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Battery fires start in seconds. Never put batteries, vapes, or battery-powered items in your household waste or recycling bin.
They can cause fires with little or no warning, putting workers at risk, damaging collection vehicles and recycling facilities, and disrupting local waste and recycling services.
Take batteries, vapes and small electrical items to designated recycling points (opens in new tab), participating supermarkets, retailers or your local Recycling Centre (opens in new tab).
5 Sept 2026 - Saturday 6 Sept catch-up collection delay
Due to the bank holiday, collections normally scheduled for Friday 5 Sept will take place on Saturday 6 Sept instead. Please be aware that there may be delays to some garden waste, refuse and food waste collections in Potters Bar and South Mimms.
If you're bins are not collected on Saturday 6 Sept, please leave them out for collection until the following week. We aim to return and collect any missed bins as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please respect our staff. We will not tolerate any abusive behaviour towards our team. Thank you for your cooperation.
To view your collection schedule, please check your bin collection day.