Recycling in Fareham

Recycling in Fareham is being made easy as most of us have a blue top bin and garden waste sacks which are emptied every fortnight and the material taken for reprocessing.  Households currently living in blocks are having recycle bins and green waste sacks introduced.

There are also recycling banks around the borough for all glass jars and bottles, and textiles. There are a few paper banks around the Borough. Paper and card can be put in your blue top bin, but the banks also take Yellow Pages and shredded paper.

Recyclables and refuse are both collected on alternate weeks.  Find out when your bin / waste sack is due for collection.

Using your blue top recycling bin

Please put everything loose in your recycling bin, not in plastic bags. It is important not to use a bin liner or plastic bag in your blue top bin, because all bags are thrown away unopened. Anything in a bag cannot be quickly identified during the sorting process. Plastic bags are not collected for recycling, though some supermarkets collect them.

Please do not put any general waste (including glass) in your blue top recycling bin. It can contaminate the materials and could result in your bin not being collected.

If it's not listed here, don't put it in the blue top bin!

• Paper, newspapers and magazines, envelopes, junk mail, catalogues and telephone directories. You cannot put Yellow Pages or shredded paper in. You should not put personal documents in to guard against identity theft. More information on shredded paper is available (this is an external hyperlink).
• Food and drink cans, (aluminium and steel - please rinse them out and squash)
• Cardboard (cereal boxes, corrugated card and greeting cards - No waterproofed juice cartons). Please squash boxes flat to fit more in the bin.
• Plastic bottles - We can recycle all types of plastic bottles but not the lids. Other types of plastic cartons or containers cannot be recycled at the moment. More information on plastic pots and trays is available (this is an external hyperlink). Please rinse bottles and squash them.
• A full list of waste materials and how to dispose of them is available
• Information on refuse collection is available

Useful Recycling and General Information

Some households are having a change to their collection day or week, from 4th February 2008. The changes affect all three collections - refuse, recycling and garden waste. Those households affected have received a letter. If you have any problems please contact us as soon as possible on 01329 236100. A full list of the roads where there will be a change to refuse and recycling collections is here (112 Kb)

• Christmas and Bank Holiday collections
• Composters / Food digesters including Green Cones
• How much are we recycling?

• Disposing of something too good to throw away? Someone else may be able to use it.
• Recycling Reps
• Recycle for Hampshire (this is an external hyperlink)
• Fareham & Gosport Real Nappy Network
• Recycling tips and advice (this is an external hyperlink)
• RecycleNow (this is an external hyperlink)
• Love Food Hate Waste (this is an external hyperlink)

A recycling leaflet (40 Kb) is available, which lists exactly what can and cannot be put in your blue top bin. If you would like a sticker please contact customerservices@fareham.gov.uk.