Household Waste Collection Policy for Southern Buckinghamshire

Wheeled bins are designed to be emptied with the lids closed, therefore lids on wheeled bins must be closed when the waste is collected. This is to ensure that all health and safety concerns are complied with:

• mechanical operation of the bin lift
• waste falling out during the tipping process
• litter generation
• in the interest of waste minimisation, we have provided enough capacity with each bin if proper recycling takes place

The council reserves the right not to empty any wheeled bin which has been overfilled with its bin lid open. If bins are over filled, then the crew will not return until the next scheduled collection day and will only collect if a sufficient amount of material has been removed and disposed of responsibly. A tag will be left on the bin and the information recorded on the in-cab PDA system.