Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Waste and Recycling

The Council provides a fortnightly kerbside recycling scheme for the collection of paper, glass and cans from all properties with ground floor access. Green Waste and Special (bulky) collections are also available.

There is also a Civic Amenity site in Stourbridge where residents can drop off a range of waste materials for recycling, including glass (bottles and jars), paper and cardboard, food and drink cans, textiles, car oil, scrap metal, batteries (household and car), timber, garden waste, old toys, books and shoes.

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Reduce and Reuse

Whilst a concerted effort to recycle is important, we need to put greater emphasis on our efforts to reduce and reuse rubbish.

Food waste digesters, junk mail, real nappies and many other useful ideas are covered in this section.

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Domestic Waste Collection

The Council operates a back door sack collection service for domestic refuse. We only collect domestic household waste in plastic sacks.

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Garden Waste Collections

Dudley Council collects garden waste from each household.

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Waste Enforcement

The council has powers to protect and improve our borough. The issues looked at are those that can have a negative impact on the local environment and include; abandoned/nuisance vehicles, untaxed vehicles, fly tipping, littering and dog fouling.

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Local Recycling Centres

There are approximately 50 sites located around the borough where you can take your recycling, most with facilities for recycling glass and cans, paper and textiles.

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