Brentwood Borough Council Environment - Recycling

Recycling

Paper,Cardboard,Cans & Plastics - Every household can have their papers,cardboard, cans and plastics collected from the kerbside, by using the bright orange sacks. Please note orange sacks must be in clear view on the kerbside and not contained in any other receptacle: such as a wheeled bin.

Every household receives one delivery of orange sacks in March. All material collected is recycled by processors in Europe.

Garden waste -is only collected in the official Brentwood biodegradable sacks or the leased brown wheeled bins. Every household will receive 10 sacks (1 roll). Residents are also entitled to one complimentary roll (10 sacks) using the TOKEN in the 2010/2011 'mini green guide'-to be delivered in March 2010. Additional sacks can be purchased from the listed retail outlets at a cost of £2.10/roll. All garden waste collected is composted by a local processor and the resulting compost is available to purchase from an Essex County Council Recycling Centre for Household Waste.

Glass is collected from the red boxes. Please recycle your green, blue, brown and clear bottles and also glass food jars. Please remove lids, bottle tops and corks. Rinse to remove any residue. All glass collected is colour sorted and recycled in the UK.

All recyclables will continue to be collected every two weeks; refer to the Refuse/Recycling Day Collection Finder, which shows what days they will be collected.