Recycling rules for Cannock Chase
Based on Cannock Chase published guidance · Last verified October 2026
Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in Cannock Chase.
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Polystyrene: Usually general waste (UK-wide position)UK-wide, not council-specific
Across the UK, polystyrene is rarely collected at the kerbside and usually belongs in general waste. Cannock Chase's published guidance we hold doesn't list it.
Cardboard: Goes in your recycling bin
Blue bag.
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
Blue bin.
Food waste: Cannock Chase has a separate food waste collection
Takes fruit and vegetables, including peelings, fish, meat and bones, tea bags and coffee grounds and more.
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Blue bin.
Clothes: Not accepted in Cannock Chase's recycling bin
Your bins in Cannock Chase, by colour
Container colours as published by Cannock Chase. Some homes get a different container. See the notes.
Green bin
Non-recyclable waste
Grey bin (communal)
Food waste
Availability: flats/communal properties
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
What should I put in the Blue Bin?:
- Mixed glass bottles and jars - any colour (we can't take window panes, glass cookware/pyrex, glasses, broken glasses, light bulbs etc) · Blue bin
- Aerosols · Blue bin
- Foil · Blue bin
- Food tins · Blue bin
- Steel and aluminium food and drink cans · Blue bin
- Detergent bottles · Blue bin
- Drinks bottles and tops · Blue bin
- Food trays · Blue bin
- Ice cream tubs · Blue bin
- Margarine tubs · Blue bin
- Plastic milk bottles · Blue bin
- Shampoo bottles · Blue bin
- Yoghurt pots · Blue bin
What should I put in my Blue Bag?:
- Catalogues · Blue bag
- Cereal boxes · Blue bag
- Corrugated cardboard · Blue bag
- Envelopes · Blue bag
- Greeting cards · Blue bag
- Junk mail · Blue bag
- Magazines · Blue bag
- Newspapers · Blue bag
- Phone directories · Blue bag; including the Yellow Pages
- Tissue boxes · Blue bag
- Toilet roll tubes · Blue bag
- Writing paper · Blue bag
Not accepted
- Tissues, gloves, cleaning wipes, paper towels, cloth
- Carrier bags · Cannot currently be recycled at facilityInstead: Supermarket carrier bag recycling bins
- Clothes, textiles and shoes
Food Waste
Accepted
What you should put in the Grey Caddy:
- Fruit and vegetables, including peelings
- Fish, meat and bones
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Eggshells and dairy products
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Leftovers and plate scrapings
- Out of date and mouldy food · No containers or packaging
Not accepted
What you should NOT put in the Grey Caddy:
- Liquids, oils or fats (once solidified oil can be disposed of in the green bin)Instead: Solidified oil in the green bin
- Garden waste
- Animal bedding, litter or faeces
- Food packaging
- Non-food waste
Garden Waste
Accepted
What you should put in the Brown Bin:
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves
- Hedge and plant clippings
- Tree prunings, bark, twigs, small branches
- Shrub trimmings
- Weeds and Cut Flowers, (excluding any noxious weeds, such as Japanese Knotweed, Rhododendron, Yew, Ragwort or Hemlock)
- Chipped bark
- Real Christmas trees · Broken up
Not accepted
What you should NOT put in the Brown Bin:
- Japanese Knotweed and invasive plants
- Diseased plants
- Animal bedding or faeces
- Turf
- Mulch
- Timber
- Plastic, biodegradable or compostable bags
- Rubble, soil or bricks
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Any food waste
- Pond weeds and residues
- Nappies and sanitary products
- General or household waste
- Furniture and garden furniture
- Plastic, glass or metal
When are bins collected in Cannock Chase?
This page covers what goes in each bin. Collection days are set by the council and vary by street. See how to find your bin collection day, or browse streets by postcode to see schedules your neighbours have added.
Check with the council over bank holidays. See the council’s page →
In Cannock Chase’s own words: “All of the above services operate on a fortnightly collection schedule apart from our *food waste collection service which runs weekly.”
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Frequently asked questions
What bin does cardboard go in Cannock Chase?
In Cannock Chase, cereal boxes go in your recycling bin. Blue bag.
What bin do glass bottles and jars go in Cannock Chase?
In Cannock Chase, mixed glass bottles and jars - any colour (we can't take window panes, glass cookware/pyrex, glasses, broken glasses, light bulbs etc) goes in your recycling bin. Blue bin.
What bin does food waste go in Cannock Chase?
In Cannock Chase, food waste goes in your food waste bin. It takes fruit and vegetables, including peelings, fish, meat and bones, tea bags and coffee grounds and more.
What bin do tins and cans go in Cannock Chase?
In Cannock Chase, food tins go in your recycling bin. Blue bin.
What goes in the recycling bin in Cannock Chase?
Cannock Chase's recycling bin accepts mixed glass bottles and jars - any colour (we can't take window panes, glass cookware/pyrex, glasses, broken glasses, light bulbs etc), aerosols, foil, food tins, steel and aluminium food and drink cans, detergent bottles, and more. Blue bin.
What goes in the food waste bin in Cannock Chase?
Cannock Chase's food waste bin accepts fruit and vegetables, including peelings, fish, meat and bones, tea bags and coffee grounds, eggshells and dairy products, bread, cakes and pastries, leftovers and plate scrapings, and more.
What goes in the garden waste bin in Cannock Chase?
Cannock Chase's garden waste bin accepts grass cuttings, leaves, hedge and plant clippings, tree prunings, bark, twigs, small branches, shrub trimmings, weeds and cut flowers, (excluding any noxious weeds, such as japanese knotweed, rhododendron, yew, ragwort or hemlock), and more.
What can't be recycled in Cannock Chase?
Items not accepted in Cannock Chase: tissues, gloves, cleaning wipes, paper towels, cloth, carrier bags, clothes, textiles and shoes, liquids, oils or fats (once solidified oil can be disposed of in the green bin). Carrier bags — cannot currently be recycled at facility.
Helpful guides
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