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Who to contact

Access Trafford
Sale Waterside
Sale
M33 7ZF

wastemanagement@trafford.gov.uk
0161 912 4000

What to put in your grey bin

Your grey refuse bin will be collected every week. Your bin should be available for collection from the edge of your property from 6:30am on the day of collection.

Bin colour Yes please No thanks Collected
Grey Refuse Bin
  • Rubbish for landfill only
  • Plastics that are not plastic bottles
  • Paper
  • Card
  • Envelopes
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Catalogues
    Phone Directories (yellow pages, BT directories)
  • Drinks Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Greetings cards
  • Wrapping paper (paper)
  • Brochures
  • Junk mail
  • Pamphlets
  • Grass cuttings
  • Hedge Clippings
  • Cut flowers/plants
  • Twigs/small branches (up to 10cm diameter)
  • Leaves and bark
  • Food & Drinks Cans
  • Aerosols
  • Glass Bottles
  • Glass Jars
  • Plastic bottles (e.g. Water, pop, bleach, milk, shampoo)
  • Clothes
  • Shoes
  • Textiles
  • Gas canisters
  • Asbestos
  • Builders material
  • Electric goods
  • Fluorescent tubes
Every week