As a Cardiff resident we need you to love where you live to help keep Cardiff tidy.
You are responsible for:
- Putting your recycling and waste out correctly for collection.
- Ensuring any waste you produce from your household is stored and disposed of legally.
If you don’t leave your bags or bins out for collection in the right way on the right day you could end up with a fixed penalty notice of up to £100.
Not sure what to recycle and what to throw away?
Check out the A-Z of Recycling
Getting Green Recycling and Food Bags
You can collect green recycling and food waste bags for the Welcome Centre on the second floor of the Students' Union.
Need a reminder?
If you can't remember when to put your bin or bags out for collection, join our WhatsApp list to receive a weekly notification.
How do I sign up?
- Download WhatsApp from the app store.
- Add 07809 331277 to your contacts.
- Send the message 'rubbish' to that number in WhatsApp.
You can stop receiving messages at any time. Just send 'Stop rubbish' to the number in WhatsApp and we'll remove you from the list.
Have you got a big outdoor Council bin?
If you don’t leave your bags or bins out for collection in the right way on the right day you could end up with a fixed penalty notice of up to £100.
If you live in a property that has recycling and waste collected in bins you will need to use:
- Green recycling bags,
- a Kerbside food waste caddy,
- a Black wheelie bin, and
- a Green garden waste wheelie bin.
If you are not sure whether your property uses bags or bins please enter your postcode into the collection checker.
Bags or bins?
If you do not have a food bin caddy or need more bags you can request more from Cardiff Council.
Order more
How to correctly leave your waste out for collection
- All bins, bags and kerbside caddies must be put out before 06:00 in the morning on the day of collection or no earlier than 16:30 the day before.
- Collections run throughout the day from 06:00 till 22:00.
- Please return your emptied bins and food caddies to your property boundary by 09:00 in the morning the day after collection. This will limit the potential of theft and/ or damage by another person.
If you don’t leave your bags or bins out for collection in the right way on the right day you could end up with a fixed penalty notice of up to £100.
Have you already received a fixed penalty notice?
Pay the fine
Bags not bins?
If you live in a property that has recycling and waste collected in bags you will need to use:
- Green recycling bags,
- a Kerbside food waste caddy,
- red striped bags, and
- a Garden waste sack.
Bags or bins?
Red striped bag deliveries
If you have just moved into a property and do not have any red striped waste bags, you can find out how to request below.
Request more red striped bags
Most properties in Cardiff will receive their delivery in early summer and in time for the Christmas season. Properties in Cathays, Plasnewydd and Gabalfa will start their 6 monthly delivery cycle in line with the university academic calendar.