Brown Bin Charge Terms and Conditions

6.1 The Council reserves the right not to lift contaminated wheeled bins or wheeled bins that are:

6.1.1     suspected of containing incorrect materials;
6.1.2     of excessive weight;
6.1.3     in a dangerous condition (missing wheel(s), badly damaged);
6.1.4     or which may be detrimental to the health and safety of the collection staff.

6.2  It shall be solely for the Council to determine if any wheeled bin meets any of the above criteria.

6.3 No materials, other than Garden waste and food waste will be accepted in wheeled bins. Full details of accepted
      items are available here.

6.4 Where wheeled bins are contaminated or are presented containing garden waste, but not displaying a valid permit,
      collection crews will attach a hanger to the wheeled bin which will detail the contamination and/or incorrect presentation.

6.5 The Customer shall be responsible for the waste and recycling that is contained in their wheeled bin(s) and will be
       required to remove any contamination identified. Should the Customer do so, the wheeled bin will be collected on the
       next scheduled brown bin collection day.

6.6 The Council does not take any responsibility for contaminated wheeled bins and the Customer shall indemnify the
      Council in respect of all costs, charges, expenses and liabilities that arise out of any wheeled bin which is contaminated
      by the Customer (or any third party).

6.7 If repeated contamination of wheeled bin(s) occurs, the Council reserves the right to withdraw the recycling service by
      giving immediate written notice and arranging removal of the wheeled bin. No refunds will be available for any
      collections missed while the service has been withdrawn.