Trade waste bags are especially popular in the city centre area where space is often limited. We will collect recyclable waste in the city centre area on this timetable:
Weekly Timetable for City Centre Business Recycling Collections
Effective from 3 February 2025
| Day | Non-recyclable Waste | Recycling or Waste Stream Collected |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Green Trade Bag | Paper and Card: Clear Trade Bag Plastics: Clear Trade Bag |
| Tuesday | Tins, Cans and Aerosols: 360l or 240l wheeled bin or 55l container Glass: 360l or 240l wheeled bin or 55l container |
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| Wednesday | Green Trade Bag | Paper and Card: Clear Trade Bag Plastics: Clear Trade Bag |
| Thursday | Tins, Cans and Aerosols: 360l or 240l wheeled bin or 55l container Glass: 360l or 240l wheeled bin or 55l container |
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| Friday | Green Trade Bag | Paper and Card: Clear Trade Bag Plastics: Clear Trade Bag Food: 180l wheeled bin |
Each bag must be presented for collection by 6am on the morning of the scheduled collection.
City Centre streets covered by the trade bag collection service:
| Abbeygate Street | Headgate | Queen Street |
| Balkerne Passage | Head Street | St Botolph’s Circus |
| Bank Passage | High Street | St Botolph’s Street |
| Chapel Street North | Long Wyre Street | St John’s Avenue |
| Church Street | Middlebrough (east side) | St John’s Street |
| Church Walk | North Hill | St Nicholas Street |
| Crouch Street | Short Wyre Street | Culver Street East |
| Osborne Street | Sir Isaacs Walk | Culver Street West |
| Pelhams Lane | Stanwell Street | East Hill (to Priory Street) |
| Priory Street | Trinity Street | Essex Street |
| Priory Walk | Vineyard Street |
Contracted Container Service in the City Centre
A contracted recycling container service is also available in the city centre area. These will be collected on the same days as the timetable above:
- Paper and Card – 1100l, 360l or 240l wheeled bin
- Plastic – 360l or 240l wheeled bin
- Tins, cans and aerosols – 360l or 240l wheeled bin or 55l box (City Centre Collection only)
- Glass – 360l or 240l wheeled bin or 55l box (City Centre Collection only)