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 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 |
Refuse - black bin
All rubbish must be bagged inside the bin. This reduces smells and also keeps your bin clean.
Material | Yes | No |
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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 | - |