Wheelie bins and recycling boxes left on the town’s pavements and walkways outside of the prescribed presentation \ collection times can impact negatively upon the local environment, pose an obstruction and be a potential arson risk.
Stevenage Borough Council requests that you:
- store your bins within the boundary of your own property at all times other than when they are on the boundary awaiting collection.
- put bins out for collection no earlier than 7pm the night before collection and no later than 7am on collection day.
- return emptied bins \ boxes back onto your property at the earliest opportunity.
- not leave waste out for collection that cannot fit into your wheelie bin.
Non-compliance with the requested actions above will result in a notice being issued in accordance to section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (C.43).
This notice provides information about what corrective measures need addressing.
Breach of a Section 46 Notice will result in a Fixed Penalty of £100.00 being issued. Non payment will result in possible prosecution with a fine being applied of up to £1,000.00.
Lost or stolen refuse/recycling bins
Wheelie bins and recycling boxes are expensive items. Please reduce the chance of them being stolen by:
- keeping your bins/boxes within your property boundary
- marking your bins/boxes with your house number
If you report a stolen bin to the council a replacement should be delivered to you. You can report a lost/stolen bin by completing the “Request for Replacement Bin” form or by contacting the Customer Service Centre on 01438 242242. If the replaced bin relates to your refuse wheelie bin and you find it, please inform the council so that we can arrange a pick-up for one of the bins.
The council states that bins and boxes should be stored within the boundary of your property. Please be aware that where our records indicate that your bin is being stored outside of the property boundary a charge may be made for its replacement.
Except in exceptional circumstances, the council will only ever empty a single refuse wheelie allocated to each property.
Black wheeled bin
This bin is for your general household waste. We are unable to collect bins that are unduly heavy. Rubble and soil are not permitted in your black bin. Fullers Earth cat litter can cause problems with the weight of your refuse bin. You can keep this type of weight down to a minimum by using alterative forms of litter such as the wood pellet variety, available in all major supermarkets.
Red box
| Yes please | No thank you |
| Glass bottles | Pyrex |
| Glass jars | Sheet glass |
| | Light bulbs |
| | Drinking glasses |
| | Broken glass |
Blue box
| Yes please | No thank you |
| Newspapers | Cardboard |
| Magazines | |
| White pages telephone directories (remove cardboard cover) | |
| Yellow pages (remove cardboard cover) | |
| Junk mail | |
| Home shopping catalogues (remove cardboard covers) | |
Black box
| Yes please | No thank you |
| Metal food and drink cans | Dirty foil trays |
| Aluminium foil and clean foil trays | Cartons/Tetrapak |
| Plastic drinks bottles and lids | Carrier bags |
| Plastic milk bottles and lids | Clingfilm |
| Other plastic bottles and lids | Bin liners |
| Platic pots, tubs and trays | |
Brown wheeled bin
This recycling bin is for your cardboard, garden and food waste.
| Yes please | No thank you |
| Food scraps | Liquids |
| Vegetables and fruit | Plastics |
| Meat, fish, and bones | Metals |
| Egg shells | Glass |
| Cooked and uncooked food | Tetrapak, juice cartons |
| Teabags and coffee grounds | Textiles and shoes |
| Cardboard | Nappies |
| Cut flowers | Sanitary products |
| Garden waste - grass cuttings, prunings (2inches or less), leaves etc | General refuse |
| | Pet waste |
| | Plastic bags and black sacks |
| | Soil |
Green caddy
What should you do
- Line your caddy with compostable bags (bearing the logo see below), kitchen towel or newspaper.
- Put your food waste into the caddy
- Keep the lid closed and keep the caddy in a cool part of the kitchen
- When it's full place it in your brown bin
- Rinse your caddy with soapy water to keep it clean.
Every household, except flat blocks, in Stevenage should have a kitchen caddy to collect kitchen food waste. If you haven't got yours please contact us: waste.wizard@stevenage.gov.uk, telephone 0800 136661.