Rubbish (Black sacks)

 

Every residence in Castle Point has a black-bag collection. This service is ONLY for all NON-RECYCLABLE material and is collected fortnightly

Sometimes throwing things away can be confusing, but these items must always go in your rubbish and not your recycling.

	Nappies Alternative: try cloth nappies
	Crisp packets Alternative: recycle via Terracycle
	Disposable masks and gloves
	Plastic bags
	Food pouches
	Broken toys
	Pyrex
	Drinks glass Alternative: donate for reuse
	Broken crockery
	Pet poop
	Pet litter

Waste you that will not be collected as refuse

	Items too large for a black sack
	Sharp objects, or with sharp edges e.g. knives, thin metal sheet, broken plastic with sharp edges etc.
	Paint
	Oil
	Broken glass
	Liquids (inc. engine oil & kitchen oil)
	Gas cylinders or fire extinguishers
	Plaster board
	Soil, stones or rubble
	Tyres

Large items

All items must be presented within a black sack. Items that don’t fit in a sack will not be collected. Please see our Bulky Waste service for large items we can collect.

To download a guide to non-recyclable waste:

Refuse - how to....[pdf] 500KB

Sack Delivery

Each property only receives one free roll of black sacks. The delivery takes place annually. You do not have to use the specific council supplied black sacks - you can use purchase sacks from any shop/online to present your waste in.