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New food waste, recycling and rubbish service

Recycling, rubbish and food waste collection

We're rolling out weekly food waste and fortnightly rubbish collections across Cornwall. This will help us all waste less and recycle more.

Homes in Mid Cornwall, South East Cornwall and West Cornwall are using the new service.

New collections will start in North Cornwall (rollout area 4) in Autumn 2024. Mid West Cornwall (rollout area 5) will move to the new collections in 2025.

We're giving every household new bins or seagull-proof sacks suitable for their property. This will help reduce street litter and Keep Cornwall Clean.

Haven't had your ‘Get Ready for Your New Collections’ leaflet and new bins yet? This means you're still on the weekly rubbish and fortnightly recycling service.

Details of the new service may vary for homes with shared bins.

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