Rubbish, waste and recycling

Refuse and recycling collections 

• Advice for university students living in Warwick district
• Refuse collection - grey bin/sacks
• Garden and food waste - green bin
• Recycling - red box 
• What happens to your recycling? 
• All our latest news - New battery recycling bags 
• Slim Your Bin Challenge 2009 

Have your say

In order to continue to improve our services, we welcome feedback (good and bad). 

Please email sort-it@warwickdc.gov.uk and let us know what you think about your recycling and refuse collection service.  

Complete our survey about your recycling and refuse collection services - the answers you give will be published later this year - and you will entered into a freeprize draw to win a bag of recycled goodies. (Closing Date: Friday 31st July 2009)

Forthcoming events   

Regular 'roadshow' events are held across the district by officers from the waste management team.  These are ideal opportunities to find more about the services available.  There is usually a small supply of red boxes, red bags and food caddies and free reusable shopping bags.

Confirmed events are as follows; 

• Barford, St Peters School, Summer Fete - Saturday 4th July between 1pm - 4pm
• Warwickshire Direct - Kenilworth  - Saturday 18th July between 10am - 1pm
• St Nicholas Park, Warwick* - Thursday 23rd July between 11am - 2pm 
• Victoria Park, Leamington Spa* - Wednesday 29th July between 11am - 2pm
• Abbey Fields, Kenilworth* - Thursday 6th August between 11am - 2pm
• Sydni Centre Grounds, Sydenham* - Tuesday 11th August between 11am - 2pm
• Warwickshire Direct - Warwick - Saturday 15th August between 10am - 1pm
• Acre Close Park, Whitnash* - Friday 21st August between 11am - 2pm
• The Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa* - Wednesday 26th August between 11am - 2pm
• Warwickshire Direct - Lillington - Saturday 12th September between 10am - 1pm
• Warwickshire Direct - Whitnash - Saturday 10th October between 10am - 12noon

* Summer roadshows - come along and join us for children's games, quizzes and more!

Other services

 Find out about other waste collection services provided by the council.

• Assistance scheme
• Bulky items   
• Clinical waste
• Commercial waste
• Flytipping  
• Recycling sites and Household Waste Recycling Centres

Fun stuff and other links

• Super Recycler Game - collect recycling to win points and be a super recycler
• Love Food Hate Waste Campaign - save money by wasting less food, and help the environment too.
• Recycling and waste education - find out more about our work with schools and community groups.
• Recycling and Refuse Top Tips (155kb, PDF) - advice on handling your bins and recycling boxes/bags, damaged containers, how to keep your bins clean and lots more.

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