What to put in each bin
What goes in the grey bin
Please rinse plastic bottles, cans and tins and glass jars before putting them in your grey bin, and flatten cardboard.
What goes in the blue bin
Do not put card, soil or food waste in your blue bin.
What goes in the maroon bin
Extra waste
Extra waste left next to your maroon or blue bins will not be collected. If you do have extra waste, please visit your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre - details can be found here.
| Recycling bin (grey) |
General waste (maroon) |
Garden waste (blue) |
- Food/cereal boxes
- Cardboard
- Phone books
- Food tins and drink cans (place lids inside cans)
- Glass bottles and jars (remove caps and lids)
- Plastic – bottle shaped plastics only (remove tops, caps and lids)
- Envelopes
- Paper, newspapers and magazines
- Junk mail
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- Polystyrene
- Plastic tubs
- Juice cartons (Tetra Pak)
- Plant pots
- Foil trays / tin foil
- Plastic wrappers
- Food waste - includes fruit fallen from trees
- General waste and items that cannot be recycled.
Building materials or rubble are not accepted
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- Grass cuttings
- Shredded paper
- Flowers
- Prunings
- Hedge and tree clippings
- Twigs and branches
- Leaves
- Plants and weeds
- Untreated bark and wood chippings
- Pet bedding - wood chippings, sawdust, straw and hay (clean or soiled)
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Please note that all food waste, including any fruit that has fallen from the trees, should be placed in your maroon bin for collection.
