For some years now, residents have been asking TMBC to collect more materials for recycling from home, so from 30 September this year, they will be introducing new collections as below:
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TMBC have publicised this information in a number of ways and more information will follow during the summer.
Visit https://recycleforall.tmbc.gov.uk/ to read all about the changes and what you need to know.
From 30 September this year TMBC are introducing a new opt-in chargeable garden waste collection service. Charging for garden waste will help to improve recycling collections from your home to include glass and plastics. If you wish to receive this service you will need to subscribe on the TMBC website.
The Saturday bulky waste service is provided for the disposal of household waste, including bulky items. In this service you can take your waste to a parked refuse freighter at a number of locations across the borough.
Please note that the schedule runs on a 4-week cycle. When a month has five Saturdays, the service is not normally run on the fifth Saturday, apart from after Easter & Christmas Bank Holidays.
There is a TMBC Bulky Waste Collection in the layby in Fen Pond Road (opposite the Church) and one in Borough Green in the Dene Lodge In Car Park.
The following items cannot be collected by the Saturday Service:
We also provide a service which can collect electrical items and scrap metal for recycling. A smaller vehicle will park next to the Saturday freighter at all sites. It will collect any of these items for recycling: