What you put in your blue bin

Paper, cardboard & cartons

Yes

These items can go in the inner caddy:

  • White office paper
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Junk mail
  • Envelopes (including those with plastic windows, but not with padding)
  • Catalogues
  • Shredded paper (wrap in newspaper first)

These items can go in the main part of your blue bin:

  • Cardboard packaging boxes (please flatten to make more room) 
  • Plain card (no glitter/glue)
  • Cereal boxes
  • Cardboard sleeves from food packaging
  • Cardboard tube from toilet and kitchen rolls
  • Drink cartons (such as 'Tetra Packs')
  • Juice cartons
  • Milk cartons
  • Cardboard egg cartons

No

These items cannot go in your blue bin:

  • Books
  • Corks (from wine and champagne bottles)
  • Padded envelopes (such as 'Jiffy Bags')
  • Metallic gift wrap
  • Christmas/birthday cards with glitter
  • Any paper or cardboard soaked with food waste
  • Gift wrap or wrapping paper
  • Wallpaper

Take away containers

We do not accept takeaway pizza boxes or any takeaway food container that has contained food or grease.

No paper, cardboard or polystyrene containers should be put in the recycling bin.

No food can be recycled and the grease cannot be separated during the recycling process.

Plastic

Yes

These items can go in your blue bin:

  • Milk bottles 
  • Juice bottles
  • Mineral water bottles
  • Washing up liquid bottles
  • Fabric conditioner bottles
  • Sun cream bottles
  • Shampoo bottles
  • Bleach bottles
  • Plastic pots and tubs
  • Yoghurt pots
  • Margarine and butter tubs
  • ice cream tubs

No

These items cannot go in your blue bin:

  • Plastic carrier bags
  • Black sacks
  • Plastic trays (microwavable)
  • Cling film
  • Bubble wrap
  • Polystyrene
  • Styrofoam
  • Plastic film and wrapping from packages
  • Plastic egg boxes
  • CDs, DVD cases
  • Takeaway pizza boxes
  • Hard plastics

Cans

Yes

These items can go in your blue bin:

  • Food tins (soup, tuna, baked beans, spaghetti hoops etc.)
  • Pet food tins
  • Drink cans
  • Cola tins
  • Beer cans
  • Aerosols (only when empty)

No

These items cannot go in your blue bin:

  • Paint tins
  • Cooking oil drums
  • Any other metal items

Glass

Yes

These items can go in your blue bin:

  • Jam jars
  • Curry jars
  • Mineral water bottles
  • Pasta sauce jars
  • Wine, Spirit and alcopop bottles
  • Lager/beer bottles
  • Juice bottles

No

These items cannot go in your blue bin:

  • Window glass and window panes
  • Mirror glass (do not recycle mirror glass)
  • Pyrex dishes
  • Drinking glasses