Blue-lidded bin

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• Aluminium, aerosols and foil trays

  Yes, please

  • 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.

  Hints and tips

  • Scrunch any foil into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball as smaller bits may get lost down the sides of the recycling machinery.
  • General kitchen ware (for example, cutlery, pots and pans) and home goods can be taken to charity for reuse if in good working order. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Recycling Centre.
  • Any disposable barbecue trays must be completely cool before adding to your recycling container. Douse with cold water then leave overnight to cool completely. 

  No, thanks

  • Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers.
  • Paint and solvent tins (full or empty).
  • General kitchen ware (for example, cutlery, pots and pans). (These can be recycled at your local Recycling Centre).
  • Metal items such as kettles, irons, pipes, white goods. (These can all be recycled at your local Recycling Centre).
  • Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (for example, baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches).

  Please remember

  • Labels can be left on.
  • Empty and rinse items – leftover liquid or food residue can contaminate other recyclables, so please empty your containers. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
  • Only empty aerosol cans can be recycled.
• Cardboard

  Yes, please

  All card from around the home, including:

  • Cardboard boxes (for example - cereal boxes, delivery boxes).
  • Corrugated cardboard.
  • Cardboard egg boxes.
  • Cardboard sleeves (for example - ready meal sleeves).
  • Cardboard tubes (for example - from inside toilet rolls and kitchen roll).
  • Cardboard sandwich boxes - including the plastic window, if clean from food residue.
  • Online delivery boxes and cardboard envelopes (remove all plastic inserts and polystyrene, as well as packing tape).
  • Brown packaging paper.

  Hints and tips

  • Cardboard boxes - please flatten before recycling.
  • Keep a recycling bin or bag in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bottles and toilet roll tubes

  Please remember

  • Remove plastic inserts, polystyrene and tape from boxes.
  • Leftover food/food residue can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling (for example - cheese and pizza boxes). If you have a greasy pizza box, tear off the parts which have grease on, dispose of these and recycle the clean cardboard.
• Cartons (Tetra Pak)

  Yes, please

  • Drinks cartons (for example - juices and milk)
  • Food cartons (for example - soups)
  • You can leave plastic tops on cartons and straws in drink cartons - these will be removed and recycled.

  No, thanks

  • Polystyrene (for example - cups and packaging material)
  • Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (for example - baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches)
  • Crisp tubes (for example - Pringles)
  • Single-use coffee cups.

  Please remember

  • Empty drinks cartons and rinse food cartons
  • Leftover liquid or food residue can make other recyclables dirty, so please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
• Food tins and drink cans

  Yes, please

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

  Hints and tips

  • Pop food tin lids inside the tin and gently squash the top to stop them falling out.
  • General kitchen ware (for example, cutlery, pots and pans) and home goods can be taken to charity for reuse if in good working order. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Recycling Centre.

  No, thanks

  • 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 food/drink pouches (for example, baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches).

  Please remember

  • Lids and labels can be left on, but any leftover liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. 
    
• Glass bottles and jars

  Yes, please

  All glass packaging from around the home, 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).

  Hints and tips

  • Glass - many items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Recycling Centre.

  No, thanks

  • Glass cookware (for example - Pyrex dishes, drinking glasses).
  • Vases.
  • Ceramics (for example - crockery or earthenware).
  • Mirrors.
  • Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes (these can be recycled at your local Recycling Centre).
  • Window glass (this can be recycled at your local Recycling Centre).
  • Nail varnish bottles - it's difficult to remove the varnish and the bottles are so small that they are filtered out during the recycling process.
  • Microwave plates.
    

  Please remember

  • Labels can be left on, but any leftover liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
    
• Paper and card

  Yes, please

  • Newspapers.
  • Magazines, brochures and catalogues.
  • White paper (for example - printer paper and letters).
  • Telephone directories.
  • Junk mail (including leaflets and flyers).
  • Envelopes (including windows).
  • Shredded paper.
  • Brown paper and envelopes.
  • Plain wrapping paper (free from plastic or foil).
  • Plain greetings cards (tear off the glitter or embellished section, as well as any badges or batteries).

  Hints and tips

  • Put shredded paper into a paper bag or envelope to stop it blowing away.
  • Wrapping paper - if it bounces back after being scrunched, it cannot be recycled.

  No, thanks

  • Paper towels and tissues.
  • Cotton wool/make-up pads.
  • Wet wipes.
  • Gift bags.
  • Wrapping paper containing foil, plastic or glitter.
  • Other non-paper wrappings (for example - foil-based wrapping or bags).
  • Disposable nappies.
  • Parchment/baking paper.
  • Wallpaper.
  • Padded envelopes (for example - Jiffy bags).
  • Greeting cards with foil or glitter decoration.
  • Sticky papers (for example - Post-it notes, sticky labels and paper tape).

  Please remember

  • Remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers. These should go in your general rubbish.
  • Leftover food/food residue should be removed before placing in your recycling bin.
  • Greeting cards with foil or glitter decoration cannot be recycled.
• Plastic bottles

  Yes, please

  All clear and coloured plastics bottles from around the home:
  

  • Cleaner and detergent bottles (for example - bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach). Trigger sprays can be left on to be recycled.
  • Toiletries and other bathroom bottles (for example - shampoo and shower gel).
  • Drinks bottles (for example - juice, squash, milk).
  • Skin care product bottles.
  • Ready-to-use plant food and pesticide bottles

  Hints and tips

  • Try putting a bag or bin in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bathroom bottles and toilet roll tubes. 
  • Save space by squashing bottles if necessary.
  • Ensure any multi-pack plastic film is removed and put in the general rubbish bin.

  No, thanks

  • Plastic bottles containing chemicals (for example - anti-freeze). Strong chemicals that are highly poisonous are hazardous to staff and can damage the recycling equipment. Check the bottle for disposal instructions.

  Please remember
  

  • Please check your containers are empty first, as leftover liquid can make other recyclables dirty.
  • Lids and labels can be left on.
• Plastic pots, tubs and trays

  Yes, please

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

  No, thanks
  

  • Rigid plastics (for example - toys and hangers). These can be recycled at your nearest recycling centre.
  • Medicine pill packets (for example - blister packs).
  • Toothpaste tubes. Find a recycling point near you.
  • Polystyrene (for example - cups and packaging material).
  • Soft plastics, such as:
    • * Plastic bags (for example - carrier bags, compostable bags, bread, salad, fruit/veg bags, frozen food bags).
    • * Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers.
    • * Film lids from the pots or trays.
    • * Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (for example - baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches).
    • * Cling film.

  These soft plastics can now be recycled in some supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Co-op.

  Please remember

  • Lids and labels can be left on.
  • Rinse food packaging - leftover liquid or food residue can contaminate other recyclables, so please empty your containers. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
  • Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin. 
  • Separate any cardboard, polystyrene and paper from plastic packaging and recycle separately.
  • We do accept black plastic trays.
  • We do accept plant pots - please reuse them as much as possible. If they can no longer be reused, you can recycle them in the blue-lidded bin.