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Frequently Asked Questions: Recycling, rubbish and waste
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Recycling, rubbish and waste FAQs
Q: Will my bin smell or attract maggots and flies?
Q: What if I don't have room in my bin for all of the additional waste?
Q: Why haven’t they taken my extra black bags?
Q: How do I get a replacement bin?
Q: Where do I leave my wheelie bin?
Q: What should I do with my garden waste?
All households with a garden have been provided with a brown bin for garden waste. This is collected every two weeks, along with your white poly bag.
In your brown bin you can dispose of:
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge, shrub and flower trimmings
- Small branches
- Fallen leaves
Q: Do you do assisted collections?
Q: What time does the household waste recycling centre (HWRC) open?
Q: When is recycling collected?
Q: How many household items can you collect?
Q: How soon can I have a bulky waste collection?
Q: Do I have to remove the bottle tops from the plastic bottles I wish to recycle?
Q: Shops are using litter bins for their rubbish, what can be done?
Q: Someone has left black bags in the back lane, can you send someone out to clean them away?
Q: Someone has dumped black bags at the side of my property, will the bin men take them away?
Q: Is the bulky waste collection service available to local businesses?
Q: How do I arrange a bulky waste collection?
Q: Why should I use the Trade Waste service?
Q: How can I pay for my Trade Waste collection?
Contact us
Email: customer.service@hartlepool.gov.uk
Telephone: 01429 266522
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