Rubbish and recycling
Every household in Salford produces nearly a tonne of waste every year and on average every person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every two months.
Disposing of domestic waste is expensive but there are lots of ways you can help by reducing, re-using and recycling your waste.
These pages provide information on arrangements for rubbish and recycling facilities in Salford, as well as our arrangements for street cleaning.
- Domestic refuse - find out when your refuse bin will be emptied.
- Recycling - find out when your recycling bins will be emptied and what you can and cannot recycle.
- Trade waste - find out more about our waste collection and recycling service for businesses.
- Bulky items -find out how to dispose of large, bulky waste items such as old sofas or washing machines.
- Street cleansing - find out when your street will be cleaned.
Did you know that our Customer Contact Centre is available to handle your enquiries on Saturday mornings? More information on how to phone us.
If you are a developer looking to build or convert an existing building in Salford - please refer to the guidance on the provision of waste storage and recycling collection facilities below.
Downloadable documents
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.
Who to contact
- Name
- Environmental Services
- Address
- Turnpike House
631 Eccles New Road
Salford
M5 2SH - Telephone
- 0161-909 6500
- environment@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 4 February 2010
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