Refuse Collection

North Norfolk District Council supplies 2 wheelie bins to each household. The black bin is for "grey" household waste, and a green bin for certain recylable materials. The black and green bins are collected on alternate weeks; black one week, green the next. The actual collection day at present (June 2007) is Friday morning. Be warned though, the collection can be made early in the morning!

In addition to the black and green bins, brown ones can be provided for certain garden waste. These bins are not provided free, they are rented from NNDC. The current charge is approximately £35 per year. These are collected fortnightly with the green, recylable bin . Items that can be put into brown bins are:

Grass cuttings
Flowers
Plants
Hedge cuttings
Small branches
Twigs
Prunings
Leaves
Weeds
Christmas trees
Vegetable tops etc.

Bank Holidays can vary the collection of the bins. Printed details of any such changes are generally attached to the wheelie bins by collection staff prior to the Bank Holiday.

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What CAN be recycled?

Newspaper
Magazines
Cardboard packaging
Aluminium and steel food and drink cans
Empty aerosols
Catalogues
Telephone books/Yellow pages
Plastic bottles such as those used for water, milk, fizzy drinks, bleach and shampoo

What CANNOT be recycled?

Other pastics such as yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, carrier bags, food trays carrier bags, food trays
Polystyrene and foil
Waxed cardboard such as fruit juice cartons
Shredded paper
Clothing and textiles (use the charity collection facilities at, for example, supermarkets)
Glass

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Please rinse cans and bottles, removing their lids, before placing them and other recyclables listed above loose in your bin. Additional items left for recycling must be left in a box or clear bag so that the contents can be easily identified as recyclable. Please ensure there are secured to prevent litter in the village.

For further information contact North Norfolk District Council. For contact details go the 'Links' page.