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Conwy bin collection days

Conwy's refuse bin is emptied every 4 weeks. The council's own questions say the black wheelie bin has room if you use the weekly food and recycling services, the fortnightly garden, textile and electrical collections, and a nappy caddy when you need one. Sorting is built around a Trolibocs stack, with bags as the alternative for some materials.

Last checked against 4 sources (www.conwy.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black wheelie bin on a 4 weekly round · General waste

Bin · Every four weeks

Yes please

  • Household rubbish that remains after the weekly food and recycling collections and the fortnightly garden, textile and electrical collections

Not in this one

  • Food waste, which the same questions say belongs in the weekly food service
  • Nappies and incontinence products, which can have a free weekly lockable caddy instead

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Trolibocs top box or green bag, plus a separate cardboard bag · Paper and card

Box

Yes please

  • Newspaper, office paper, magazines, junk mail and white or coloured envelopes
  • Directories, catalogues, greeting cards, white grey or coloured card, egg boxes, toilet rolls, and books without spines or covers
  • Brown, printed and corrugated cardboard, and strong cardboard tubes, in the cardboard bag

Not in this one

  • An incorrect item in a Trolibocs, which the crew leaves behind

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Trolibocs middle box or white bag · Mixed recycling

Box

Yes please

  • Plastic bottles, containers and tubs
  • Drink cartons and Tetra Pak cartons
  • Food and drink cans, tins, aerosols and foil

Not in this one

  • Plastic bags, wrappers, and hard plastic such as toys or washing-up bowls
  • Soft plastic, which Conwy says is not taken at the kerbside

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Trolibocs bottom box or green box · Glass

Box

Yes please

  • Bottles and jars

Not in this one

  • Broken glass, which should be wrapped and put in the black bin with broken crockery

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Food waste bin · Food waste

Caddy

Yes please

  • Meat, fish and bones
  • Fruit, vegetables, pasta and bread
  • Tea bags, kitchen paper and pet food

Not in this one

  • Pet waste

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Purple Crest textile bag · Textiles

Bag

Yes please

  • Clean clothing, shoes tied in pairs, handbags and belts

Not in this one

  • Bric-a-brac

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Pink Crest bag for small electricals, and a household battery bag · Other collection

Bag

Yes please

  • Small appliances that fit the pink bag, including electronic toys, laptops, phones, CD and DVD players, consoles, shavers, hair dryers and straighteners
  • Household and rechargeable batteries in the battery bag

Not in this one

  • Older incandescent bulbs, which go in the black bin
  • Energy-efficient bulbs, which go to a household recycling centre or a shop that takes them

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

240l garden wheelie bin supplied with the Bryson subscription · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, leaves, small plants and twigs, and non-invasive weeds

Not in this one

  • Soil, rubble, large branches, compost bags, pots and other rubbish
  • Animal waste, garden furniture and tools
  • Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

We can’t check Conwy addresses yet

Live bin day lookups for Conwy are planned. Until then, Conwy’s own page will show your collection day.

Find my bin day on www.conwy.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Conwy. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.conwy.gov.uk).

Black wheelie bin on a 4 weekly round · General waste
Trolibocs top box or green bag, plus a separate cardboard bag · Paper and card
Trolibocs middle box or white bag · Mixed recycling
Trolibocs bottom box or green box · Glass
Food waste bin · Food waste
Purple Crest textile bag · Textiles
Pink Crest bag for small electricals, and a household battery bag · Other collection
240l garden wheelie bin supplied with the Bryson subscription · Garden waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Add to calendar

A private calendar link for the pattern you entered, with an alert at 6pm the evening before. The link contains those days. BinWeek does not keep a copy, and anyone with the link can see them.

Email me the night before

You can still add these days to your calendar.

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Conwy
BinCollected
Black wheelie bin on a 4 weekly round · General wasteEvery four weeks
240l garden wheelie bin supplied with the Bryson subscription · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. Bryson Recycling runs the garden round for the council. It costs £46 for 12 months and that price includes one 240l wheelie bin. Up to 3 extra bins are £26 each, with a £20 delivery charge for those extra bins. Subscriptions start in April. Joining later still costs the full 12 month charge. There is no one-off collection and no discount. The round is fortnightly. The council says a 240l bin holds about the equivalent of 2 old garden waste bags, and those bags were 120l. The same page says a household recycling centre is a free alternative, open 7 days a week from 9am to 4pm.

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

If you will be away for the 4 weekly refuse collection and nobody can put the bin out, Conwy asks you to get in touch in advance so they can arrange a collection. Exceptional cases, such as a family emergency where you could not call ahead, go to the customer service team on 01492 575337. The missed-collection form is linked from the recycling and waste page. That form page did not publish a cut-off time in the text we could read.

Source: www.conwy.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Good to know in Conwy

  • The top box or green bag takes paper and thin card. Brown cardboard has its own bag. The middle box or white bag takes rinsed, squashed plastics, cartons, cans and foil, and not plastic bags or hard plastics. The bottom box or green box is bottles and jars only.
  • A wrong item in a Trolibocs is left behind. Soft plastic is not a kerbside material. Conwy points to supermarket collection points and the Wales Recycles site for film and bags.
  • The refuse bin is where plastic bags, film, animal waste, crisp packets, polystyrene and nappies go, plus securely wrapped broken glass and crockery. Incandescent bulbs go in that bin too.
  • Purple textile bags and pink small-electrical bags come from Crest. The container page gives Crest as 01492 596783 or info@crestcooperative.co.uk, and says rural residents should call to book. Bags can also be picked up at a library. Podback is a separate sign-up: white bags for aluminium pods and green bags for plastic pods.
  • Households of 6 or more can ask for a second black bin if they are already recycling fully. Fewer than 6 people who are stuck for space use an online form. The nappy and incontinence caddy is free and weekly, with liners, via erf@conwy.gov.uk or 01492 575337.
  • A year-long trial of 4 weekly collections covered 10,000 households. Conwy says those homes recycled 14% more and put 31% less rubbish in the wheelie bin.
  • Saturday mobile centres on the garden page run 9am to 11am at Cerrigydrudion on the 1st Saturday, Llanrwst on the 2nd, and Llangernyw on the 3rd.
  • Bryson's number for the garden bin is 01492 555898. The customer service number on the refuse questions is 01492 575337.

Bin questions in Conwy

How often is the Conwy black bin emptied?

Every 4 weeks. Food and recycling are weekly, and garden waste, textiles and electricals are fortnightly. The council's table adds the visits in that cycle up as 13 collections every 4 weeks.

What does the Conwy garden bin cost?

£46 for 12 months, including one 240l bin, collected fortnightly by Bryson Recycling. Extra bins, up to 3, are £26 each, and delivering those extras costs £20. You pay the full year even if you join after April. There is no single collection and no discount.

Do I need an appointment for a Conwy household recycling centre?

The recycling and waste page says visits are by appointment, and that you book online. A holiday let at the same address needs a commercial waste collection. The garden waste page, describing somewhere to take garden waste without a subscription, says centres are open 7 days a week from 9am to 4pm with no charge.

What if I miss the 4 weekly Conwy collection?

Ask ahead if you know you will be away, so the bin can still be collected. If a family emergency meant you could not call first, phone 01492 575337 and the council says it will do its best. Waiting without calling means the next refuse visit is another 4 weeks.

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