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What goes in which bin?

All items should be placed loose inside the blue bin and green box.

On recycling week, textiles should be presented next to your bin or box in a clear or translucent bag, tied up, so that crews can easily identify the contents. Our crews will not collect any textiles that are in Charity Textile Collection Bags, regardless of where they are left.


Grey Bin 
 

Yes

  • Non recyclable waste
  • Plastic packaging
  • Food waste

No

  • Paint 
  • Oil
  • Building Waste

Please ensure the waste fits inside the bin and the lid is firmly closed. Additional waste will not be removed.


Blue Bin 

Yes

  • Clean plastic pots, tubs and trays
  • Plastic bottles
  • Glass bottles
  • Glass jars
  • Food cans
  • Drinks cans
  • Aerosols
  • Clean tin foil

No

  • Plastic bags
  • Paint
  • Oil
  • Building waste

Blue bins with plastic bags in will not be collected.


Green box 
 

Yes

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Cardboard packaging
  • Brown card
  • Directories
  • Catalogues
  • Junk mail
  • Envelopes

No

  • Tetrapaks
  • Wallpaper

Brown Bin (subscription service only)
Brown bin
  

Yes

  • Grass cuttings
  • Hedge cuttings
  • Prunings
  • Dead flowers
  • House plants
  • Cut flowers
  • Leaves
  • Weeds

No

  • Food waste 
  • Cardboard
  • Soil
  • Building waste

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