What goes in your containers

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• Aluminium, aerosols and foil trays

  You can recycle

  • Aerosol cans
  • Aluminium foil (for example, for baking, covering food)
  • Foil trays (for example, takeaway trays)
  • Aluminium tubes (for example, tomato puree). Remove plastic caps.

  You can't recycle

  • Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
  • Paint and solvent tins (full or empty)
  • General kitchen ware (for example, cutlery, pots and pans)
  • Metal items such as kettles, irons, pipes, white goods
  • Laminated plastic pouches (for example, baby food, cat food or coffee pouches).
• Cardboard

  You can recycle

  All card from your business, including:

  • Boxes (for example - cereal, delivery, egg boxes)
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Sleeves and tubes (for example - toilet and kitchen roll tubes)
  • Sandwich boxes (including plastic windows, if clean)
  • Delivery boxes and envelopes (remove all plastic inserts, polystyrene and packing tape)
  • Brown packaging paper.

  Helpful tips

  • Flatten cardboard boxes before recycling
  • Remove plastic inserts, polystyrene and tape.
• Cartons (Tetra Pak)

  You can recycle

  • Drinks cartons (for example - juices and milk)
  • Food cartons (for example - soups)
  • Plastic tops and straws - leave them on, they will be removed and recycled.

  You can't recycle

  • Polystyrene (for example - cups and packaging)
  • Laminated plastic pouches (for example - baby food, cat food or coffee pouches)
  • Single-use coffee cups.
• Food tins and drink cans

  You can recycle

  • Drinks cans
  • Food tins
  • Metal lids and tops
  • Biscuit/chocolate tins (including lids).

  You can't recycle

  • Paint and solvent tins (full or empty)
  • General kitchen ware (for example, cutlery, pots and pans)
  • Metal items such as kettles, irons, pipes, white goods
  • Laminated plastic pouches (for example, baby food, cat food or coffee pouches).
• Glass bottles and jars

  You can recycle

  All glass packaging from around your business, including:

  • Bottles - any colour (for example - wine, beer, spirits).
  • Jars (for example - sauces, jam, baby food).
  • Other glass bottles (for example - perfume, aftershave, face/body cream).

  You can't recycle

  • Glass cookware (for example - Pyrex dishes, drinking glasses)
  • Vases and ceramics (for example - crockery or earthenware)
  • Mirrors and window glass (take to a Recycling Centre)
  • Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes (take to a Recycling Centre)
    
  • Nail varnish bottles
  • Microwave plates.

  Helpful tips

  • Labels can stay on
  • Empty containers before recycling - a quick rinse is enough.
• Paper

  You can recycle

  • Magazines, brochures and catalogues
  • White paper (for example - printer paper and letters)
  • Junk mail (including leaflets and flyers)
  • Envelopes (including windows)
  • Shredded paper (place in a paper bag or envelope to stop it blowing away)
  • Brown paper and envelopes.

  You can't recycle

  • Paper towels and tissues
  • Cotton wool/make-up pads
  • Cleaning wipes
  • Disposable nappies
  • Parchment/baking paper
  • Wallpaper
  • Padded envelopes (for example - Jiffy bags)
  • Sticky papers (for example - Post-it notes, sticky labels and paper tape).
• Plastic bottles

  You can recycle

  • All clear and coloured plastics bottles.
  • Cleaner and detergent bottles (for example - bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach - leave trigger sprays on)
  • Toiletry bottles (for example - soap dispensers)
  • Drinks bottles (for example - juice, squash, milk).

  You can't recycle

  • Plastic bottles containing chemicals (for example - anti-freeze). Check the bottle for disposal instructions.

  Helpful tips

  • Make sure bottles are empty
  • Leave lids and labels on.
• Plastic pots, tubs and trays

  You can recycle

  • Pots (for example - yoghurt, soup)
  • Tubs (for example - margarine, ice cream, chocolates, biscuits)
  • Trays and punnets (for example - meat trays, takeaway trays, fruit/veg trays, including black plastic). Remove film lids and absorbent pads and put these in your general rubbish.

  You can't recycle

  • Rigid plastics (for example - toys and hangers)
  • Medicine pill packets (for example - blister packs)
  • Polystyrene (for example - cups and packaging)
  • Soft plastics, such as:
    • Plastic bags (for example - carrier, compostable, bread, salad, fruit/veg, frozen food bags)
    • Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
    • Film lids from pots or trays
    • Laminated plastic pouches (for example - baby food, cat food or coffee pouches).
    • Cling film.

  Helpful tips

  • Leave lids and labels on
  • Empty and rinse food packaging - a quick rinse will do
  • Firm lids are recyclable. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin
  • Separate cardboard, polystyrene and paper from plastic before recycling
  • We accept black plastic trays.