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Your recycling and
landfill bin collections
Waste and recycling collections – top tips
New garden waste service
}If you find your box is getting
}Present your landfill waste and over filled please order an
recycling for collection by 6am additional box using ‘My
on collection day at the edge
Account’ or squash your cans
of your property.
and cartons to make more room.
}If your collection is missed use
‘My Account’ (details overleaf) to
let us know so your local team can
come back and collect.
A new chargeable garden waste service is being introduced. The new wheeled
bin service will begin in April 2016 to replace the previous garden waste
service which has now ended.
Bin Service
Cost per year
}Please rinse your tins, cans, bottles,
jars and plastic packaging before
placing them in your green box.
240 litre bin service
£60
140 litre bin service
£55
140 litre bin service x 2
£100
240 litre bin service x 2
£105
To register and for full details about the new service please visit
www.croydon.gov.uk/gardenwaste
April 2016 to March 2017
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Following your registration, from April 2016
your collection day and fortnightly schedule
will be published online.
Do not place your garden waste bags out if you have chosen not to register
for the new garden waste service as these will no longer be collected,
although you can still take these to a Reuse and Recycling Centre.
Reuse and recycling centres
Your household reuse and recycling centres are at:
Factory Lane, West Croydon, CR0 3RL Monday to Saturday: 7.30am to 4.30pm
Sunday: 8.30am to 4pm
Fishers Farm, North Downs Road, New Addington, CR0 0LB
Monday to Friday: 8am to 4pm
Saturday: 9am to 2pm
Sunday: 9am to 1pm
Purley Oaks, Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR8 1DG
Monday to Sunday: 8am to 3.30pm
There are many ways to let us know about any problems with environmental
issues such as missed bins, blocked drains and graffiti:
My Account at www.croydon.gov.uk/myaccount
or use Online – at www.croydon.gov.uk/doitonline/report-it
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report
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pay
Mobile – download the free My Croydon smartphone
app
(available from the Google Play store forAndroid
or Apple iTunes store for iPhone).
apply
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report
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pay
pay
The sites are open all year round including bank holidays; except 25th & 26th December 2016 and 1st January 2017.
Reuse and recycling centres are for household waste only, trade or
commercial waste cannot be accepted.
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Your recycling and landfill bin collections
2016 - 2017 collection calendar
My collection day is MONDAY
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
April 2016
4 11
5 12
6 13
7 14
1 8 15
2 9 16
3 10 17
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
July 2016
4 11
5 12
6 13
7 14
1 8 15
2 9 16
3 10 17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
every week
May 2016
Mon
2 9 16
Tues
3 10 17
Wed
4 11 18
Thur
5 12 19
Fri
6 13 20
Sat
7 14 21
Sun 1 8 15 22
23 30
24 31
25
26
27
28
29
June 2016
6 13
7 14
1 8 15
9 16
2
3 10 17
4 11 18
5 12 19
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
August 2016
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
October 2016
Mon
3 10 17 24 31
Tues
4 11 18 25
Wed
5 12 19 26
Thur
6 13 20 27
Fri
7 14 21 28
Sat
1 8 15 22 29
Sun 2 9 16 23 30
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
November 2016
7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
December 2016
5 12 19
6 13 20
7 14 21
1 8 15 22
2 9 16 23
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
January 2017
Mon
2 9 16 23 30
Tues
3 10 17 24 31
Wed
4 11 18 25
Thur
5 12 19 26
Fri
6 13 20 27
Sat
7 14 21 28
Sun 1 8 15 22 29
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
February 2017
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22
2 9 16 23
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
March 2017
6 13 20
7 14 21
1 8 15 22
2 9 16 23
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
GREEN WEEK
8NO thanks
Food waste
­­­­Collections will be as normal on Bank Holidays
September 2016
Mon
5 12 19
Tues
6 13 20
Wed
7 14 21
Thur
1 8 15 22
Fri
2 9 16 23
Sat
3 10 17 24
Sun
4 11 18 25
27
28
29
30
YES please
All cooked and
uncooked food
Meat, fish and dairy
inc: eggs and shells
Fruit, vegetables,
salad and peelings
Tea bags and coffee
grounds
Liners can be purchased from local supermarkets. Surprised by how much food waste you throw away? Check out www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for easy ways to waste less and save money.
8NO thanks
Blue box
every other week
26
27
28
29
30
26
27
28
29
30
31
YES please
BLUE WEEK
Junk mail, envelopes
and cards
Cardboard boxes inc:
cereal boxes, clean
pizza boxes
Phone books,
directories and
catalogues
Milk, juice
and sauce cartons
Plastic bottles (please
remove tops and include
in box separately)
Plastic packaging inc:
ready meal trays,yoghurt
pots, margarine tubs and
fruit punnets
Wine, beer and spirit
bottles, glass jars (no
Pyrex, glass, mirrors,
light bulbs)
Tins, cans and
aluminium foil
every other week
YES please
• Food film
• Plastic food pouches
• Crisp packets
• Plastic bags
8NO thanks
Landfill bin
YES please
• Juice and milk cartons
• Polystyrene
• Food-soiled pizza boxes
• Plastic bags
8NO thanks
every other week
Polystyrene
Plastic wrappings
and bags
Food-soiled items
Please place your textiles
in a separate plastic
(carrier) bag on top of
your recycling boxes
every week
In the BLUE weeks put out your food caddy,
blue box, textiles and landfill bin.
Papers of all
sizes and colours
(place shredded paper in
cardboard box or paper bag)
Green box
YES please
27
28
29
30
31
Newspapers
and magazines
Textiles
In the GREEN weeks put out your food
caddy, green box, textiles.
Rice, pasta,
cereals and bread
• Plastic bags
• Packaging
• Liquids, oil or liquid fat
Clothes and linens
Shoes
(tied together)
Disposable
nappies
Pet litter
• Electricals (please take
to your local recycling centre)
• Anything which can be recycled
8NO thanks
• Duvets
• Pillows and cushions
• Curtains