Household Waste Collection Policy for Southern Buckinghamshire

All low rise properties across the South of Buckinghamshire, who are not part of a communal development, will have access to recycling, food waste and residual waste collections. For most standard low rise properties, such as houses, bungalows etc. the following containers have been provided:

1 x 180 litre black wheeled bin - Only waste produced by a householder on a normal day to day basis that cannot be recycled should be placed in this wheeled bin.

• 1 x 240 litre blue wheeled bin - for recycling including mixed plastics, metal cans and tins, glass bottles and jars and liquid food and drink cartons
• 1 x 55 litre green/black box (for paper and cardboard)
• 1 x 70 litre red disposable textile bag
• 1 x 1 litre clear bag

The council also collects batteries, textiles and small electrical items, WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) on recycling collections. Batteries, Textiles and small WEEE must be placed in separate plastic carrier bags. The Council will not provide bags or containers. Residents must use their own plastic bags, which are non-returnable. For more information on side waste/excess waste including extra recycling, please refer to policy 13a and 13b.

Please note, waste too large to fit into a wheeled bin is considered ‘bulky’ waste. Collection service by special arrangement of large ‘bulky’ household items is available; see policy 27 and our website for more information. Charges apply. Alternatively, disposal at the councils’ HRC might be appropriate.

1 x 240 litre green wheeled bin for green garden waste. (This is a paid for annual subscription service, see Policy 3)

1 x 23 litre brown food waste bin

Households of Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) will have access to the above containers and will be subject to all the same requirements for additional containers as they pay the same council rates as standard properties.

Such properties will be treated as standard properties as set out in Policy 1a. In exceptional circumstances, they may require the ‘Single Use’ container collection service set out in Policy 1c.

The containers provided must not be used to dispose of commercial or business waste and anyone found using bins in this way may have them removed and may be subject to prosecution under the Environmental Protection Act, 1990.

Between 2013 and 2014, all suitable properties were provided with the above mentioned containers by the Council. Replacement of existing containers or new containers will be subject to agreed charges.

For full details of container volumes and numbers see table 2, Policy 6.