REFUSE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING SERVICES

Runnymede Borough Council aims to provide a high quality refuse collection and recycling service that seeks to protect the environment and minimises waste.

We aim to

Empty domestic wheeled bins on the same day each week

Where bins are missed due to matters beyond our control, empty bins the following day

Advertise in advance where bin days change due to holidays etc

Provide an assisted service for elderly or disabled customers

Return bins to where they were placed

Provide a weekly collection of cans, glass bottles / jars, newspapers / magazines and clothing for recycling

Provide a green waste collection service for a small fee (currently available in half of the Borough only)

Provide 'bring' sites for a wide range of materials to be recycled

In addition, we

Can arrange collection of bulky items for a small fee

Provide a trade waste collection service for a fee which varies according to size of container and frequency of service

Provide and empty litter and dog bins

Collect clinical waste from domestic properties free of charge

Please help us by

Remembering to bring your wheeled bin or recyclables to the edge of your property by 06:00 am on the day of collection

Making sure that we can get to the bin easily to empty and return it

Ensuring that all your waste is contained within the wheeled bin such that the lid closes completely

Not putting items such as waste oil, paint, rubble or metal bars in bins

Not leaving out extra bags which we cannot collect

Try to compost and recycle as much as possible

Treating our employees in the same way that you would wish to be treated

If you have any issues with refuse collection, please telephone 0800 0962028 or email refuse@runnymede.gov.uk

If you want to contact us about recycling or green waste collection, please telephone 01932 425713 or maureen.chambers@runnymede.gov.uk

NEW - Green Waste Wheeled Bins

Cheaper wheelies

New wheeled bins are for sale at a cut price to residents who use Runnymede Council's garden waste collection service.

Householders who subscribe to the fortnightly collection can choose to continue using reusable sacks, or buy a 240-litre wheeled bin for a once-only price of £34.

The annual cost of the green garden waste collection scheme is £40 for a wheeled bin or three sacks, £35 for two sacks and £20 for one, and the charge is for emptying the waste and composting it. Anyone interested in joining the scheme or in buying a new bin should call the free Runnymede Recycling Hotline on 0800 052 0067.