Our current kerbside recycling service provides a weekly collection of the following materials:
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Green box - Food tins, drink cans, aerosols, household batteries, plastic bottles*, glass bottles and jars.
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Purple box - All types of paper, including newspapers, magazines, junk mail, envelopes, office paper, directories (Yellow Pages), catalogues and cardboard. Please ensure that cardboard is broken down to fit into your purple box.
* from most households
Put clothing, belts, paired shoes, handbags and household linen in a tied plastic bag beside your boxes.
We also operate a fortnightly collection of garden waste, for further information please see garden waste.
Top kerbside recycling tips
- If you are new to the borough, and don't have any recycling boxes, they can be collected, free of charge, from the Woking Road Depot. In certain circumstances we can deliver boxes, please contact us if you require assistance.
- Please leave your boxes on the kerbside by 7am on the day of your collection.
- Please bear in mind that if we can't see your boxes then we can't empty them. Please also take care not to cause any obstruction to pedestrians or vehicles.
- Do not put broken glass into your recycling box, instead wrap it in newspaper and put it in a clearly marked black refuse sack.
- Please wash out bottles, jars, tins & cans.
- For health and safety reasons, please keep your boxes clean.
- If you are elderly or infirm, please don't struggle lifting your boxes, we can help with an assisted collection.
- Don't forget that you can recycle a wider range of materials, such as foil and books at our bring sites. For further information please see our bring sites and recycling directory.
If you have any questions about the recycling service, such as what happens on a bank holiday please check out our frequently asked questions or contact us for further advice.
Recycling Hotline
Guildford Borough Council
Woking Road Depot
Woking Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 1QE
Tel: 01483 444499
Email: recycling@guildford.gov.uk