Green or black box: glass, metal, plastic recycling
Glass must be kept separate
To keep glass separate, please:
- Place glass in your green box using a divider
- Request a black box just for glass
- If you have a second green box use that just for glass
All must be rinsed clean and empty of food and liquid, and cans, tins and plastic bottles should be squashed if possible. Labels can be left on.
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✔ Yes... |
✘ No... |
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✔ Glass: Bottles and jars |
✘ Glass: Broken, window, pyrex and drinking glass |
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✔ Plastic: Plastic bottles, including trigger sprays, plastic pots and trays, yogurt pots and margarine tubs |
✘ Plastic: Black plastic, plastic films, plastic bags, corrugated and plastic shredding, polystyrene and bubble wrap |
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✔ Cans: Food, drink and pet food cans |
✘ Cans: Oil cans |
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✔ Foil: Foil and aluminium trays |
✘ Foil: Foil pouches |
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✔ Aerosols: Including deodorant containers |
✘ Paint: Paint tins and paint aerosols |
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✔ Cartons / Tetra pak |
✘ DIY: product containers |
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✘ Household: Toys, CDs and DVDs, washing up bowls, plant pots |
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✘ Medical: Pill packs and nappies |
Blue and white bags: paper and card recycling
You can get extra recycling boxes, nets, dividers and blue or white bags free from our community offices, or extra recycling can be put out in open carrier bags. Alternatively the recycle crew carry stock of all the above items on their vehicles, so either catch them on the round or leave a note requesting the items that you wish the crew to leave.
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✔ Yes... |
✘ No... |
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✔ All paper |
✘ Takeaway pizza boxes |
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✔ All card: brown, grey, corrugated, egg boxes, cardboard tubes, food packaging card |
✘ Takeaway containers |
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✔ All envelopes |
✘ Fish and Chips paper |
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✔ Newspapers and magazines |
✘ Used kitchen roll and tissues |
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✔ Yellow pages and other directories |
✘ Wallpaper |
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✔ Junk mail |
✘ Photographs |
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✔ Shredded paper |
✘ Books |
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✘ Polystyrene |
Textiles
Please leave textiles next to your recycling bags and boxes in an untied plastic bag.
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✔ Yes... |
✘ No... |
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✔ Clothes |
✘ Duvets |
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✔ Shoes |
✘ Pillows |
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✔ Towels |
✘ Cushions |
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✔ Sheets |
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