Black bins (general household waste) are collected fortnightly. This is usually on a Thursday.
Do not put in:
- Concrete blocks
- Car Parts
- Bricks
- Soil
- Trade Waste
- Hazardous household chemicals
Environmental Services
Environmental Service
Portway Depot
Unit 37
Macadam Way
West Portway
Andover
Hants
SP10 3XW
Tel: 01264 368000
Email: environmentalservice@testvalley.gov.uk
Other household waste
Not all waste can be added to the household waste bins. These materials have to be taken to local household waste recycling centres. The nearest recycling centre is Woodside Avenue, Eastleigh. The items that can be recycled are listed below:
- Car Oil
- Car Batteries
- Shoes
- Car Batteries
- Garden Waste
- Furniture and Bric-A-Brac
- Scrap Wood
- Cardboard
- Bikes
- Mixed Paper (incl Newspapers, Junkmail, Magazines)
- Mixed Scrap Metal
- Glass Bottles/Jars (Mixed)
- Bricks, Rubble, Concrete
- All Textiles
- Display Equipment
- Large Household Appliances
- Domestic Batteries
Recycling bins
These bins are brown and collected by Test Valley Borough Council. These are collected fortnightly also and on the same day as the household waste collection. Below is a list of items you CAN and CANNOT recycle:
CAN RECYCLE
CANNOT RECYCLE
- General household waste
- Glass
- General food packaging
- Plastic carrier bags
- Shredded paper
- Polystyrene
- Giftwrap
- Tetra packs
- Aluminium foil
Recycling Centres and what can be recycled there
VALLEY PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE CAR PARK
Pilgrims Close
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh
SO53 4ST
Glass Bottles/Jars (Mixed), Mixed Metal Food & Drink Cans, Mixed Paper (incl Newspapers, Junkmail, Magazines), All Textiles, All Plastic Bottles, Cartons
The Hut Pub
47 Bournemouth Road
Chandlers Ford
SO53 3DJ
Glass Bottles/Jars (Mixed)
CHANDLER'S FORD CENTRAL CLUB
2 Winchester Road
Chandlers Ford
SO53 2FZ
CARDBOARD
FALKLAND ROAD SHOPS
Falkland Road
Chandlers Ford
SO53 3GA
Glass Bottles/Jars (Mixed)
SAFEWAY
Winchester Road
Chandlers Ford
SO53 2GH
Glass Bottles (Green), Glass Bottles (Amber), Glass Bottles (Clear)
WAITROSE
Oakmount Road
Chandlers Ford
SO53 2LG
Glass Bottles (Green), Glass Bottles (Amber), Glass Bottles (Clear), All Textiles.
ASDA
Bournemouth Road
Chandlers Ford
SO53 3YJ
Glass Bottles (Green), Glass Bottles (Amber), Glass Bottles (Clear), Aluminium Foil, Aluminium Cans, Mixed Paper (incl Newspapers, Junkmail, Magazines), All Textiles, Steel Food & Drink Cans, Books.
Composting (MORE COMING SOON)
Home Composting is the best solution for garden and kitchen vegetable waste as it avoids the financial and environmental cost of transporting waste to other sites. Your garden will also benefit from the free, organic compost that will be generated. Home composters can be purchased at a reduced cost through the WRAP Home Composting Scheme - http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4490
Garden Waste Disposal
Garden Waste can be disposed of by taking the waste to Household Waste Recycling Centres. This service is FREE of charge. Centres are in:
- Woodside Avenue, Eastleigh
- Bunny Lane, Timbury, Romsey
- Scott Close, Walworth Business Park, Andover
The council offer a fortnightly garden waste collection service. You will need to sign up with the council to be part of this. Once you have signed up, you will recieve green waste disposal bags. Below is a list of items you can place in this
CAN BE COLLECTED
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge cuttings
- Weeds
- Small branches
- Leaves
- Prunings
- Small amounts of windfall fruit
- Soil / Concrete / Rubble
- Fruit and vegetable peelings
- Food scraps
- Coal ash
- Animal waste
- Commercial waste
- Household waste
Every year, an average household in Test Valley produces about 1 tonne of waste. Almost 35% of this waste could be recycled and an additional 20% could be composted through the Council's Garden Waste Collection Service, by home composting or by taking it to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Our overall recycling rate in Test Valley is currently almost 35%.
