Household Waste & Recycling
There is no change to
Redditch bin collections over Bank
Holiday
Household waste and recycling collections in Redditch will
remain unchanged over the Bank Holiday period.
This means that Redditch Borough Council will collect household
waste and recycling bins as normal on Monday 7th May
2012. .
For more information contact the borough council on (01527)
534123, email contact.centre@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk
or visit one of the customer service centres at Redditch Town Hall,
Batchley, Winyates or Woodrow.
Household
Recycling Centres
Household Waste Collections
To find out when your refuse and recycling gets collected,please
go to our online calendar
For properties not yet on alternate weekly collections please
contact us (on 01527 534123 
or email us at 
contact.centre@redditchbc.gov.uk
Recycling
You can now recycle thick
card, more types of plastics and
waxed cartons in your green
wheeled bins. To find out what else can be included in
your recycling collection, please click the link below.
NEW
RECYCLING GUIDE FOR 2012
Your recycling is now being taken to a new facility near
Worcester called Envirosort.
Please look on the envirosort website for more details on where
your recycling goes.
http://www.envirosort.co.uk/
Bulky Items Collection Service
Redditch Borough Council offer a
collection service for bulky household items, which are items you
would generally take with you if you moved house. The cost is
£16.50 for up to three large items such as a three piece suite, or
unwanted household furniture/large household appliances, with an
additional charge of £4.40 per item up to a maximum of 6 items.
To book a collection call 01527
534123 , with your debit or credit card to hand.
Alternatively any of the council's neighbourhood offices or Town
Hall can accept cards, cheque or cash.
Examples of what we
can take:
Cookers, Carpets, Dishwashers, Hoovers, Mattresses, Tables,
Settees, Televisions, Wardrobes (free standing), Washing Machines,
Bedbases, Bicycles, Fridges and Freezers.
Examples of what we can
not take:
Business and Commercial Waste, Builder's Waste, Fitted Kitchen
Units, DIY Waste, Roofing Materials, Sink Units, Sheds, W.C.s, Gas
Bottles.
Alternatively, if
your household items such as furniture are re-usable, please
consider using a re-use charity such as 'Boomerang' based in South
Street, they can be contacted on 01527
68250 .
You can also find a number of
companies who will remove and responsibly dispose of your bulky
waste for you in the Yellow Pages, but please ensure that they have
a valid Waste Carriers Licence. this information can be located via
this link:
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/publicregisters
Assisted Waste Collection Service
Residents may be eligible to
receive a different type of service depending on their personal
needs. If you are struggling to manage with a wheeled bin,
have a medical need or have a large family (6 adults or
more) please call the Contact Centre for an application
form.
If you need a larger green
recycling bin or second green recycling bin
please call the Contact Centre on 01527
534123 or email contact.centre@redditchbc.gov.uk
Orange Sack
Service
Should you find that, on occasion
you have too much refuse for your wheeled bin, you can purchase
pre-paid orange sacks at £1.60 each (this includes the cost of
collection). PLEASE NOTE that we will only collect up to two orange
sacks per grey bin collection week. We are unable to collect orange
sacks on recycling bin weeks.
Please note the price per
orange sack will increase to £1.70 from April 1st
2012.
You can purchase sacks
from:
- Town Hall and all other One Stop Shops
- Abbey Stadium
- Kingsley and Arrow Vale Sports Centres
- Forge Mill Museum
For more information please call our Contact Centre on
01527
534123 .
Garden Waste
Redditch Borough Council currently does not offer a Garden Waste
Collection service.
