Flats Recycling Service

Orange sack and brown food waste bin out for collection

Flats Recycling Service

The Council provides 6,000 housing estate and privately owned blocks of high rise and low level flats with a recycling service. This service consists of two types of container.

Find your recyling collection day

Orange Sack

The orange sack allows you to recycle some 'dry' household waste from your flat. Place the following items in the orange sack and place it outside your front door on your collection day by 7am

Paper
Glass Bottles and Jars (place these in a seperate bag as broken glass can contaminate the paper)
Food and Drinks cans
Plastic Bottles

Please rinse bottles, jars and cans before putting them in the orange sack.

Please do not put the following materials in your orange sack:

Cardboard (please take to local Recycling Points)
Food packaging, plastic containers, and trays
Telephone directories (please take to Villiers Road Recycling Centre)
Yoghurt pots and margarine tubs
Plastic packaging / microwave trays
Garden and garage chemicals and oil bottles
Bottle tops
No broken glass or other types of glass (e.g. Pyrex, window panes)
Clothing and textiles (please take to Local Charity Shops).

Brown Food Waste bin

Approximately 6000 residents are provided with a 25 litre brown food waste bin and 25 litre biodegradable bin liners. Please place the following items in the brown food waste bin, once it is full or it is put out for collection tie the bag up and leave outside your front door by 7am on the day of your collection. Please make sure the handle is in the forward locked position.

Meat and Fish
Raw and cooked including bones
All Dairy Products
Such as eggs and cheese
Fruit and Vegetables
Both raw and cooks
Bread Cakes and Pastries
Rice, pasta and beans
Any left overs
Uneaten food from your plates and dishes
Tea and Coffee Grounds

Please do not put the following materials in your brown food waste bin:

Packaging of any sort
Plastic bags
Liquids and oil or liquid fats
Glass

You can download the flats recycling leaflet below (please ignore the collection day on this document -to find out your collection day use the link at the top of the page)

This service is supported by a dedicated Waste Doctor; The Waste Doctor is fully mobile and will be responsible for carrying out the process of education and promoting the service. To arrange a visit contact us on 020 8547 5560 or environment@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Also see:

Holiday Arrangements

Flats Recycling Service