Household Waste Collection Policy for Southern Buckinghamshire

All residual waste must be contained within the councils’ supplied containers. No excess or side waste will be collected during normal collections. Bin lids must be closed and purple sacks must be securely tied. No more than four purple sacks will be collected from a property with the ‘Narrow Access’ solution each fortnight.

A reasonable amount of recycling side waste, equivalent to two paper boxes worth, will be collected by crews as long as it is contained and placed at the side of the relevant container. Cardboard boxes must be flattened and no larger than a metre squared.

Examples of suitable recycling side waste can be found online on our website.

The council or its contractor will not be responsible or liable for any containers used to store extra waste recycling that are not returned.

Any waste jammed in a wheeled bin that does not fall out following the normal mechanical emptying process on the waste collection vehicle will not be taken. In these cases, residents will have to loosen the material(s) themselves ready for the next scheduled collection. The contractor will report such instances to the council.