What stays out of your recycling bin or bag? Household metal packaging/cans, tins and foil: (rinsed, no food remains) We can’t accept: greeting cards covered in glitter corrugated and flat cardboard (torn into A4 size please don't leave large sheets of cardboard or cardboard boxes at the side of the bin as this won't be collected).We can’t accept: paper covered in glitter and wallpaper

shredded paper (please either place in an old cereal box or bunch up and put in an envelope/wrap in newspaper).catalogues and directories (including yellow pages).We can’t accept black plastic food trays. Soft and flexible plastics, such as biscuit wrappers, crisp packets and bread wrappers, can be recycled at most supermarkets. food and meat trays (no black plastics).Plastic pots, tubs, trays and bottles (rinsed, no food remains, leave lids on) Please do not place recyclable items in either black sacks or plastic bags, as your bin will not be collected. Please ensure recycling is clean, dry has no food remains and is squashed before placing it loose in your bin/bag.

Check your bin calendar for the exact dates of collection. We collect recycling fortnightly (on the same collection day but on the alternative week to your refuse collection). We provide a green-lid wheelie bin (for residents in the north) or an orange-lidded wheelie bin (for residents in the south) for dry recycling.įor houses that cannot accommodate bins, call 03 and we will provide you with the most appropriate container.

Download recycling bins for kitchen