Waste and Recycling

We are improving your service to make it easier for you to recycle more. You can place all of your items for recycling loose into your green recycling bin.

Our new sorting facility will allow us to recycle lots more materials. You will be able to recycle items such as yogurt pots, all cardboard boxes and juice cartons. This guide tells you all the materials that you can recycle and explains what happens to the recycling once it has been collected.

pdf View or download our A-Z Recycling Guide (1.85 MB)

New recycling points for coffee pods and water filters at the following locations:

• Milestone Ground, Broadway
• Morrisons, Droitwich
• Oat Street, Evesham
• Asda, Pershore

Here's how you sort…

• Place all items for recycling loose in your green recycling bin
• Items for recycling should be rinsed out
• Do not squash bottles or tins
• Keep paper and card flat

For more information contact:

Telephone 01386 565018 (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)
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We undertake a range of activities in schools to promote waste reduction, recycling and look at other waste issues.   

Our work with County Council supports schools as they work towards becoming Sustainable/Eco Schools.

We have made it a priority to get recycling into schools, encouraging a lifestyle in our children, young people and communities that isn't wasteful. Recycling is one practical way to build a healthy respect for our environment.

We currently offer a free recycling collection service for schools in the district; larger schools may also have a card/paper bank.

We have been fortunate enough to be able to offer this service free of charge by tying it in with our domestic recycling collection service. It does have a cost to the district, but the benefits to educate far outweigh the cost.

Recycling collection service for schools:

• Schools are provided with a green wheeled bin for recycling materials.

• The collection takes place on the same day as the domestic recycling collection in the area, on an alternate weekly basis.

• Recycling should be placed loose (not in sacks) in the green bin.

What can be recycled?

• Paper & cardboard
• Glass jars and bottles (no lids)
• Plastic bottles & containers (no lids)
• Tin / Aluminium cans and aerosols
• Cartons

To aid the sorting process at the recycling facility, all of these items need to be clean, empty of liquid/food and kept whole, not squashed.

What happens to the recycling once collected from schools?

The recycling materials are collected by our contractor FCC Environment (UK) Ltd (formerly FOCSA) and taken to Worcestershire County Council's state of the art recycling facility Envirosort which is managed on their behalf by Severn Waste Services.

Number of schools in Wychavon using this service

• 50 primary/first schools recycling with us, 49 with the collection service and 1 just uses a paper/card bank
• 9 middle schools recycling with the collection service
• 2 secondary schools have taken up the recycling collection service as well as using paper/card banks. The other two are interested in taking up the service
• 6 private schools recycle with the collection service
• 11 other educational establishments such as pre schools, youth centres, colleges and also Bishops Wood Environmental Education Centre.

Commercial Waste Collection for Schools

We can provide a commercial waste collection service for schools and are able to offer this at a reduced price, in line with our charity rates. This service is run separately from the domestic recycling service.

• Ideal for the waste that can't be recycled, as this waste goes to landfill.
• Schools can choose frequency of collection; most commercial customers have a collection once or twice a week.
• Schools can have as many bins as needed, most schools use 1100 litre bins.
• A site visit by one of our officers will be arranged to give advice and check access suitability.
• Can provide a term time only service, if schools don't need a collection during school holidays.
• A Commercial Waste Agreement/Duty of Care form will need to be completed and first payment paid before the service can start. pdf Download the application form. (86 KB)
• Commercial bin sizes

School catering services

If the school has a catering company preparing meals, this must be treated as a separate entity if they are producing waste. A duty of care/agreement form must be completed and any waste produced must be disposed of in separate bins on site, the charge will be at the full rate.   

Contact

Client Services
Wychavon District Council
Telephone: 01386 565197 (9am-5pm Monday - Friday)
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We've made it even easier to recycle more so you can now place the following items out for collection on your black bin or sack week.

Small electrical items

Such items as kettles, toasters, hand blenders, hairdryers and electric toothbrushes can be placed on top of your black bin or next to your sack. Read the small electrical items FAQs

Sometimes, the cage used by the operatives to store WEEE items in may become full or they may be in a vehicle not equipped with a cage to store the WEEE or batteries. In this event, they may leave the items behind. If this happens, please do contact us at:

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Telephone: 01386 565018

Batteries

Used batteries can be put on top of your black bin or sack in a small clear bag. Read the Small Electrical Items frequently asked questions page.

Used textiles

Textiles such as clothing, bed sheets and towels can be put out next to your black bin or sack in an old carrier bag.

Contact FCC Recycling
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Telephone: 01386 565018

Thank you for contacting us with this service request

For Further Information Contact:

Client Services
Wychavon District Council
Telephone: 01386 565018 between 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday
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