What goes in my bins?

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We're suspending green waste collections from Tuesday 27 July until Tuesday 31 August due to staff shortages. You can book an appointment to take your green waste to the Household Waste Recycling Centre if it needs to be collected before then.

We'd like to remind you that excess waste which is left next to your wheeled bin or sacks will not be collected.

Recycling - blue lid bin

Items should be rinsed clean and squashed, then placed loose (not bagged) in your blue lid recycling bin.

Material	Yes	No
Mixed glass bottles and jars	Glass bottles and jars of all colours	Broken glass, pyrex, light bulbs, mirrors, and flat glass
Paper and cardboard	Newspapers, magazines, paper, cardboard (folded flat), junk mail, brochures, envelopes and telephone directories including yellow pages All types of cardboard including cereal boxes	Polystyrene foam packaging, used kitchen paper, baby/face/makeup wipes or nappies No takeaway pizza boxes or any takeaway food containers or bags, even though they may be paper or cardboard
Cartons	All cartons including soft drinks, fruit juice and soup (squash or fold flat)	Polystyrene
Food tins and drink cans	All steel and aluminium food and drink cans, biscuit or sweet tins (rinse and squash where possible)	Cutlery or any other metal objects
Household plastic packaging	Rigid plastic food containers such as yoghurt pots and ice cream tubs, plastic bottles such as drinks bottles, shampoo bottles, washing up liquid bottles, bleach bottles, and milk bottles (rinse and squash)	Hard plastic e.g. toys, beakers etc., plastic film, black bags, cling film, food wrapping No carrier bags or polystyrene foam packaging

Find out more about what goes into your communal blue lid bin.

Find out more about what goes into your clear recycling sacks.

Green wheelie bin image

Green waste - green bin

Green waste should be placed loose (not bagged) in your green bin.

Material	Yes	No
Garden waste	Grass cuttings, hedge clippings, dead plants, weeds, cut flowers, shrub prunings, bark leaves, small twigs and branches	Stone, concrete, timber or builder's waste, glass, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard, plant pots, soil, turf, household rubbish and food waste

Black wheelie bin image

Refuse - black bin

All rubbish must be bagged inside the bin. This reduces smells and also keeps your bin clean.

Material	Yes	No
Household waste	Domestic household waste that cannot be recycled	Recycling, rubble or bricks, vehicle parts, items which may make the bin too heavy
Non-recyclables	Plastic film, black bags, cling film, food wrapping, polystyrene foam packaging, hard plastic	Items that may make the bin too heavy
Food waste	All types of food waste	-