Recycling collections will resume from Monday 23 March
Last updated: 20 March 2026, 4:30pm
We're pleased to confirm that mixed dry recycling collections will restart on Monday 23 March.
If you're due a dry recycling collection during the week starting Monday 23 March, please put your dry recycling bin out on your collection day as normal, from 7am.
Unfortunately, we won’t be able to go back and collect mixed dry recycling bins that were missed last week.
What to do with your extra recycling
If you can, please hold on to your recycling and put it in your dry recycling bin, if there is space, for your next scheduled collection.
We cannot take additional recycling left next to the bin, as this would slow down scheduled collections and prevent rounds from being completed, and we do not want that to happen.
You can take your recycling to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC).
We appreciate your patience while we get back on track.
Bulky waste collections resume
Bulky waste collections will resume from Monday 23rd March. Priority will be given to existing bookings. We appreciate your patience while we get back on track.
For more information please visit our dedicated page on bulky waste.
Why did the pause happen?
Kerbside dry recycling collections were suspended due to a fire at a waste transfer station facility in Bletchley. The dry recycling we collect from the kerbside is taken there to be bulked and transported on to a separate treatment facility.
As the waste transfer station was not available for us to use, it disrupted our kerbside dry recycling collection service.
What caused the fire?
We can't speculate on the cause of the fire, and this will be investigated with the relevant fire services.
While the cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed, many waste fires are caused by lithium batteries, which are a known fire risk and should never be placed in general waste or recycling bins.
Residents can recycle household batteries by placing them in a sealed, clear plastic bag on top of their recycling or refuse bin on collection day. Batteries can also be taken to Household Waste Recycling Centres or to retailer drop-off points, such as supermarkets and other shops that sell batteries.
Where possible, the terminals of lithium batteries should be covered with tape to reduce the risk of fire. If batteries can be removed from small electrical items, they should be taken out before recycling. Small electrical items can also be recycled separately in line with Council guidance.