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The council provide household waste and home recycling services to all households in Renfrewshire.


Household waste
Use these links to find out about:

• Grey wheeled bins
• What goes in your grey bin?
• Collection days
• Extra wheeled bins
• Black sack collection
• Communal bin collection for flats and maisonettes

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Grey bins

We empty household grey bins every two weeks.

On collection day, put your bin out on the pavement where it's easy for the binmen to get to it. Leave the bin with the handles facing the roadway but try to keep the pavement clear for pedestrians. Please do this the night before collection or as early as possible on collection day. In Renfrewshire, we start emptying bins at 7.00 am, so if you don't have your bin out by then, you could miss the lorry.


What goes in your grey bin?

General household waste including:

• food waste
• pet waste
• nappies
• bin liners
• plastic bags
• polystyrene
• non-recyclable food packaging
• broken glass (please wrap broken glass safely)

Collection days

Check when to put your bins out by entering your postcode, or address in our online collection day checker.

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Black sack collection

We use black sacks in some areas where the wheeled bin system isn't suitable. We pick up the sacks from the kerb of the pavement in the same way as the wheeled bin emptying. We collect sacks from back doors of some properties in town centres and some Erskine residents have to leave their sacks at collection points.


Communal bin collection for flats and maisonettes

Some houses, such as flats and maisonettes aren't suitable for individual wheeled bins so we supply communal bins. These are put in a central place for all the residents to use.


Extra wheeled bins

Every Renfrewshire household has one grey wheeled bin. We do provide extra bins to residents with large families or with some medical conditions. If you need an extra bin, phone us on 0141 842 4448 and we'll contact you and arrange a visit to discuss your needs.

You can also buy replacement wheeled bins in various sizes to suit your needs. This table shows sizes and costs for 2011/2013.

Capacity (litres)	Approx number of sacks	Price
140	2	£17.20
240	4	£20.50
360	6	£51.25

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Home recycling

There are plenty of ways to recycle in Renfrewshire either directly from your home or through our network of other recycling facilities.

• Blue bin recycling
• What goes in your blue bin?
• Collection days
• Kerbside boxes
• Blue sack collection
• Recycling collection sites
• Flats and maisonettes
• Contact us

Blue bin recycling

We provide houses with blue wheeled bins and empty them every two weeks on alternative weeks to the grey bin collection.

• Don't overfill your bin and keep the lid closed. You can take any extra material to one of our recycling facilities
• Rinse cans, cartons and trays before putting them in your bin.
• Do return the bin to your property as soon as possible after we empty it.
• Do report any damaged bins to us. The contact number is 0141 842 4448.
• Don't put heavy or communaly material in the bin such as concrete.
• Do keep your bin clean.
• Never put glass in your blue bin.
• Please be very careful not to contaminate your blue bin recycling material by putting in dirty material or other rubbish that should not be in the bin. Our recycling contractor can charge the council for any contaimated material we send. Because of this, the council have to be very strict about contamination. One contaminated bin or container can spoil the efforts of other householders in the recycling scheme.

What goes in your blue bin

• A - Z guide for blue bins.

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Collection days

Check when to put your bins out by entering your postcode, or address in our online collection day checker.


Kerbside boxes

In some parts of Renfrewshire, we operate a kerbside box collection service for glass. We empty kerbside boxes every four weeks. Boxes are blue or green but both take the same material.


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What goes in your kerbside box?

• wine bottles
• beer bottles
• cooking sauce jars
• jam jars
• baby food jars

Collection days

Check when to put your bins out by entering your postcode, or address in our online collection day checker.

Advice for kerbside box users

• put your box on the pavement before 7.00am on collection day.
• keep the lid closed on your box. You can phone for an extra box (0141 842 4448) or take any extra material to one of our recycling collection sites.
• Rinse bottles and jars before putting them in your box.
• Report any damaged boxes to us
• It's your responsibility to keep the boxes clean.

Blue sack collection

We use blue sacks in some areas where the blue wheeled bin system isn't suitable. We pick up the sacks from the kerb of the pavement. We collect sacks from back doors of some properties in town centres and some Erskine residents have to leave their sacks at collection points.


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Flats and maisonettes

• Flats with recycling facilities
• Maisonettes with recycling facilities

You can find out what can go into the mixed recycling container by looking at our A - Z guide for blue bins
In some areas we will not be able to supply a recycling bin - for example if there is a lack of space for communal bins or if the property has no garden. In the unlikely event that we are unable to offer a recycling collection, please make use of the recycling facilities.


Recycling collection sites

In Renfrewshire, there are many places to recycle. Find one near you on a map.


Contact us

• email: am-serv.es@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 842 4448

To make an enquiry about your refuse collection service or to make a complaint please use the online forms below:

household waste enquiry form
household waste complaint form


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Flats with recycling facilities

Flat name	Street	Town	Type of recycling
Williamsburgh Court	Lacy Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Gallowhill Court	Montgomery Road	Paisley	mixed and glass
Glencairn Court	Montgomery Road	Paisley	mixed and glass
Arkleston Court	Montgomery Road	Paisley	mixed and glass
George Court	George Street	Paisley	mixed and glass
Maxwellton Court	Maxwellton Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Speirsfield Court	High Calside	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Camphill Court	High Calside	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Calside Court	Hamilton Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Union Court	Stock Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Hamilton Court	Stock Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Rowan Court	Hamilton Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Gleniffer Court	Nethercraigs Road	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Nethercraigs Court	Nethercraigs Road	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Provost Close	Dimity Street	Johnstone	mixed, paper and glass
Ashbury Court	Millford Drive	Linwood	mixed, paper and glass
Belmar Court	Millford Drive	Linwood	mixed, paper and glass
Loch Place	Loch Place	Bridge of Weir	mixed, paper and glass
Oliphant Court	Heriot Avenue	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass

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Maisonettes with recycling facilities

Address	Town	Type of recycling
7 George Street	Paisley	mixed
9 - 15 George Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
19 - 27 George Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
91 to 97 George Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
82 - 86 George Street	Paisley	mixed and glass
88 - 96 George Street	Paisley	mixed
29 - 89 George Street	Paisley	mixed and paper
127 - 133 George Street	Paisley	mixed
137 - 139 George Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
102 - 104 George Street	Paisley	mixed
100 George Street	Paisley	mixed
Wardrop Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Storie Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Barr Place	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Canal Terrace	Paisley	mixed, paper, and glass
Tower Terrace	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Sir Michael Place	Paisley	mixed and glass
Mossvale Square	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
22 - 48 Mossvale Square	Paisley	mixed and paper
Springbank Road	Paisley	mixed
Springbank Road/Mossvale (54 to 66)	Paisley	mixed and paper
Springbank Road/Russell Road	Paisley	mixed and glass
Alice Street	Paisley	mixed and glass
Broomlands Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
48 - 54 Broomlands Street	Paisley	mixed
Carbrook Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Knox Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
West Campbell Street	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Ferguslie/Broomlands	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Neilston Road	Paisley	mixed
Neilston Road/South Campbell Street	Paisley	mixed
Woodside Crescent	Paisley	mixed, paper and glass
Millford Drive	Linwood	mixed, paper and glass
Melrose Avenue	Linwood	mixed, paper and glass
Clyde Place	Johnstone	mixed
Dee Place	Johnstone	mixed
Ettrick Terrace	Johnstone	mixed and glass
Forth Place	Johnstone	mixed and glass
Tay Place	Johnstone	mixed and glass
Corseford Avenue	Johnstone	mixed
Teviot Terrace	Johnstone	mixed
Craigdonald Place	Johnstone	mixed, paper and glass
Graham Street	Johnstone	mixed

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