Domestic refuse

Salford City Council provides a domestic refuse collection service (black bin) for all homes in the city.

Your refuse is collected once a week from your home. Domestic refuse collections are carried out Tuesday to Friday (depending on where you live) and are not normally affected by bank holidays.

Find out when your bins will be collected.

For further advice please call 0161 909 6500.

You've missed my bin! What should I do?

Please call 0161 909 6500 as soon as possible. Where practical, alternative arrangements will be made.

I've forgotten to put my bin out! What should I do?

Please call 0161 909 6500 as soon as possible. Where practical, alternative arrangements will be made.

My wheelie bin has been stolen. What should I do?

Householders are responsible for keeping your black wheelie bin safe. If your wheelie bin is lost, stolen or vandalised a charge of £25 will be made for a replacement.

Please call us on 0161 909 6500 or email environment@salford.gov.uk to arrange a replacement (as soon as stocks allow).

In the meantime, you can put up to four black bins bags out on collection day at your collection point whilst you are waiting for your new bin to be delivered. Please tie a note to your bags advising the refuse collectors that your bin has been stolen to ensure collection.

What size wheelie bins are available?

We operate the following policy regarding the issue of wheelie bins for domestic properties:

• The standard issue wheelie bin has a capacity of 240 litres
• Alternatively a smaller 140 litre bin for the elderly, infirm or those living alone can be provided
• If a request is received from a resident with a property that has six or more occupants, then a 360 litre wheelie bin may be issued, subject to the occupants proving they are committed to reducing their waste via recycling.

Reduce, reuse, recycle!

Did you know that around 100,000 bins are emptied throughout Salford each week producing about 2,000 tonnes of rubbish?

With your help, around 70-80% of Salford's domestic waste could be recycled so that it does not end up in landfill sites.

Salford City Council sees recycling as being very important and we are always looking for ways to provide you with easier access to recycling facilities.

Who to contact

Name

Waste Services

Address

Turnpike House
631 Eccles New Road
Salford
M5 2SH
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Telephone

0161 909 6500

Email

environment@salford.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 16 June 2011