The green box scheme is a fortnightly collection of paper, cans, glass and textiles from your doorstep. It operates across the Borough.
What materials are collected?
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Extra recycling WILL be collected | Clear, brown & green glass bottles & jars Please rinse & remove caps Foil, aluminium & steel drinks cans & food containers, empty aerosols & clean foil trays Please wash & squash cans |
Milk bottles, glasses, glass crockery & glass saucepan lids, window glass, light bulbs
Other metal objects including saucepans, cutlery etc |
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Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, phone book, Yellow Pages | Envelopes, hardback books,greetings cards | |
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Clothing, textiles, shoes and rags | Duvets and pillows |
All boxes must be placed at the highway for collection.
You should have received a calendar with your collection dates. If this has been mislaid please contact Customer Services.
Alternatively, you can find your collection dates by clicking here: When will my recycling be collected?
If you have any queries please contact Customer Services on 0845 129 77 77 or 01298 28400.
Request it online here, or phone the Council on 0845 129 77 77 or 01298 28400.
If you have extra waste for recycling that will not fit in your green kerbside box or blue bag, leave it in a cardboard box and this will be emptied. You can have a second green box if you continually have this problem.
Request it online here, or you can visit Council receptions at our Chinley, Buxton or Glossop offices, or from Gamesley Community Centre.
The Council offers an ‘assisted collection’ service. This involves a collection of the green box from outside the front or back door of a property to assist the resident.
If your box was missed, and was at the Highway by 8am as requested, we will return to collect it. Please note: the crews are still collecting until 5pm so please wait until after this time to report a missed box.