Purple Bags - Disposable nappy and incontinence waste
Find out what items you can put in your purple bags.
Collections are carried out on a fortnightly basis (the same day as your black bin/black bag collections).
Find out when your next collection day is using our collection day finder.
Items we collect
Do include
- Disposable nappies including nappy bags and wipes
- Adult incontinence pads
- Absorbent bed sheets
- Disposable aprons
- Colostomy/stoma bags and catheters
- Plastic gloves
Items we will not collect
Warning! Any purple bags containing these items will not be collected.
Any purple bags containing these items will not be collected.
Do not include
- Feminine hygiene products (e.g. sanitary towels, liners and tampons)
- Pet litter/waste
- Puppy pads
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Clinical waste e.g. needles (Contact your local health board or the supplier who provided them)
Registered childminders/nurseries
If you are a registered childminder/nursery then your collections will come under our Trade Waste Service.
Storage bins
We have introduced small bins for the storage of the purple bags in between collections. These will make accessing bags easier whereby bags can be left untied until the bin is full.
