Orange Sacks
Every 13 weeks a roll of 16 orange sacks is delivered to every household. The orange sacks should be used for recycling materials only. Each sack is printed with details of what can and can't go into the sack. The list is also available below.
Additional orange sacks are available for households that require more (to be used for recycling only). Additional sacks can be obtained from all libraries, the Town Hall, Mercury House and the Public Advice and Service Centres (PASC) in Collier Row, Romford and Upminster.
Orange sacks are collected in a different vehicle from the rubbish sacks, but on the same day.
2012 Bank Holiday Collection Dates
Please note that all revised collection arrangements also apply to the green bin, clinical, cardboard and trade waste services.
Separate Collections for Flats
The roll out of separate collections for both low-rise and high-rise flats was complete in 2011.
What can go in the orange sacks?
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Newspapers & magazines,
Junk mail & flyers,
Brochures, catalogues and directories (including Yellow Pages),
Thin card such as cereal packets and similar boxes. |
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Food tins,
Drink cans,
Pet food tins.
Please rinse cans. |
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All plastic bottles, including:
Milk and other drinks,
Detergent (incl. bleach) and shampoo bottles.
Please remove lids and squash. |
Cardboard should be flattened and placed alongside your orange sacks.
What cannot go in the orange sacks?
- Plastics other than plastic bottles - Yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic trays or other packaging. These cannot currently be recycled in Havering.
- Glass - Please take glass bottles/jars to bring banks or Gerpins Lane RRC.
- Textiles - Please take textiles and shoes to bring banks, charity shops or Gerpins Lane RRC.
- General household waste - Place household waste in black sacks or take to Gerpins Lane RRC.
- Green waste - There are several options available for your green waste. It should either be home composted, placed in Havering green bins (as part of the Wheeled Bin Garden Waste Collection Service) or green sacks. Alternatively it can be taken to Gerpins Lane RRC.
- Milk/juice cartons ("Tetrapaks") - The combination of foil, plastic and cardboard means they are problematic to recycle. Recycling Bring Banks for cartons now exist at five sites in the Borough. See the Carton Recycling Bank section for further information.
If you are struggling to recycle any of the above items that cannot be placed in the orange sack, try not to produce these types of waste in the first place. See the "Waste Minimisation" section for more information.
Yellow Pages Directories Recycling
Recycle Your Yellow Pages Directories
In the past Yellow Pages Directories were a problem for many paper mills. They struggled to ensure that the yellow dye in the Directories didn't result in discolouration of the paper produced as the end product. Luckily these issues have now been overcome, which makes recycling your old Yellow Pages so much easier.
Old Yellow Pages can now be put out for recycling in your orange sacks (being mindful not to overload the sacks).