Bins and recycling

Check if your grey, green or blue bin is due to be collected.

Information on the Recycling Village (tip), opening times, how to book a slot, types of waste you can bring and more.

You can pay to have garden waste collected from your home by subscribing to the Garden Waste service (green bin).

Your blue bin is for recycling. Find out what you can and cannot put in your blue recycling bin.

If you have unwanted items that are too big or heavy to put in your bin, you can pay to have them collected from your home.

Order a new grey, blue or green bin or caddy. Charges apply.

If you think your bin has been accidentally missed, report it online or over the phone.

You can report litter, a damaged litter bin, and sharp, dangerous or hazardous items.

Report the illegal dumping of waste.

South Tyneside Council can collect your household and garden waste. Charges apply.

A small area of around 1400 homes in the Marsden and Whitburn area has been selected to trial a new recycling bin.

South Tyneside Council offers a local waste collection service for local businesses. Charges apply.

Find recycling sites across South Tyneside.

Find information about street cleaning and report any problems to the Council.

Find out what items go in your bins, and which items can be taken to recycling sites.

If you find it difficult to pull out your wheelie bin, we may be able to make special arrangements to help.

Find out where you can recycle batteries.

Learn how to manage waste with Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

How to compost and what can go in your compost bin.

You can report an abandoned shopping trolley directly to the shop where the trolley is from.