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Environmental services provides a garden waste collection to domestic properties within the Renfrewshire area. This page gives residents who have a brown wheeled bin the following information:
You may also be interested in finding out more about composting, which is good for your garden and helps to reduce the levels of waste that are sent to landfill.
Information about garden waste collection 2012
The garden waste collections for 2012 will recommence in March 2012 with the first collections of this being between 5th and 16th March. Please present your brown bin on the same day as the your blue bin.
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Brown bin vehicles
Normally, brown bins are emptied using a refuse collection vehicle (RCV) called a Rotopress. This has a revolving drum which mixes the organic waste to allow it to be composted more easily. The collected material is taken to a reprocessing facility.
Normally, brown bins are emptied using a refuse collection vehicle (RCV) called a Rotopress. This has a revolving drum which mixes the organic waste to allow it to be composted more easily. The collected material is taken to a reprocessing facility.
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Items that can go in the brown bin
Brown Bin | |
Yes please | No thank you |
grass cuttings | soil |
leaves and twigs | stones or hardcore |
small branches | food |
hedge clippings | timber or logs |
flowers and plants | pet waste |
general rubbish | |
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Maintenance and advice for your brown bin
- Your brown bin will be collected every 2 weeks, on the same day as your blue bin. (between Spring and Autumn)
- Your bin should be on the pavement no later than 7.00 am on the day of collection.
- You should wheel the container to the pavement in front of your home, nearest to where the collection vehicle stops. Please leave the bin with the handles facing towards the roadway and keep the pavement clear for users.
- Only the contents of the container will be emptied. The lid must be closed.
- Bins which are considered too heavy for the lifting equipment will not be uplifted. If bins are too heavy, they may break the bin lifters or cause the bin to be damaged.
- Bins should be able to move freely from the collection point.
- Any bin which is considered to be contaminated cannot be lifted by our crews until the items causing the contamination are removed.
- As soon as possible after your bin has been emptied you should return it to your property. You should not permanently store your bin on the pavement.
- Damaged containers should be reported by the householder.
- Cleanliness of the bin is the responsibility of the householder.
Contamination
Our contractor enforces fixed penalties for contaminated material. Because of this, the council have to be strict about contamination. Emptying one contaminated bin spoils the efforts of other householders who take part in the recycling scheme.
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Contact information
For more information on garden waste recycling, or to ask for a leaflet stating collection dates, please contact us:
- email: am-serv.es@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- phone: the helpline: 0141 842 4448
- call in or write to us at:
Renfrewshire Council
Environmental Services
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1BR
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