From Monday 7 July, the process of attaching amber and red information tags to contaminated
recycling bins will extend to cover 8,425 homes across the Borough.
It is the intention to roll out the Recycle Right Campaign to all homes by the end of this calendar
year. Recycling containers that appear to have around 10% or more incorrect items in them
will still be emptied but will have an amber tag attached to them and logged by the recycling
If you have any comments about this briefing note, about the Member Briefing series, or if you
would like to suggest a topic for a briefing note, please contact the Communication team. Email:
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collection crews, so we know which homes need more support. If containers have hazardous
items or excessive amounts of the wrong items in them, they will be issued with a red tag and
the container will not be emptied. The tag details typical items that we cannot accept. CWR
are unable to collect bins with hazardous waste, or excessive contamination in them now, so
providing the reason for rejecting the bin is service improvement. Residents will now know
why their bin has not been emptied and can take action to make sure it is collected on their
next scheduled day, without the need to contact the Council.
A leaflet (Final_May Recycling Matters_v12_8807_digital_version (1)) is being delivered to all homes this month. It includes a useful
summary about what can be recycled and which container to use. It reminds residents not to
put valuable resources in their black bin and alerts residents to the fact that the crews will
report incidents of incorrect presentation which may lead to a visit by a waste team member if
they keep getting it wrong.
