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.