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#Blue recycle bin full#

If you find it difficult to put out your rubbish and recycling bins or bags, you can apply online for an assisted collection. Many supermarkets have collection points for batteries or you could check if there are drop off points for other materials at TerraCycle.

#Blue recycle bin full#

You can see a full list on the individual household recycling centre. Used cooking oil, batteries, mobile phones, glasses, CDs, DVDs and more - the list is long. Many supermarkets have collection points for carrier bags and plastic films, you can find these using a recycling location locator. Many items, including clean plastics such as plant pots, packaging and rigid plastics including toys and garden furniture, can be recycled at your local household recycling centre. How can I recycle other items? Other plastics

Compostable plastics, including cups, trays, films, and cartons.

Any food waste including fruit, vegetables, peelings, coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells, meat.

Dirty cans or tins - please rinse all recyclables first.

Foil-lined cardboard tubes (eg Pringles tubes).

Boxes with plastic windows, please remove the window first.

Rigid plastic eg toys, garden furniture.

Plant pots (including black) - these can be taken to most household recycling centres or returned to garden centres for reuse.

Compostable plastics (including cups, trays, films, and cartons).

Disposable drinks cups and plastic straws.

Plastic bags, eg, carrier bags, sandwich bags, freezer bags, bin liners.

Cardboard contaminated with foodstuff e.g.

Black plastics are difficult for the equipment to detect so these cannot be separated for recycling from other materials managed at the facility, so are rejected.

Black plastic pots tubs and trays - plastics are sorted using laser technology that can identify different plastic types.

Wrapping paper if it scrunches into a ball and doesn't bounce back (not the foil kind).

Shredded paper - please place inside a cardboard box, such as a cereal box.

Paper and cardboard of any colour including: meat, fruit and vegetable trays (no black plastic

yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, ice cream tubs.

Laundry liquid and fabric conditioner bottles.

Yes please plastic bottles of any colour except black, including: What can I put in my blue-lidded bin?Įmpty, wash and squash all plastic bottles and cartons. You can view a personalised collection schedule for your address online.

You can do this with your normal washing up to save water, or any other collected water. We ask residents to rinse their recycling for cleanliness purposes and to preserve the high quality of materials collected so that we can maximise the materials sent for recycling. Wet cardboard will not be collected so should not be stacked beside your bin. Materials should be presented in either blue lidded containers or black boxes. Should you need to put out more waste than can fit into these bins, please ensure you do so in a suitable container such as a reusable shopping bag. It is important that materials collected for recycling are clean and dry. Contact us on 03 to discuss the options available. If you are unable to store wheeled bins, we may be able to offer you a bagged collection service. To order a new or additional bin, use the online form on New and replacement bins.

Chargeable wheeled bins for recycling garden waste.Up to two black recycling boxes for recycling glass.Up to two wheeled bins for recycling paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, food cartons, cans and aerosols.

Your recycling is collected every fortnight in the following containers: