Information on your kerbside
recycling and waste service
in Telford and Wrekin
You can find an overview of our kerbside service on the page below, or you can view / download our recycling service leaflet here:
Purple top bin (fortnightly)
Use this for:
- Cans, tins, clean foil and aerosols
- Food and drink cartons such as those for fruit juice, long life milk, or passata
- Plastic drink bottles, yoghurt pots, butter tubs, cleaning bottles, bathroom plastic bottles.
- Glass bottles and jars
Please don't use plastic bags - they can't be recycled in this service.
Tip: Squash bottles and cans to create more space.
Blue bag (fortnightly)
Use this for:
- Newspapers and magazines
- Cardboard boxes
- Envelopes
- Toilet roll inner tubes
Please don't use plastic bags - they can't be recycled in this service.
Tip: Flatten cardboard boxes to maximise space.
Silver caddy (weekly)
Use this for any food waste
- Plate scrapings
- egg shells
- bones
- tea bags
- mouldy food
- pet food
Please do not put packaging or liquids in your food caddy.
You'll have two caddies: a large one for collection and a smaller kitchen caddy to help you collect food waste in your kitchen. If you need a caddy order one at www.telford.gov.uk/recycling
Tip: Line your kitchen caddy with newspaper, kitchen towel, junk mail or nothing at all.
Green bin (fortnightly)
Use this for garden waste including:
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge clippings
- Small branches
- Flowers
Red top bin (fortnightly)
Use this for items that can't be recycled in other containers, such as:
- Nappies
- Polystyrene
- Plastic film and bags
- Crisp packets and sweet wrappers
- Used pet bedding (bagged so as it can’t spill out)
- Plant pots
- Wall paper
- Tissues and napkins
- Wrapping paper that is metallic, glittery or plastic coated.
What to do with batteries, bulbs, textiles and electrical items
Please note that electrical items and batteries should not be put in any bin as they are a fire hazard.
Electrical items can be taken to the Household Recycling Centre or in a bulky waste collection.
Batteries can be collected at the kerbside if you put them in a clear container on top of the lid of the purple top bin. We also collect bulbs and small amounts of textiles in the same way, just put the types of item separately in a clear bag of container on top of the lid of the purple top bin.
Curious to know what happens to the materials collected at the kerbside?
Or visit www.telford.gov.uk/recycling to access recycling information on a translatable webpage. There you'll also find an A-Z of recycling, and to be able to access online services such as container requests, checking your bin day, bulky waste booking and reporting a missed bin.
To watch a video about the recycling service in Telford and Wrekin, click the video below.
