Household refuse and recycling collections

Your waste and recycling collections explained.

Hertsmere makes collections from your properties on the same day every week and we encourage everyone to recycle as much of their waste as possible.

Every house should have a black wheelie bin, a green/brown wheelie bin, a blue box and a black box.

• On Week 1 we collect your black wheelie bin and black box.
• On Week 2 (the same day the following week) we collect your green/brown wheelie bin and blue box.

 

And so it goes on alternating each week between black bin and box collections, and green bin and blue box collections the following week.

What goes in each box/bin?

1. Your black bin is for refuse you cannot recycle.*
2. Your black box is for plastic bottles and cans.
3. Your green/brown bin is for garden waste, kitchen waste and cardboard.
4. Your blue box is for newspapers and magazines.

Please remember that your food waste can still be collected on a weekly basis simply by using the black and green bins on alternate weeks.

What week are we on?

Download the current collection calendar to find out if it's a Week 1 or a Week 2 collection.

What day is my collection?

To find out what day of the week your collections will take place please call our customer services team on 020 8207 7480 or email customer.services@hertsmere.gov.uk 

* Please note, plasterboard is not accepted at any landfill sites and therefore this cannot be place in your black bin. There are some household waste recycling centres that will accept it, including:

• Cranborne Road, Potters Bar

The Allum Lane and Wiggenhall Depot sites do not accept it.