🗓️ Seasonal waste reminders
A year of waste tips, season by season.
🌷 Spring clear-out
Lofts, garages and wardrobes. Sell or donate first, then book collections early.
☀️ Summer gardens
Garden waste, old sheds and fencing. Never compost or bin Japanese knotweed.
🏠 Moving season
Late summer is busy for moves and student lets. Plan your clear-out.
🎆 Bonfire season
Bonfires must not burn rubbish or cause a nuisance. Check the rules.
🎄 Christmas
Trees, wrapping paper, packaging and broken lights.
🔋 New gadgets
New phones and toys mean old ones and batteries to recycle.
More learn
Recycling symbols explained
What the common symbols on packaging and products mean, from the recycling arrows to the crossed-out wheelie bin.
Hazardous items at home: never in the bin
One page listing household items that can cause fires, pollution or injury, and where each one should go.
Waste myths busted
Common beliefs about rubbish, recycling and collectors that can cost you money or get you a fine.