Register for the service
You can sign up for our free weekly Absorbent Hygiene Waste Collection online.
- Collections take place every Friday across the borough
- Please put your items out by 7am on collection day
What happens after you register?
Once you’ve signed up:
- You’ll be provided with yellow hygiene sacks
- These will be delivered by our crews on your next scheduled collection day
Need more sacks? No problem—you can request extra yellow hygiene sacks online.
Please note: Requests made after 12 noon on a Thursday won’t be processed in time for Friday’s collection and will be booked for the following week.
Where to leave your items
Place your sacks at your usual recycling collection point.
What you can put in your yellow sacks
You can use the sacks for:
- Nappies
- Incontinence pads
- Stoma bags
What you can’t put in your yellow sacks
Please don’t include:
- Clinical waste (such as dressings or gloves)
- General household waste
- Catheter bags or tubes
Items like these won’t be collected.
Important things to know
- You must use the yellow hygiene sacks provided—other bags won’t be collected
- Sacks should only be used for hygiene waste
If sacks are used for general waste:
- They won’t be collected
- A Waste Warden may visit
- You could be removed from the service
Additional information
- The service is for households only
- Registered childminders can use the service, but charges will apply
- The service is not available to care homes, nursing homes, or hospitals
Before you start
To register, you’ll need:
- Your My Services username and password, or
- To create an account if you don’t already have one Create account
Need help?
If you have any questions about ordering recycling equipment or bins, just email our team and we’ll be happy to help. info@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk