Ever wondered what days your bins are collected, which colour bin is for what?
Look no further, we’ve got you!
For instance, your Purple Bin is for:
Day-to-day rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted such as:
- Cold ashes
- Pet waste
- Disposable nappies
- Broken glass
- Plastic film
- Polystyrene
- Wrapping paper
The purple bin isn’t for:
- Anything that can be recycled
- Food waste
- Garden waste
- Stones, rubble, soil or building materials
- Car parts or batteries
- Oil, paint or chemical
- Textiles/clothing
- Tree branches
- Asbestos-based materials
- Hot ashes
- Anything too large to fit comfortably into the bin
- Clinical waste or hypodermic needles
- Large glass objects
- Anything hazardous
If you want to know what the other colour bins are for when they’re collected or report a missed bin head over to the Torgaen Goverment website here.