Recycling and rubbish
What goes in each bin
What goes in each bin
We collect your food and garden waste in your green-lidded bin every week. We also collect small waste electrical items, low energy light bulbs, batteries and textiles every week. Put them in separate plastic carrier bags and leave them on top of your bin to be collected.
Your recycling sacks and blue box collections alternate on a weekly basis with your black bin collection. This system is known as alternate weekly collections (AWC).
Important – for all bins, blue boxes and sacks only the items listed should be placed in them. If you have any questions call our contact centre on 01992 564000 or email us your enquiry.
Recycling sacks
| Yes | No |
|---|---|
| Aerosol cans | Plastic plant pots |
| All Plastic household bottles, food trays, containers and tubs | Food and drink pouches and crisp bags |
| Clean paper, card and shredded paper | Polystyrene |
| Aluminium foil and foil containers | Cling film |
| Tetra Paks and other food cartons | Bathroom waste – cotton buds, sanitary products, tissues, razors, dental floss and wipes |
| Food tins and drink cans | Nappies |
| Needles | |
| Glass - if you have a blue lidded recycling wheeled bin put your glass into the bin and do not use the blue box | |
| Textiles |
Remember to empty and rinse out all food containers.
The clear recycling sack is for the use of recycling materials only. These sacks cannot be used for any other waste. Should these be found in your refuse bin or any other container this may be classed as contamination and may cause delay or even refusal of your waste collection.
As well as using our clear recycling sacks, you can also put recycling in cardboard boxes and other clear sacks that are transparent. Any recycling in a carrier bag or a bag not transparent will not be collected.
Do not use black sacks for your recycling as this will lead to your waste not being collected.
If you have cardboard that is too large to breakdown or fit in your recycling sack, flat pack it and place it next to your recycling sacks. No polystyrene or plastic packaging should be in these boxes when packed flat.
Green-lidded bin
| Yes | No |
|---|---|
| Garden waste | Food and drink pouches and crisp bags |
| Meat, bones and gristle | Tetra Paks and other food cartons |
| Fish and fish bones | Cling film |
| Cooked and uncooked food waste | Oil or liquid fat |
| Shredded paper | Hardcore, soil, rubble and turf |
| House plants (without pot) | Cat and dog waste, pet hutch waste |
Keep your green bin clean by lining the bin in:
- Newspaper
- Kitchen roll
- Paper bags
- Cardboard
- Compostable bags
Large amounts of cardboard in Food and Garden bin will result in the bin not being collected.
When using compostable bags please ensure they have the registered compostable seedling logo (as shown below). Do not use black plastic sacks or our clear recycling sacks as this will lead to your waste not being collected.
Compost
Composting is a natural process that turns your food and garden waste into soil improver for your garden. By composting at home, you can reduce the amount of waste needed to be processed elsewhere.
Black bin
| Yes | No |
|---|---|
| Plastic plant pots | Food waste |
| Polystyrene | Clean paper, card and shredded paper |
| Food and drink pouches and crisp bags | Aluminium foil and foil containers |
| Disposable nappies | Garden waste |
| Cat and dog waste, pet hutch waste | Food tins and drink cans |
| Light bulbs | Hardcore, soil, rubble and turf |
| Tissues | Motor parts of any kind, including batteries and engine oil |
| Hazardous waste | |
| Paint tins (clean paint tins with no paint residue will be taken) | |
| Trade / commercial waste | |
| Industrial or building waste |
Other items not recyclable and should be placed in your black bin:
- Crockery
- Plastic and wooden toys
- Plastic coat hangers
- Plastic plates
- Laminated paper
- Mugs, cups and drinking glasses
- Tupperware containers
- Used toothbrushes
- Sweet wrappers
- Old dish cloths
- Used tissues
- Toilet brushes
- Empty make up containers
- Contents of vacuum cleaners
Don’t leave general waste around your bin. Only waste within your bin will be taken.
Blue box
| Yes |
|---|
| Glass bottles - lids can be kept on |
| Glass jars - lids can be kept on |
If you have a blue lidded recycling wheeled bin put your glass into the bin and do not use the blue box.
Electrical items, batteries and textiles
We collect small waste electrical items, low energy light bulbs, small household batteries, textiles and paired shoes every week. Put them in separate plastic carrier bags and leave them on top of your bin to be collected.