Household Waste Collection Policy for Southern Buckinghamshire

Last updated: 21 May 2024

Policy 5 – Collection Frequency

The council will collect as per the table below:

Type of collection Standard low rise property Narrow access or low rise Single use container collections Communal

Residual waste

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Weekly

Mixed recycling

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly (where facilities exist)

Paper and card

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly (where facilities exist)

Food waste

Weekly

Weekly

Weekly

Weekly (where facilities exist)

Garden waste

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Textiles

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Batteries

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Health care waste

Weekly (following a successful application for collections)

Weekly (following a successful application for collections)

Weekly (following a successful application for collections)

Weekly (following a successful application for collections)

Sharps

Upon request (following successful application for collections)

Upon request (following successful application for collections)

Upon request (following successful application for collections)

Upon request (following successful application for collections)