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Tel: (01253) 477477

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Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.15pm
Saturday Closed

Customer First Telephone Line
Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.15pm
Saturday Closed

Municipal Building
Corporation Street
Blackpool
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Green-lidded Bin

Green-lidded Bin
                    Yes Please        
                     No Thanks         
                                                 
                    
                        Leaves
           
      
                     Cardboard
       
                       
                Hedge trimmings
        
                          
                     Polystyrene
         
                                
                       Weeds
       
                           
                     Cooking oil
          
                      
                 Grass cuttings
           
                    
         Soil, stones, turf or bricks
              
        Animal bedding, including
                sawdust, straw      
                      
                 Nappies, dog dirt
                
    Untreated wood, including fence
 panels so long as they fit in the bin
          and don't contain nails.            
              
         Any plastic, metal or glass
             
                   
                      Flowers
            
           
      Juice/milk cartons (tetra paks)  
                        
                     
                     Branches
        
                     
         Clean pizza/cereal boxes 
          
                Any foods items 
 Including peelings, meat, bread etc.
 (preferably wrapped in newspaper 
           
            Ready meal sleeves  
                                                             
              
 

            Empty toilet roll tubes 
             


To find out more about food waste in your green bin click here


Important Information about your Green-lidded bin...


  • If you have extra recycling please place in open bags next to your bin. Up to three manageable sized bags will be collected for recycling along with your bin provided they are not too heavy and are open, so that the recycling crew can see inside.
  • Please make sure your bin lid is closed.
  • Please check the list above to make sure you are putting the right things in your bin. Your bin may not be emptied if it does not have then right things in it.
  • Please ensure the green-lidded bin is not too heavy, as it may not be emptied.
  • Please make sure your bin is ready for collection by 7:30am on the day of your collection, at your designated collection point.


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