Recycling - FAQ's

eMail: customer.services@doncaster.gov.uk | Telephone:  01302 736000 | Minicom:  01302 736252 | Fax:  01302 737510 
Address: PO Box 257, The Council House, College Road, Doncaster, DN1 1RN.

Where are my nearest recycling banks?

Doncaster Council has a number of recycling sites all across the borough including at the Household Waste Recycling Centres and car parks, supermarkets, etc. 

Information about site locations is available from the Resource Recovery Team (contact details at the top of this page) the Household Waste Recycling Centres page and the Recycling Facilities page.

What sort of things can I recycle in Doncaster?

Throughout Doncaster there are facilities at Household Waste Recycling Centres for the recycling of a number of materials, these include:

books, brick, rubble and soil, car and household batteries, cardboard, computers, electrical goods, engine oil, furniture, fridges and freezers, glass, green garden waste, Inert materials, LPG gas bottles, metal cans and foil, paper, plastic bottles, liquid food cartons (tetra paks), scrap metal, textiles, tetra paks, tyres, shoes and wood.

There are also kerbside collections, in Green Boxes, of paper, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aluminium and steel cans, tins and foil, mobile phones, ink cartridges, yellow pages, textiles and shoes from over 98% of households in the borough.

What kerbside recycling service can I have?

There are currently two not for profit organisations providing a kerbside recycling service in Doncaster collecting from over 98% of households. 

The service consists of a green box for the collection of paper, glass bottles and jars, aerosols, shredded paper (bagged), catalogues, aluminium and steel cans, tins, foil, mobile phones, ink cartridges, textiles, shoes, yellow pages and plastic bottles.

Also a large clear sack for the collection of plastic bottles. Please remember to remove the lids and squash your bottles so they take up less space and more can be collected.

The Customer Services Team can give further advice about which services are provided in which areas and can be contacted on Doncaster 01302 736000.

Why has my green box not been emptied?

Was the bag or box out at the kerbside and easily seen by 07.30 am on collection day? 

If not it may have been out too late or may not have been seen by the crew. 

Is it a Bank Holiday? Please contact Customer Services on Doncaster 01302 736000 for assistance or information.

I haven’t got a green box, where do I get one?

Please contact Customer Services on Doncaster 01302 736000 for assistance or information. 

I have an enquiry about the green box. What do I do?

Further details of these schemes can be obtained from the Customer Services Team on the number given at the top of this web page.

Alternatively, you can complete this online enquiry e-form: Kerbside Recycling Schemes Enquiry

I’d like to start composting my garden's waste, where can I get some information?

For more information, or a booklet, contact Resource Recovery using the details at the top of this page.

Feedback

If you have any comments, compliments or complaints regarding recycling schemes or any other service provided by the Resource Recovery team then please record them using this online e-form: 

Resource Recovery Customer Feedback Form

Last Updated - Tuesday, 22 January 2008
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