Each household in South Northamptonshire produces about one tonne of rubbish every year.
We recycle nearly half of that rubbish, the rest is dumped in landfill sites where it causes pollution and can take hundreds of years to rot down. Over 60% of all household rubbish can be recycled. This cuts pollution and energy use - and the need for more landfill sites.
For more info contact us:
Environmental Services
South Northamptonshire Council
Springfields
Towcester
NN12 6AE
Telephone: 01327 322344
Email: mailto:customerservice@southnorthants.gov.uk
Click on the links for facts and tips on how we can all recycle more.
Click here for tips on how to reduce the amount of rubbish in your bin(.pdf).
Recycle your rubbish at one of the 28 Neighbourhood Recycling Centres in the district. Most accept glass, paper and cans for recycling. To find your nearest site check the Recycling centres in the district.
The Door to Door Recycling Scheme now covers the whole district, apart from some flats.You have boxes for glass and paper (green box), cans, plastic bottles, foil and aerosols (black box).
The Twin Bin Scheme gives you a green, wheeled bin for compostable garden waste and cardboard and a black bin for other household waste.
Villagers in Cosgrove can use the Carts and Crafts Horse-drawn recycling service which operates every other Wednesday collecting glass, paper, cans and plastic bottles.
Compost your kitchen peelings and garden waste at home in a discounted home composter. Go to Composting - the better way – for more information and how to order.
We can collect items of free standing furniture and domestic white goods from households for a charge of £25 per collection. You can have up to 6 items of waste collected on each collection.
To book a bulky waste collection call 01327 322 344 payment can be made over the phone by credit or debit card, or download the Bulky Waste Request form (.pdf) and return to us by post with a cheque. Collections are made on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday depending on where you live, please see the list below for your collection day.
| Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Aston le Walls | Abthorpe | Alderton |
| Aynho | Adstone | Ashton |
| Brackley | Astcote | Blisworth |
| Chacombe | Blakesley | Brafield |
| Charlton | Bradden | Castle Ashby |
| Chipping Warden | Bugbrooke | Chadstone |
| Croughton | Caldecote | Cogenhoe |
| Crowfield | Cold Higham | Cosgrove |
| Culworth | Dalscote | Courteenhall |
| Edgcote | Duncote | Deanshanger |
| Evenley | Eastcote | Denton |
| Eydon | Fosters Booth | Grafton Regis |
| Farthinghoe | Gayton | Grange Park |
| Falcutt | Greens Norton | Hackleton |
| Greatworth | Grimscote | Hartwell |
| Halse | Harpole | Heathencote |
| Helmdon | Hulcote | Horton |
| Hinton | Kislingbury | Little Houghton |
| Kings Sutton | Litchborough | Milton Malsor |
| Lower Boddington | Maidford | Old Stratford |
| Marston St Lawrence | Nether Heyford | Passenham |
| Middleton Cheney | Pattishall | Paulerspury |
| Moreton Pinkney | Rothersthorpe | Piddington |
| Newbottle | Slapton | Plumpton |
| Overthorpe | Syresham | Potterspury |
| Radstone | Tiffield | Preston Deanery |
| Silverstone | Towcester | Pury End |
| Steane | Upper Heyford | Puxley |
| Sulgrave | Wappenham | Quinton |
| Thenford | Weedon Lois | Roade |
| Thorpe Mandeville | Weston | Shutlanger |
| Upper Boddington | Wood Burcote | Stoke Bruerne |
| Warkworth | Woodend | Whiston |
| Whitfield | Whittlebury | |
| Wicken | ||
| Yardley Gobion | ||
| Yardley Hastings |
All items collected apart from fridges and freezers are thrown in a landfill site. To avoid this why not :
There are loads of reasons why you should think about getting into composting! Homemade compost improves the quality of your garden soil, helping it to retain moisture and support healthy plant growth. Composting at home is an ideal way to recycle your garden and kitchen waste, cutting the amount of waste collected by the Council.
Up to a third of what is in your bin is compostable.
Home-made compost can be used instead of shop-bought peat-based compost.
For more information and to buy a composter go to FAQs about composting.