What goes in which bin
Recycling bin (Black bin with blue lid)
Household waste that can be recycled.
The main part of this bin is for recyclables such as:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Drinks cans
- Food tins
- Aerosols and foil
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Cardboard and cartons
The inner recycling box can recycle paper, such as:
- Newspapers and magazines
- Junk mail including leaflets and flyers
- Catalogues and directories including yellow pages
- White paper (e.g. printer paper and letters)
- Envelopes (including ones with windows)
- Shredded paper
Glass bottles and jars
Rinse all food and drink packaging. Labels can be left on.
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No |
- Bottles - any colour (e.g. wine, beer, spirits)
- Jars (e.g. sauces, jam, baby food)
- Other glass bottles (e.g. perfume, aftershave, face/body cream)
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- Glass cookware (e.g. pyrex dishes)
- Drinking glasses
- Vases
- Mirrors and window glass
- Light bulbs
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Tins and cans
Rinse all food and drink packaging. Labels can be left on.
Yes |
No |
- Food tins (e.g. soup, tuna, baked beans, spaghetti hoops etc.)
- Drink cans (e.g. cola, beer etc.)
- Pet food tins
- Metal lids and tops
- Biscuit/chocolate tins (including lids
- Aerosols (empty)
- Foil trays (e.g. take-away trays)
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- Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
- Paint and solvent tins (full or empty)
- Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (e.g. baby food, pet food, coffee)
- Cooking oil drums
- Any other metal items
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Plastic packaging
Rinse all food and drink packaging. Labels can be left on. Remove plastic film.
Yes |
No |
- Cleaner and detergent bottles (e.g. bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach)
- Toiletries and other bathroom bottles (e.g. shampoo, shower gel)
- Drinks bottles (e.g. juice, squash, milk, cola)
- Pots (e.g. yoghurt, soup)
- Tubs (e.g. margarine, ice cream)
- Trays/punnets (e.g. meat trays, take-away trays, fruit/veg trays, including black plastic)
- Chocolate/biscuit tubs and trays
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- Plastic bags (e.g. carrier bags, black sacks compostable bags, bread, salad, fruit/veg bags, frozen food bags)
- Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
- Film lids from pots or trays
- Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (e.g. baby food, pet food, coffee)
- Polystyrene (e.g. cups and packaging material)
- Plastic film and wrapping
- Rigid plastics (e.g. toys and hangers)
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Cardboard and cartons
Flatten all cardboard packaging, remove plastic inserts, polystyrene and tape.
Yes |
No |
- Cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, delivery boxes)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Cardboard egg boxes
- Cardboard sleeves (e.g. ready meal sleeves)
- Cardboard tubes (e.g. from inside toilet roll and kitchen roll)
- Food cartons (e.g. soup)
- Drinks cartons (e.g. juice, milk)
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- Single use coffee cups
- Pringles style tubes
- Corks (e.g. from wine bottles)
- Wallpaper
- Any card packaging that contains food waste
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Paper
Use the inner caddy of your bin. Remove any plastic wrappings from newspapers, magazines and flyers.
Yes |
No |
- White paper (e.g. printer paper and letters)
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk mail including leaflets and flyers
- Envelopes (including those with plastic windows)
- Telephone directories
- Shredded paper
- Plain greetings cards
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- Paper towels and tissues
- Cotton wool/make up pads/wet wipes
- Books
- Padded envelopes (e.g. jiffy bags)
- Greetings cards with foil or glitter decoration
- Gift bags
- Parchment/baking paper
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