As the green bins collection is every 4 weeks, some households may need help to dispose of disposable nappies and incontinence products also known as Absorbent Hygiene Products or AHP. To help we can provide an additional collection service.

You can still use your green bin for disposable nappies and incontinence products. 

• Once we have received your application form, it will be checked by Waste Services
• If your application is successful a confirmation email detailing how the service works will be sent to you and a supply of white bags will be delivered to your property as soon as possible
• Unless otherwise agreed, only 2 Council issued white bags will be uplifted per collection
• All white bags should be tied securely, with the contents fully contained within the bags before being presented at the kerbside or agreed collection point
• The white bags will be collected every 2 weeks on the same day as the black box.

To receive the AHP collection service households are required to complete an application form.

Disposable nappies:

• All types and size
• Training pants and pull ups
• Swim pants

Incontinence products:

• All types and sizes of pads, pants and pouches
• Disposable chair pads and disposable bed pads/liners

Please contact us if the type of incontinence product you use is not listed.

• Needles, sharps and syringes
• Plaster casts
• Plasters, medical swabs and dressings
• Blankets and clothing
• Animal faeces
• Any material that can go in other recycling containers

All white bags must be tied securely. White bags which are not presented in this way will not be collected.

Should materials other than disposable nappies and incontinence products be presented in the white bags they will not be uplifted. Households who put the wrong materials in the white bags will be removed from the collection service.

Any white bags not uplifted should be placed in your green bin.

You can find out how to order new bags if you have already been approved via the Request a new supply of AHP bags webpage