City centre collections
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)
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