Green box & blue bag collection service

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To help you recycle as much as possible we provide green boxes and blue bags for your materials. These are available free of charge from the council offices in Oxted. If you would like them delivered please contact amenity services using the details below or fill in the request a green box or blue bag form. On your collection day every week leave your green box and blue bags at the edge of your property by 7am, making sure they are visible from the road. Find out your collection day. Your recycling will then be collected and your box and bags replaced ready for next time.

Fill your green box with the following materials.

• Glass bottles and jars
• Food and drinks cans

Fill one blue bag with mixed paper and card including the following materials.

• Newspapers and magazines
• Catalogues and directories
• Junk mail
• Cereal boxes and other card
• Envelopes
• Cardboard which is cut up to fit inside the bag
• Shredded paper contained as much as possible

Fill a second blue bag with plastic drinks bottles including the following types.

• Squash bottles
• Mineral water bottles
• Fizzy drinks bottles
• Fruit juice bottles
• Milk bottles (rinsed please)

To report a missed collection or other problem please fill in the missed collection form, leave a message on our 24 hour automated line on 08459 400 472, or call 01883 732998.

Assisted recycling collection service

Special arrangements are available for elderly or disabled residents who are not able to take their box or bag to the edge of their property. Please contact amenity services using the details below to register for the assisted collection scheme.

Frequently asked questions.

For further information please contact Amenity Services on 01883 732988 or e-mail amenityservices@tandridge.gov.uk.
You can also call the 24 hour automated telephone information service on 08459 400 472.

Or write to us at:
Tandridge District Council
8 Station Road East
Oxted RH8 0BT

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