Bulk and Green Waste Verge Collections
The Town provides kerbside waste collections throughout the year for residential and multi-residential properties only. Both green waste and white goods are recycled where possible.
To find your next bulk and green waste set out date, enter your address below:
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You can also find the date in your 2023-2024 waste calendar.
View or download a PDF version of the calendar
Please note that it may take up to seven working days for your area to be collected. For residents without a verge (or with a very small verge) please contact our Waste Management Services to arrange collection.
Bulk waste on the verge outside the collection dates indicated is considered littering and may incur a fine.
What can be collected as bulk waste?
- Household furniture (no glass or table tops) - lounges, mattresses, office desks
- White goods (doors removed and degassed)
- Electronic waste (power cords removed) - computers, televisions
- Timber products - beds, cupboards, doors
- Other household items - toys
What can NOT be collected as bulk waste?
- Garden waste
- Hazardous waste - batteries, asbestos, globes/tubes, machine parts, motor oil, paints/solvents, tyres
- Car bodies
- Gas cylinders
- Building materials - bricks, concrete, sand/soil, tiles
- Medical waste
- Sanitary products
- Child car seats
- Garage doors
- Fences
What can be collected as green waste?
- Grass clippings, leaves and weeds (boxed or bagged)
- Tree/plant prunings, tree trunks or stumps (no larger than 1.5m in length and 30cm in diameter)
What can NOT be collected as green waste?
- Metal (including wire)
- Food Waste
- Household items and furniture
- All building materials - bricks, concrete, sand or soil, tiles
Green waste is taken to a processing facility and turned into horticultural products for use in landscaping. Any contaminants (e.g. wire, metal, building rubble, household waste) may cause the waste to go landfill instead.