What goes in each bin

• bones and meats can be put in your rubbish bin, but preferably in your food and garden waste bin
• cardboard, including waxed and food soiled cardboard
• cigarette butts
• cling wrap
• coffee pods
• disposable coffee cups and plastic straws
• disposable items, including masks, gloves, plates, cups and cutlery
• food and garden waste can go in your rubbish bin, but it's better to put it in a compost bin or your food and garden waste bin
• glassware and ceramic cookware, including crockery, drinking glasses, Pyrex glass, ovenware and light bulbs
• hygiene products, including nappies, sanitary, and incontinence items
• lids and caps, including bottle caps, pumps, sprays and droppers
• medicines can be placed in your rubbish bin, but preferably returned to your local pharmacy
• milk and juice cartons
• paper products, including tissues, shredded paper, tissue paper, serviettes, receipts and paper towel
• plant pots, although some nurseries accept these back for reuse
• plastic toys
• polystyrene, including food and drink containers, trays and packaging
• soft plastics, including food/cling wrap, plastic bags and bubble wrap
• tea bags
• vapes, but please remove batteries before putting vapes in your rubbish bin
• window glass and mirrors, but they must be wrapped before going in the bin
• wipes, including baby, hand, and face wipes.

These items can never be put in kerbside bins. They cause fires in collection trucks and facilities, putting staff and community at risk.

• batteries (all types, including those from household items, power tools, cars, and vapes)
• e-waste (any appliance with a cord, plug or battery)
• fluorescent light globes
• gas bottles and canisters
• household chemicals (including oil, paint, cleaning products, fertilisers, and car care products)
• syringes.

Other items that do not belong in rubbish bins include:

• building and renovation material
• cameras, fluorescent light globes, and mobile phones and accessories
• gas and canisters (including helium bottles)
• hot ash
• recyclable items
• soil, rocks, or bricks.

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• cans and tins
• containers labelled with code 1-5
• foil (scrunched into a ball)
• paper and cardboard (no paper hand towels, shopping receipts, tissues, or serviettes)
• plastic bottles (no plastic bottle lids).

Please make sure you:

• remove all food and liquid from containers
• rinse packaging clean
• flatten or fold cardboard boxes
• don’t put any sharp objects that could be a safety risk into bins.

These items can't be recycled through our service and shouldn't be placed in your recycling bin. They can damage machinery at the sorting facility, leading to higher processing costs.

General waste and non-recyclables

• bagged rubbish or bagged recyclables
• disposable items, including masks gloves, plates, cups and cutlery
• food and garden waste (use a compost bin, or a food and garden waste bin)
• nappies and sanitary/incontinence products
• paper towel, tissue paper, shredded paper, tissues serviettes, and shopping receipts
• polystyrene (including food and drink containers, trays and packaging)
• soft plastics (including cling wrap, plastic bags and bubble wrap)
• takeaway coffee cups and lids
• waxed cardboard and food-soiled cardboard or paper.

Hazardous materials

These items can never be put in kerbside bins. They cause fires in collection trucks and facilities, putting staff and community at risk.

• batteries (all types, including those from household items, power tools, cars, and vapes)
• e-waste (any appliance with a cord, plug or battery)
• fluorescent light globes
• gas bottles and canisters
• household chemicals (including oil, paint, cleaning products, fertilisers, and car care products)
• syringes. 

Electronics and e-waste

Any appliance with a cord, plug or battery should never be put in any bin. E-waste items include:

• vapes
• battery-operated toys
• computers, laptops, and accessories
• mobile phones
• printers
• power tools
• televisions.

Other non-recyclables

• glassware and ceramics (including crockery, drinking glasses, Pyrex, ovenware, window glass, mirrors and light bulbs)
• household goods and furniture
• lids, bottle caps, pump sprays and droppers
• milk and juice cartons
• scrap metal and car parts
• X-rays.

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Glass bottles and jars from food and drinks, including:

• soft drink, juice, water, and milk bottles
• beer, wine, and spirit bottles
• sauce, condiments, oil bottles and jars.
  
  

Glass bottles and jars from medicine and toiletries, including:

• medicine bottles
• vitamin and supplement bottles and jars
• bottles and jars from toiletry and cosmetic items.

Please ensure that all glass bottles and jars are empty before they go into the glass recycling bin.

These items can't be recycled through our service:

• loose lids and caps from bottles and jars
• corks, pumps, sprays and droppers
• bagged rubbish and recyclables 
• bottles and jars containing non-glass items (such as cigarette butts, food or liquids)
• glass kitchen and cookware (such as drinking glasses and ceramics)
• glass household items (such as vases, mirrors, light bulbs, and fluorescent tubes)
• plastic bags or plastic packaging.

Hazardous materials

These items can never be put in kerbside bins. They cause fires in collection trucks and facilities, putting staff and community at risk.

• batteries (all types, including those from household items, power tools, cars, and vapes)
• e-waste (any appliance with a cord, plug or battery)
• fluorescent light globes
• gas bottles and canisters
• household chemicals (including oil, paint, cleaning products, fertilisers, and car care products)
• syringes.

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Everyone has a general environmental duty to: