A-Z: What goes in my bins
This page is an A-Z guide of what you can place in each of your bins and your blue paper box, to help you to keep recycling as much as possible.
Please note our Garden Waste Service is a paid for service. Please only place items in the brown garden waste bin if you have paid for a subscription to this service.
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
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| Aerosol cans | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Only empty aerosol cans can be recycled. |
| Asbestos | For advice on asbestos please contact WasteAware | |
| Aluminium foil | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Scrunch any foil into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball as smaller bits may get lost down the sides of the recycling machinery. |
| Ash (coal or wood - once cooled) | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where Shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Baby/make-up wipes | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Bags (plastic) | Black Rubbish Bin | Reuse carrier bags on your next shopping trip. Alternatively, some supermarkets have a collection scheme for plastic bags. |
| Balloons (latex) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Bark |
Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin |
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| Batteries | Household Waste Recycling Centre | Some local supermarkets offer a collection scheme for used batteries. |
| Biodegradable packaging | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Biros | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for your used pens. Visit the website for more info and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Biscuit/chocolate tins | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Black sacks | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Blister packs (for pills) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Bones (meat or fish) | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Books (good quality) | Charity Shops | |
| Books (beyond reuse) | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box - pages only (remove cover and spine) | |
| Bottles, glass - any colour (e.g. wine, beer, spirits) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids can be recycled. Labels can be left on, but any left over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Bottles, plastic | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids can be recycled. |
| Branches from trees (smaller than 3cm in diameter) | Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Bread | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | Bread can be kept in the freezer until you're ready for toast! Alternatively, you can blitz stale bread in a food processor to make breadcrumbs. |
| Brita water filter cartridges | Black Rubbish Bin | Some shops accept returned Brita filters to be recycled. |
| Bricks and rubble (non-trade only) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Brochures | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Brown paper and envelopes | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Bubble wrap | Black Rubbish Bin | Reuse bubble wrap when food shopping to protect delicate items. It will also help to keep items coolers for longer! |
| Buckets, old washing up bowls/tubs | Household Waste Recycling Centre or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Builders waste (non-trade only) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Butter tubs | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Candles | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Cans | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Left-over liquid or food residue can contaminate other recyclables so please empty your containers. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, delivery boxes) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Please flatten before recycling. Remove plastic inserts, polystyrene and tape from boxes. |
| Cardboard egg boxes | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Cardboard packets lined with metal (e.g. gravy granules, cocoa powder, Pringles tubes | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Cardboard sandwich boxes (including the plastic window, if clean from residue) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Left-over food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. |
| Cardboard sleeves (e.g. ready meal sleeves) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Cardboard tubes (e.g. from inside toilet rolls and kitchen roll) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Keep a recycling bin or bag in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bottles and toilet roll tubes. |
| Carpet | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Carrier bags | Black Rubbish Bin | Reuse carrier bags on your next shopping trip. Alternatively, some supermarkets have a collection scheme for plastic bags. |
| Cartons (food and drink) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Card with food residue should be placed in the general rubbish bin. |
| Cat food pouches (with silver lining) | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and find your closest drop-off point. |
| Cat litter | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Catalogues | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Cassette tapes (plus cases) | Remove all tape first and place in Black Bin - the plastic cassette case can then be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| CDs | Black Rubbish Bin | If still in good condition, why not donate unwanted CDs and DVDs to charity shops? |
| CD Cases (hard plastic) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Cellophane | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Ceramics | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Cereal Boxes | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Please flatten where possible, to take up less space. |
| Cereal packets - inner liners (plastic) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Chewing gum | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Chocolate and biscuit tubs and trays | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Christmas cards | Black Rubbish Bin | Upcycle or reuse as gift tags. |
| Christmas trees (real) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Christmas trees (artificial) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Cigarette ends | Black Rubbish Bins | |
| Cleaner and detergent bottles (e.g. bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Check they are empty first as left-over liquid cab make other recyclables dirty. Lids and labels can be left on. |
| Cling film | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Clothes, textiles and shoes | Donate to Charity Shop or Textiles Recycling Bank | Have you considered holding a clothes swap with your friends or community group? WasteAware has advice and equipment available if you are looking for a cheap, easy and fun way to de-clutter and update your wardrobe. |
| Coat hangers (plastic or wire) | Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre | Be sure and refuse these if you make new purchases. |
| Coffee grounds | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Coffee pods | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Coloured paper (except brown) | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Compostable packaging/bags | Homes Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Cooking oil | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Corks (real or plastic) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Corrugated cardboard | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Costa cups | Black Rubbish Bin | Return your cup to Costa to have it recycled. |
| Costa lids | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Cotton buds | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Cotton reels | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Cotton wool/make up pads | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for all brands or crisp packets. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Crockery (broken) | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Dairy | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Disposable cutlery | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Disposable cardboard 'paper' or plastic plates (without heavy food residue) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | If you are hosting a party, why not look into local reuseable party kits available to hire? These kits are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than buying disposable equipment! |
| Disposable drinking cups (plastic) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Disposable drinking cups (cardboard or polystyrene) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Disposable nappies | Black Rubbish Bin | Why not give Real Nappies a try? Visit Hertfordshire WasteAware for more information. |
| Disposable razor blades | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Dog waste | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Drinks bottles (e.g. juice, squash, milk) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Please remove plastic film and place in the general rubbish bin. Lids and labels can be left on. Save space by squashing bottles. |
| Drinks cans | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. it does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Drinks cartons (e.g. juices and milk) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids can be recycled. Left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Drinking glasses | Black Rubbish Bin | Many glass items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for refuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. |
| Duvets and pillows | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| DVD cases | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Egg boxes (cardboard) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Egg boxes (plastic) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Egg boxes (polystyrene) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Egg shells | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Electrical items | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Engine oil | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Envelopes including windows (brown) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Envelopes including windows (white) | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Film lids from the pots or trays | Black Rubbish Bins | |
| Financial Times | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Fish | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Flower pots - plastic (small only) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Large pots are more rigid plastic and should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre or Placed in Black Bin. |
| Flowers | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Foam food trays and food packaging | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Foil | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Please rinse to remove food residue |
| Foil trays (e.g. take-away trays) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Any disposable BBQ trays must be completely cool before adding to your recycling container. Douse with cold water then leave overnight to cool completely. |
| Foil/plastic wrapping (e.g. crisp packets) | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for all brands of crisp packets. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Food and drink cartons (e.g. TetraPak©) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Food cartons (e.g. soups) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids can be recycled. Left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Food scrapings | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Food tins | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Fruit | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Fruit peelings | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Fruit punnets | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Frying pans | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| General kitchen ware (e.g. cutlery, pots & pans) | General kitchen ware (e.g. cutlery, pots & pans) and home goods can be taken to charity for reuse if in good working order. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. | |
| Gift bags | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Glass bottles and jars (lids can be recycled) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Left-over liquid or food residue can contaminate other recyclables so please empty your containers. It does not have to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Glass cookware (e.g. Pyrex dishes, drinking glasses, vases, ceramics) | Black Rubbish Bin | Glass - Many items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. |
| Glass - sheet/window panes | Black Rubbish Bin or Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Glasses - drinking | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Grass cuttings | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Greaseproof paper | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Greetings cards | Black Rubbish Bin | Cut old cards up and reuse them as gift tags, or send an E-Card as a zero-waste alternative. |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Hair | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Hard covers (from catalogues and books) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Hard plastic (children's toys, storage boxes, recycling boxes) | Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Hay and straw | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Hedge cuttings | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Holiday brochures | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Hoover bags and dust | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Ice-cream tubs | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Incontinence wear | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| J Cloths | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Jars (e.g. sauces, jam, baby food) - lids can be recycled | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Jiffy bag envelopes | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Junk mail including leaflets and flyers | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Kitchen roll tubes | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Kitchen towels | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (e.g. baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches. | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Latex gloves | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Leaves | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Leftover food | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | Visit https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for recipe ideas on how to use up leftovers. |
| Lids (metal or plastic) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | You can keep lids on the containers, or put them separately into your mixed recycling bin. |
| Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Light bulbs (energy saving) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Light bulbs (halogen) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Light bulbs (LED) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Light bulbs (old style) | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Magazines | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | Remove and plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers. These should go in your black bin. |
| MDF | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Margarine tubs | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Meat - raw or cooked | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Medicines | Return to Pharmacy | |
| Medicine pill packets (e.g. blister packs) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Metal items such as kettles, irons, pipes, white goods | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Metal lids and tops | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Pop food tin lids inside the tin and gently squash the top to stop them falling out. |
| Metal tins (biscuit/chocolate -including lids) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Microwave meal trays (including black plastic) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Please remove plastic film and place in the general rubbish bin. |
| Milk bottles (lids can be recycled) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Mirrors | Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Motor oil containers | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Moss | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Napkins/serviettes | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Nappies | Black Rubbish Bin | Why not give Real Nappies a try? Visit Hertfordshire WasteAware for more information. |
| Netting - plastic (e.g. orange nets) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Newspapers | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | Remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers. These should go in you black bin. |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Office paper | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Other glass bottles (e.g. perfume, aftershave, face/body cream) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Box | Labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Other metals | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Other non-paper wrappings | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Padded envelopes (e.g. Jiffy bags) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Paint and solvent tins (full or empty) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Paint including varnishes, gloss (over half full) | Ecowaste offer a paint recycling scheme | |
| Paper (coloured except brown) | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Paper (office, mail, newspaper, magazines, white envelopes) | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Paper towels and tissues | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Parchment/baking paper | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Peelings (fruit and vegetables) | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pencils | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pet bedding for vegetarian pets (hay and straw) | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pet litter (carnivorous) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pet faeces (bagged) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pet food pouches | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Phone directories | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Photo negatives | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Photographic paper | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pill (blister) packs | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Pillows and duvets | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Plant pots - plastic (small only) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Large pots are more rigid and should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre or placed in black bin. |
| Plants (no soil) | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Plastic bags (e.g. carrier bags, compostable bags, bread, salad, fruit/veg bags, frozen food bags | Black Rubbish Bin | reuse carrier bags on your next shopping trip. Alternatively, some supermarkets have a collection scheme for plastic bags. |
| Plastic bottles (all drink, detergent, shampoo bottles) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Check they are empty first as left-over liquid can make other recyclables dirty. Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin. Try putting a bag or bin in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bathroom bottles and toilet roll tubes. Save space by squashing bottles. |
| Plastic films (from ready meals) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Plastic furniture | Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Plastic food tubs, pots and trays - including black plastic | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin. |
| plastic sweet containers | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| plastic sweet wrappers | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Plastic wrapping (includes food wrappers) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Plastic toys | Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Plastic sweet tubs | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Plate glass | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Polystyrene (e.g. cups and packaging material) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Post-it notes | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Potato sacks (think brown paper) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin (please cut off the string top and place in the Black Bin) | |
| Pots (e.g. yogurt, soup) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin. |
| Printer Cartridges | Some supermarkets, schools and charities offer recycling collections (check with your local store) or they can be recycled at a Household Waste Recycling Centre or places in your black rubbish bin. | |
| Prunings | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Pyrex | Black Rubbish Bin | Many glass items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Razor blades | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Reading glasses | Donate to Charity Shop | |
| Resealable plastic packets (e.g. containing cheese, sandwich bags) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Rigid plastics (e.g. toys and hangers) | Donate to Charity Shop if in good condition or put in your Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Ring binders | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Rubber gloves | Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Sanitary products (wrapped) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Sanitary towels | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Saucepans | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Seed trays - no larger than 30cm | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin (larger seed trays are rigid plastic and should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre) | |
| Sellotape | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Shellfish | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Shiny cardboard (that will tear and has no plastic coating) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Shiny cardboard (that has plastic coating) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Shoes | Donate to Charity Shop | |
| Shower curtain | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Shredded paper | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | Put shredded paper into a paper bag or envelope to stop it blowing away. |
| Shrink wrap | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Shrubs and flowers | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Soil/turf/rubble | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Solar panels | For more information please contact a solar panel recycling service such as www.recyclesolar.co.uk | |
| Spectacles | Donate to Charity Shop | |
| Sponges and loofahs | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Sticky labels and backing paper | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Straw | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Styrofoam | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Syringes (sharps) | Clinical Waste |
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| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Tablet packets (plastic and foil) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Tape | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Tea bags | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Telephone directories | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Textiles, clothes and shoes | Donate to Charity Shop or Textiles Recycling Bank | Have you considered holding a clothes swap with your friends or community group? WasteAware has advice and equipment available if you are looking for a cheap, easy and fun way to de-clutter and update your wardrobe. |
| TetraPaks©/Cartons | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Tins (food, biscuit, chocolate) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do. |
| Tins (paint and solvent - full or empty) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Tin foil | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Scrunch any foil into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball. |
| Tissues | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Toiletries and other bathroom bottles (e.g. shampoo, shower gel) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Check they are empty first as left-over liquid can make other recyclables dirty. Lids and labels can be left on. Try putting a bag or bin in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bathroom bottles and toilet roll tubes. |
| Toilet roll tubes | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Toner cartridges | Supermarket and school recycling points, Household Waste Recycling Centre or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Toothpaste tubes | Black Rubbish Bin | Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point. |
| Toys (plastic or soft) | If in a good condition - a charity shop, if not then Household Waste Recycling Centre or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Toys (cardboard packaging) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin (remove any plastic film or polystyrene) | |
| Trays/punnets (e.g. meat trays, takeaway trays, fruit/veg trays, including black plastic) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | |
| Tree cuttings (branches no larger than 3cm in diameter) | Home Composting or local waste and recycling centre | |
| Treated wood (e.g. fence panels, painted doors, furniture, wicker baskets | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Tree cuttings (only small twigs and branches accepted) | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Tubs (e.g. margarine, ice cream) | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin. |
| Tupperware | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Turf/soil/rubble | Household Waste Recycling Centre |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Uncooked food | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Video cassettes | Remove all tape first and place in Black Bin - the plastic cassette case can then be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Vegetable peelings | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Washing powder boxes | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Wallpaper | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Water filter cartridges (e.g. Brita) | Black Rubbish Bin | Some shops accept returned Brita filters to be recycled. |
| Wax crayons | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Weed control fabric | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Weeds | Home Composting or Brown Garden Waste Bin | |
| Wet wipes | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| White paper (e.g. printer paper and letters) | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Window frames (wooden or plastic) | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Window glass | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Window panes | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Wire and cables | Household Waste Recycling Centre | |
| Wood | Household Waste Recycline Centre | |
| Wood shavings (untreated) | Home Composting or Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Woodchip wallpaper | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Wrappers (e.g. from sweets, biscuits) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Wrapping - plastic (e.g. from around magazines) | Black Rubbish Bin | |
| Wrapping paper - plain or containing foil, plastic or glitter | Reuse or Black Rubbish Bin |
| Item | Where shall I dispose of? | Useful tips |
|---|---|---|
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| Yellow Pages | Inner Paper Box/Kerbside Box | |
| Yogurt pots | Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin | Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin. |
| Yogurt pot lids | Black Rubbish Bin |
