Newcastle-under-Lyme asks you to separate your waste into the standard containers for each stream, and to put them out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day. For garden waste, the council says to use the garden waste bin only for the items it accepts.
| Container | What goes in it | What must not go in it |
|---|---|---|
| Blue bag / blue bin | Paper and card in the blue bag; glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, cans, tins and aerosols in the blue bin | Anything else not accepted for recycling |
| Household rubbish bin | Things the council says it can’t recycle, including polystyrene, bagged used kitchen roll and tissues, bagged nappies, bagged sanitary items, bagged pet bedding, and bagged dust or ash | Food, batteries or vapes, electrical equipment, textiles, recyclables, paint or varnish tins, DIY waste, soil or turf, rubble or tarmac, unused fireworks |
| Food waste caddy | Food waste | Mixed with general rubbish or recycling |
| Garden waste bin | Grass cuttings, hedge clippings, weeds, thin branches up to 2 cm diameter, plants, prunings, leaves | Soils, turf, rocks, stones, large branches over 2 cm, sawdust, pet waste, food, other household waste or recyclables |
For timing, Newcastle-under-Lyme says bins and bags must be out on the pavement, or at the agreed collection point, by 6:00 a.m. If you have a garden waste bin, it should also be presented with the lid closed by 6:00 a.m. on collection day. Also, bins should be kept inside your property boundary between collections.