All of our big green recycling bins are manufactured in Europe by compact injection moulding high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and are therefore able to withstand an impressive amount of ‘wear and tear’. If the bin that has been provided to you is lost, stolen or damaged you may be charged the cost of replacement.

Durham Region, Ontario's Green Bin program initially began with Scugog, Uxbridge, Brock and Clarington, but has since been expanded to all municipalities in the Region since 2006. For information on the restrictions in place see the download below: Construction and Demolition Wastes Guidance Download (14KB - DOCX) What do I need to do? Your green bin waste is taken to an energy recovery facility in Oxfordshire where it is incinerated. We include a cut-out-and-keep guide to what goes in which bin in most editions of Cambridge Matters, the magazine we deliver to all residents every three months.If you only have small amounts of general waste you can downsize your green bin at any time to a 120 litre bin. While it is true that home composting can also serve this purpose, the green bin programs are viewed as being more convenient and more inclusive of source materials. All personal data will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. Please use this bin for items that cannot be recycled in your blue or brown bin or at a recycling centre.

A set of three 240-litre bins will be issued to new houses as standard - one blue, one green, and one black. In addition, two new policies will be introduced to support our recycling services, addressing contamination (the wrong material placed in recycling bins) and bin provision. From August 2023, all non-recyclable general waste from your green bin and from the bulky and black bag skips at recycling centres will be sent to an Energy from Waste Facility. Where you move to another property within Somerset and you wish to transfer your subscription to the new address you must give Somerset Council 10 days’ notice of the change of address. In both cases a kitchen caddy, a 7-litre plastic box, is provided by the council, with compostable cornstarch liners and, when full, are emptied into a small kerbside box or into the garden waste bin.Occasional extra recycling can be placed in a transparent sack and put next to the bin on collection day.

If you can’t move your bin and you have no one who can help you we offer assisted collections, please contact us.

Once you have dealt with the issue, please re-present the green bin on the next scheduled collection date.