What to put in your recycling bin
When sorting your recycling for collection, you can include:
- mixed paper – including loose shredded paper, newspapers, books, directories and envelopes
- cardboard – including cereal boxes, egg boxes and cardboard boxes
- food tins and drink cans
- empty aerosols
- clean aluminium foil
- plastic bottles only – including shampoo, washing-up liquid, milk, fizzy drink, water bottles, bleach and cleaning products bottles, cooking oil bottles, detergent and fabric conditioner bottles – you can leave lids and tops attached
- juice and milk cartoons or tetra packs
- textiles and clothes – put them inside a clear recycling sack
Remember – wash, squash and recycle. If in doubt, leave it out.
Remember to place your items in the recycling bin loose. Do not use plastic bags.
What not to include
Do not include:
- nappies
- black bags or rubbish
- food waste
- wood and garden waste
- building waste
- rubble, hardcore or soil
- glass bottles and jars
- other glass, including mirrors, plates and glasses
- polystyrene
- carpets, mattresses and furniture
- plastic bags, other plastic packaging or rigid plastic
- rigid plastic like toys
- household batteries
- small electrical appliances