Household

We provide over 440, 000 recycling, refuse, food and garden waste household collections from around 170,000 households in Cheshire West and Cheshire each week.

Household

Every week, our crews provide recycling, refuse, food and garden waste collections to more than 170,000 properties across Cheshire West and Chester. With over 440,000 collections carried out each week – more than 24 million a year – our kerbside service plays an important role in keeping the borough running smoothly.

Delivering the service on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council, we focus on providing safe, reliable and efficient collections for residents. More than 99.9% of collections are completed right first time, reflecting the work of our crews and operational teams across the borough every day.

Our role goes beyond collecting bins. Recycling collected from households is brought to our Materials Recovery Facility in Ellesmere Port, where materials are sorted and prepared for recycling, while food and garden waste are sent for reprocessing. By working closely with the Council and residents, we aim to reduce waste, maximise recycling and make the best possible use of the materials we collect.

Residents also have an important part to play. Recycling the right materials and reducing the amount of waste we produce helps us recover more resources and reduce environmental impact.

For information about collection days, bins and household waste and recycling services, visit the Council's website.

Recycling

Every week, our crews collect recyclable materials from households across the borough. Keeping these materials separate from general waste means they can be recovered and recycled, reducing the amount of waste sent for disposal and helping to reduce the need for new raw materials.

Recycle right

Getting recycling right helps us make the most of the materials we collect. When items that cannot be recycled are mixed with recyclable materials, this is known as contamination and it can affect the quality of the recycling we collect. Contamination can make materials more difficult to sort and process and, in some cases, can mean otherwise recyclable material is lost. Keeping recycling as clean and free from incorrect items as possible gives us the best opportunity to recover materials successfully and send them on for recycling.

Food Waste

Each day, 16 food waste teams collect food waste from across the borough.

Garden Waste

13 collection teams we empty garden waste containers from households subscribed to the Council’s chargeable collection service.

All households wishing to receive garden waste collections require a permit, which is issued by Cheshire West and Chester Council. Apply for CW&C paid garden waste collection service.

Household Waste

We deploy up to 19 collection rounds across west Cheshire daily, collecting waste placed out in households black wheeled bins.

Once collected this material is taken to the Councils allocated waste treatment sites to be converted into fuel, producing heat and power.