What goes in which bin
Rubbish bin (black bin)
Rubbish that cannot be recycled and will go to landfill.
This bin is for non-recyclables such as:
A
| Ash (coal) |
B
| Baby/make up wipes | Biodegradable packaging |
| Bags (plastic) | Biros |
| Baking tray (metal) | Blister packs (for pills) |
| Brita water filter cartridges | Bubble wrap |
C
| Candles | CDs |
| Carrier bags | CD cases |
| Cat food pouches (with silver lining) | Cellophane |
| Cat food pouches (with silver lining) | Cereal packet inners (plastic) |
| Cat litter | Christmas cards (heavily decorated with glitter, foil etc) |
| Cigarette ends | Coat hangers (plastic or wire) |
| Cigarette packets | Coffee filters |
| Cling film | Coffee shop cups |
| Compostable packaging/bags | Cotton wool (used) |
| Corks (real or plastic) | Crisp packets |
| Cotton buds | Crockery (broken) |
| Cotton reels | Cutlery (securely wrapped) |
D
| Disposable cutlery, plates | Dog food/treat pouches (with silver lining) |
| Disposable razor blades | DVD cases |
E
| Egg boxes (polystyrene) | Foam trays and packaging |
| Fast food drink cups | Foil/plastic wrapping e.g. crisp packets |
G
| Grease-proof paper |
H
| Hair | Hard plastic (children's toys, storage containers, recycling boxes/bins) |
| Hard covers (of catalogues) | Hoover bags and dust |
I
| Ice cream tubs (card/paperboard) | Incontinence pads (wrapped) |
J
| J cloths | Jiffy bag envelopes |
K
| Kitchen towels | Kitchen knives (securely wrapped) |
L
| Latex gloves | Light bulbs (halogen) |
| Light bulbs (old style) |
M
N
| Napkins/serviettes | Netting (plastic) e.g. orange nets |
| Nappies |
O
P
| Paper towels | Plastic films (e.g. from ready meal trays, cooked meat trays) |
| Pencils | Plastic sweet wrappers |
| Pet Bedding for vegetarian pets (shredded cardboard) | Plastic windows on food packaging/boxes |
| Pet fur | Plastic wrapping (including food wrappers) |
| Pet food pouches (with silver lining) | Polystyrene |
| Pet litter for meat eating pets | Polystyrene (Styrofoam/foam) trays |
| Photo negatives | Potato sacks (thick brown paper) |
| Photographic paper | Printer cartridges |
| Plastic bags | Pyrex (or similar) |
| Plastic bags (e.g. those used to contain/wrap food) |
Q
R
| Razor blades | Ring binders |
| Resealable plastic packets (eg containing cheese) | Rubber gloves |
S
| Sanitary products (wrapped) | Shrink wrap |
| Sanitary towels | Soft plastics (bags, films, wrappings) |
| Sellotape | Shower curtain |
| Shoes (any kind) | Straws |
| Sponges and loofahs | Styrofoam |
| Sticky labels and backing paper |
T
| Tablet packets (plastic and foil) | Toothpaste tubes |
| Tissues (used) | Toys (plastic) |
| Tissue paper/packaging | Tupperware |
U
| Uncooked food |
V
| Video cassettes |
W
| Wallpaper | Wires/cables |
| Water filter cartridges (eg Brita) | Wood (treated) |
| Wax crayons | Woodchip wallpaper |
| Weed control fabric | Wrappers (eg from sweets, biscuits) |
| Wet wipes | Wrapping (plastic) eg from around magazines |
X
Y
Z
Items that you cannot put in this bin
- paint
- oil
- bulky items
- building materials
Many item that you cannot place in to this bin can be taken to a local household waste recycling centre.