Rother District Council

The Council is under a general duty to make arrangements for the collection of household waste, but there are variations on the service offered to residents due to the wide range of locations we collect from.

For many households throughout Rother, collection is mainly an alternate weekly kerbside service. This means that a collection of general waste will be followed on week two by a collection of recycling and green waste. We plan to expand the service over the coming months to include as many households who can feasibly be collected from via this scheme. We will inform you of any changes but please keep an eye on Latest News for updates.

Most households will receive the following;

• black wheelie for refuse
• green wheelie bin for garden waste and flattened cardboard
• black recycling box for plastic bottles and tins
• green recycling box for paper

Residents in flats or town centre locations may have a different collection and recycling scheme, due to certain limitations such as space available in communal areas or street restrictions, specific to individual sites. Details of these should have been received when you move in and are communicated on an ongoing basis. Other residents may be able to help as well.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Contact Centre 01424 787000 with any questions you may have on specific collections. 

Some flat and town centre residents will be provided with Red and Blue bags in which to sort their recyclable waste.

For information on what we ask of you and how to avoid a missed collection, please seeInformation About My Collection

Bin Size. The black wheelie bin we provide is suitable for households of up to 4. many larger families still find this bin suitable, but if you think that you need a larger container please contact us.

For additional recycling boxes just call or email us, we'll be happy to provide them. Only one green bin is provided for garden waste; surplus waste can be composted at home, or taken to your nearest "tip".

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