Your Green Recycling Bin

Where possible, lids/tops should be removed from containers and bottles and all items should be rinsed out and squashed down to ensure that we can collect the maximum amount of recyclable material. Please put all recyclables in loose, NOT IN BAGS.  We can recycle the following:

Plastics

• Milk containers
• Lemonade/Fizzy drink bottles
• Cordial/squash bottles
• Washing up liquid bottles
• Detergent bottles
• Fabric conditioner bottles
• Washing liquid bottles

Cardboard

• Cereal boxes
• Tea bag boxes
• Toilet roll tubes
• Cardboard egg boxes
• Corrugated cardboard

Paper

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Catalogues
• Junk Mail
• White Computer Paper
• Other office paper
• Telephone directories
• Yellow Pages - only during September and October, we have made special arrangements to recycle these, but only during these months

Aluminium & Steel

• Food tins (soup, baked beans, etc.)
• Drink cans (with widgets are fine)
• Foil dishes

Textiles

Textiles and clothing must be placed in a bag marked 'Textiles'.

Anything that is not suitable to be placed in your green bin should be placed in your grey bin.  This includes the following:

Plastics

• Carrier bags
• Yoghurt pots
• Margarine tubs
• Polystyrene
• Plastic food trays
• Crisp packets
• Cling film

Cardboard

• Greeting cards
• Waxed cartons (orange juice, etc.)
• Polystyrene egg boxes

Paper

• Yellow pages - only during November and August as they can be recycled during September and October
• Wallpaper
• Envelopes
• Shredded paper

Items that are NOT collected and should NOT be placed in either bin are:

• Rubble
• Hazardous Waste

The recycling scheme leaflet is available below to remind you of what you can place in our twin bin and bag/box kerbside recycling schemes.

Related Documents

Recycling Scheme Leaflet

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