What can I put in my black box?

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What is the black box collection service?

Residents can recycle their paper, glass, cans, aerosols, foil, clothes and shoes from home using the black recycling box. Black boxes are collected fortnightly.

Metal
Yes	No
tin cans aluminium drinks cans empty aerosol cans metal jar lids clean aluminium foil	Crisp packets Sweet wrappers Shiny wrapping paper

Paper
Yes	No
newspapers and magazines yellow pages and telephone directories catalogues and junk mail envelopes (including those with plastic windows) white printed paper	shredded paper (please put this in your plastic bottle and cardboard bin or bags) cardboard (please put this in your plastic bottle and cardboard bin or bags) metallic gift wrap books greeting cards (please put this in your plastic bottle and cardboard bin or bags) brown paper (please put this in your plastic bottle and cardboard bin or bags)

Glass
Yes	No
clear, green, blue or brown glass jars clear, green, blue or brown bottles	broken jars and glass window panes lightbulbs glass ovenware (eg. Pyrex)

Clothes and shoes
Yes	No
old clean clothes pairs of shoes tied together leather belts, handbags curtains, sheets, blankets and duvet covers Please bag your clean textiles separately to keep them dry.	duvets pillows

Where and when do I put my box out?

To check your collection dates please see the online collection calendar. Please ensure that your box is placed at the edge of your property, at the kerbside. All boxes must be out by 7am.

Please note, all collection crews across Wiltshire now work bank holidays. The only bank holidays whereby collections may have to change is over the Christmas period.

Can I have a second black box?

If you cannot fit all your recycling into one black box, you can have a second box delivered, free of charge. You can also put separated recycling in carrier bags next to your box for collection.

What happens to the recycling once it is collected?

All the materials collected are collected separately on a special vehicle and then taken to a materials recycling facility in the Calne area in north Wiltshire, where they are baled or ‘bulked-up’ and transported to reprocessing sites for recycling. The materials are then transformed into new products.

Last updated: 9 May 2012