Order free recycling sacks for your flat
Early waste collection during heatwave conditions
Due to the hot weather, waste collection will start at 5am this week (23 to 26 June) to avoid crews working in the hottest part of the day.
Please make sure your bins are out by 5am on your usual collection day - put them out the night before if easier. Report missed collections as usual, and we'll aim to collect as soon as possible.
If you live in a flat above a shop and are provided with a sack-based recycling collection service, you can order sacks to put your recycling in.
Before you start
To be eligible for recycling sacks, you must live in a flat above a shop that has previously been provided this service.
Eligible properties are limited to some flats above shops in:
- Ashburnham Road
- Crown Road
- Ham Street
- Richmond Road
- St Margarets Court
- St Margarets Road
Properties that are not eligible for this service will be unable to use the ordering form.
Types of sack
There are two types of sack:
- Blue sacks for paper and cardboard
- Green sacks for mixed containers
You can make an order for one roll (25 sacks) of each type of sack a maximum of once in any four month period.
What happens next
Once we have received your request, your sacks will be delivered within ten working days.
If your sacks have not arrived please contact us.
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Up to: Order a box, sacks or covers
Updated: 20 May 2026
