Your recycling calendar 2020 - April to September YOUR COLLECTION DAY IS THE SAME

NORTH AREA

Food caddy

Yes please

Vegetable and fruit peelings

Meat, �sh – raw and cooked including bones

Dairy products

Bread, cakes and pastries

Uneaten food from plates and dishes

Teabags and co�ee grounds

Egg shells

Green boxSeparate glass and cans

Yes please

Glass bottles and jars

Black wheelie bin OR

Colchester recycles

BLUE WEEKWEEKLY

For more information on what can be recycled in your kerbside collection and at recycling centres, advice on how to dispose of other items and details of where you can pick up recycling containers:

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

April May June

July August September

Please place your recycling and rubbish on your property boundary by 7am on your collection day

Brown wheelie bin OR

GREEN WEEK

Clear bagsPut paper, plastics and textiles in separate bags

If your pick-up hasn't been made by 5.30pm on your collection day, please report online

Yes pleaseGrass, leaves and weeds

Flowers and plants

Hedge clippings

Prunings and twigs

Hay (bedding from non-meat eating animals only)

Fruit/veg garden prunings (no kitchen waste)

Yes please

Paper, card and cardboard

Clothes, textiles, handbags and shoes

Plastic bottles, pots and tubs Please wash and squash, and replace bottle lids

Shut lid

Max x3 60 litre

Garden sacks Max

x4

Black bags

Shut lid

Yes please

Polystyrene

Nappies

Pet food, litter and waste

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colchester.gov.uk/recycling

Your recycling calendar 2020/2021 - October to March

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October November December

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January February March

25 ChristmasNo collections on Fri 25 Dec, collections will be on Mon 28 Dec. New Year - no collections on Fri 1 Jan, collections will be on Mon 4 Jan. All other collections are unchanged.

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NORTH AREA

Food caddy

Yes please

Vegetable and fruit peelings

Meat, �sh – raw and cooked including bones

Dairy products

Bread, cakes and pastries

Uneaten food from plates and dishes

Teabags and co�ee grounds

Egg shells

Green boxSeparate glass and cans

Yes please

Glass bottles and jars

Black wheelie bin OR

BLUE WEEKWEEKLY

Brown wheelie bin OR

GREEN WEEK

Clear bagsPut paper, plastics and textiles in separate bags

If your pick-up hasn't been made by 5.30pm on your collection day, please report online

Yes pleaseGrass, leaves and weeds

Flowers and plants

Hedge clippings

Prunings and twigs

Hay (bedding from non-meat eating animals only)

Fruit/veg garden prunings (no kitchen waste)

Yes please

Paper, card and cardboard

Clothes, textiles, handbags and shoes

Plastic bottles, pots and tubs Please wash and squash, and replace bottle lids

Shut lid

Max x3 60 litre

Garden sacks Max

x4

Black bags

Shut lid

Yes please

Polystyrene

Nappies

Pet food, litter and waste

Other non-recyclable rubbish

Yes please

Cans, tins and metal lids

Foil

Aerosol cans

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2020

YOUR COLLECTION DAY IS THE SAME

Please place your recycling and rubbish on your property boundary by 7am on your collection day

For more information on what can be recycled in your kerbside collection and at recycling centres, advice on how to dispose of other items and details of where you can pick up recycling containers: colchester.gov.uk/recycling