Cardiff

By the end of March 2025, CC will collect recyclable material in separate containers from all households, apart from those homes that currently use communal bins/areas to present their recycling and non-recyclable waste. Trials are underway to develop a new recycling system for these homes.

It will collect:

• food waste every week, from a brown caddy using green caddy liners provided by the Council for free;
   
• metal cans, tins, aerosols and foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, and food and drink cartons (such as Tetra Pak), every week, from a reusable red bag; 
   
• cardboard and paper from a reusable blue bag; and
   
• glass bottles and jars every two weeks, from a blue caddy.

CC also collects:

• hygiene waste every two weeks, in single-use purple sacks, if residents have registered for this free service; 
   
• garden waste every two weeks between April and November, from a green wheelie bin or reusable white bag(s); and
   
• non-recyclable waste every two weeks, from a black wheelie bin, or in up to three single-use black sacks for residents that don't have a wheelie bin.

The Council provides a bulky items collections service for large items. To find out how much this service costs, or to book a collection, residents should visit the Council’s website.

The Council manages two Recycling Centres in the county. Residents should visit the Council's website to check if they need to book an appointment before they visit a site.

Visit Cardiff Council's website.