Wheeled Bins
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The Twin Bin Scheme provides participating households with two wheeled bins; a black one for normal rubbish and a green one for compostable garden waste and cardboard. The bins go out with the same colour box (i.e. first week - green bin and box, second week - black bin and box ).
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Black Bins
- Wrap waste in bags before putting it in your bin (old carrier bags are excellent for this.)
- Try to keep your bin clean.
Green Bins
- Wrap waste in newspaper if you like.
- Lining your bin with newspaper will help to stop grass cuttings from sticking to the bottom.
- Try to keep your bin clean.
- Don't put any of the waste in plastic bags.
- Don't put anything in your bin that cannot be composted.
What to put in the green bin:
- Cardboard
Cardboard packaging – that’s things like cereal boxes, frozen food packets, toilet roll tubes, tissue boxes, washing powder boxes. greetings cards, corrugated card - Garden rubbish
Grass cuttings, small branches, hedge clippings, weeds, prunings - Other rubbish
Telephone books, Yellow Pages, pet straw, untreated sawdust and wood shavings, cut flowers, shredded paper, cold ash
- Kitchen waste
Meat, Plastic bags, Cooking fat and oil, Food leftovers and peelings - Garden waste
Soil, Plant pots, Stones, Rubble - Other waste
Anything made from plastic, glass, leather or metal, disposable nappies, dog or cat waste
Bin Sizes
Online Services
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Report a Damaged Bin
Report a Lost Bin
Report a Missed Bin Collection
Contact Details
Waste Services
Phone - 01327 322344
Email - waste@southnorthants.gov.uk