What goes in your rubbish bin?

Find out about what goes in your rubbish bin, how to request an additional bin and how to reduce your waste.

Please ensure all loose ash, cat litter or vacuum bag contents are contained in a bag before going in your rubbish bin. This will prevent it being blown onto the road when the bin is emptied.

We accept all household waste apart from the following items:

What can't I put in my rubbish bin?

No thanks!

We can't accept the following items:

• garden waste
• DIY waste including wood - you can take DIY materials to your local Norfolk County Council recycling centres, find out where your nearest recycling centre is located
• liquid paint, oils, fertilizers
• large items such as furniture
• hot ash or loose ash (please wrap up)
• sharps such as needles
• fluorescent tubes/gas bottles
• large electrical items – you can take electrical items to your local Norfolk County Council recycling centres or our reuse and recycling events free of charge
• hazardous and clinical waste
  • examples of hazardous waste include asbestos, bug spray, chemicals, garden weed killer, solvents, tins of paint, items which contain gas such as fridges. Find out how to dispose of hazardous waste
  • we provide a collection service for clinical waste
• recycling - you should not put items in your rubbish bin that can be recycled, find out what you can put in your recycling bin
• garden waste - your garden waste can be:
  • collected through our garden waste collection scheme
  • composted at home
  • taken to a Norfolk County Council recycling centre
• commercial waste - you must not put waste which comes from a business in the household rubbish bin. We offer a specialist commercial waste collection service

For some Broadland residents - Food waste - please use your kitchen waste bin for this instead.

If you regularly produce extra waste here is guidance on how you can reduce this.