

Missed bin collections

Find out more about missed bin collections and report a missed bin.