Grey bag refuse collections
We’re working towards providing every home in the borough with a
grey bin collection service. In the meantime, for the areas of
Skelmersdale where the design of houses and streets creates access
problems, a special grey bag collection operates.
How it works
We visit your home once a week to collect general household
waste that can't be recycled, and we collect your recyclables every
two weeks. So refuse is taken one week, and refuse and recycling
the next.
We will visit your house on the same day every week - even on bank
holidays. The only time the collection will change is for the
Christmas and New Year bank holidays, and we will tell you about
rescheduled collections in December.
If you don't know your collection day or would like a collection
calendar,
please visit our collection calendar page.
How to present your refuse
- put your bags out at the edge of your property or collection
point by 7.00am on your collection day
- remember that we will only collect the grey bin bags that we
give you - we will not take any other bin bags
- pack your refuse safely, wrap sharp items carefully so they
don't split the bag or cause an injury to you or the
collectors
- If you need help presenting your bags on collection day you can
complete the
Refuse collection assistance online form.
If you think you need more grey bags please complete the
Refuse/Recycling enquiry online form. We treat all requests
individually and will visit your home to give advice and work out
arrangements.
If you have larger items that need to be removed you can request
a bulky item
collection.
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