FAQs - Recycling and waste
Page updated on: 06/11/2026
The following FAQs should answer any queries that you may have about recycling, bins and litter. Get in touch via the "Ask a question" tab if there is anything you need additional information about.
Blue bags
Use our online form to order additional or replacement items. Please note glass boxes are limited to one per household, any additional boxes placed out will not be collected.
Deliveries are made to all households between November- January
They will be left within the boundary of your property, or at your usual bin collection point.
Houses across the road or further down the street can often be on different delivery routes. Therefore, you could receive your items at different times.
If you run out before your delivery you can order more online Recycling Items Form
From mid-late autumn 2026, around one third of homes in Carmarthenshire, mainly in the western part of the county, will change to a new recycling service called Separated Recycling.
Find out if your home is changing to the new Separated Recycling service.
We ask wardens to take delivery of bags for all residents or arrange for us to have access so that we can deliver them.
For any new housing sites with sections of the site that are still under construction, we will ask the developer to take the delivery and issue bags to residents.
If you run out before your delivery you can order more online.
- If your collection point is usually at the end of the lane, we will place the bags there.
- If you use a bunker we will leave the bags inside the bunker.
- If you use a wheelie bin we will leave the bags next to the bin.
Your bags will be left on the door step.
No, blue bags and food waste liners are issued for household recycling only. All businesses have a duty of care to dispose of their waste appropriately through a commercial waste agreement with a registered waste carrier.
There is no limit on the number of blue bags you can place for collection.
Remember to wash and squash to reduce the number of bags needed. Flatten and place any large card boxes underneath your blue bags to prevent them ripping.
Blue bags are collected weekly.
Paper/Card - Newspaper/magazines, catalogues, telephone directories, junk mail, writing paper, shredded paper, envelopes, food and drink cartons, cereal boxes, cardboard boxes, toilet roll/kitchen roll tubes, egg boxes, ready meal sleeves
Plastic - Plastic bottles, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic punnets/ready meal trays, plastic coat hangers, plastic film
Metals - Food and drink cans, aerosols, jam jar lids, foil.
Have a look on the A-Z of recycling to see a full list of what goes in your blue bag.
If you run out before your delivery you can order more online Order Recycling Bags / Containers
You can sign up to receive email or text message reminders for your collection days.
If you have more blue bags than you need, please give them to family or friends that might need a further supply due to larger numbers in the household and therefore likely to have more items to recycle weekly.
If you or someone you know struggle to put their waste and recycling out for collection, we may be able to help with an assisted waste collection closer to their property.
An application is required and an assessment of the property before the service can be provided.
Visit My Recycling Wales to find out what happens to your recycling and black bags once collected.
Please check and follow the advice on our missed collections page, before reporting that your waste has been left behind.
