How to recycle
Braintree District Council
Households: 59,000
Kerbside collections:
- All households have a fortnightly kerbside collection of newspapers, magazines, catalogues, directories, mixed paper - bundled or in carrier bags.
- All households have a fortnightly kerbside collection of cardboard, plastic packaging (including plastic bottles pots, tubs, containers, trays, bottle tops, cups and carrier bags), cans, aerosols, clean aluminium foil and foil containers - collected in clear sacks.
- 42,000 households have a fortnightly collection of green waste and uncooked kitchen waste. A garden waste amenity vechicle visits the remaining villages on a monthly basis between March and November.
Please note this may not apply to all households in this district. Please contact your local council to find out what collections your house receives.
Approx 125 banks around the district collecting glass bottles and jars, some also accept cans, paper, plastic bottles and textiles. Use Recycle Now Bank Locator to find your nearest site.
For more information on kerbside collections and recycling banks:
Telephone: 01376 552525
Email: csc@braintree.gov.uk
Website: www.braintree.gov.uk
There are 23 Recycling Centres in Essex, your nearest centres are:
Braintree Road
Shalford CM7 5HQ
Perry Road
Witham CM8 3YZ
Drovers Way
Springfield CM2 5PS
Find out what you can recycle at the Centres and opening times. For more information please call 0845 603 7625.