Bins and Recycling
Check your Collection Day
Find out your bin collection day.
Keeping up with the Joneses
If you're not recycling then being the odd one out could cost you £100.
How to Recycle Correctly
Help us recycle by putting the right material in the right container or bin.
How to order recycling, food, and garden waste containers
Request a Replacement Wheeled Bin, Recycling Container or Sack.
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
Find your nearest Household Waste and Recycling Centre.
Request a Bulky Item Collection
Collection service for items you are unable to recycle or dispose of in your wheeled bin.
Request a Clinical Waste Collection
The Council will collect certain clinical waste from residents of Merthyr Tydfil.
Apply for Assisted Collection
Find out about assisted collections and how to apply.
Apply for a Larger Capacity Bin
Find out how to request a larger capacity bin.
Report a Missed Bin or Recycling Collection
If your bin has not been collected then let us know.
Repair
Don’t throw your broken items away, get them repaired!
Kerbside household battery collections
You can now recycle used household batteries at the kerbside as part of your weekly recycling scheme in small purple battery recycling bags provided by the Council.
Book a Christmas tree Collection
Book a Christmas tree Collection
Waste Policies
Our Current Waste Policies
Reuse / Waste prevention
Don’t dump it – Donate it!
Love your period, Love your planet
Love your period, Love your planet