The bag is for:
- household plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (not plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping)
- metal packaging such as tins, cans, foil and aerosols
Wash and squash to keep your bag clean and provide more space.
Please do not put any of the following items into your bag:
- plastic bags or soft plastic wrapping
- cardboard and paper
- full and unwashed items
- general waste
- knives
- frying pans and saucepans black plastic
- polystyrene (non-rigid expanded or foam types)
- hard plastic e.g. buckets and children's toys (can be recycled at recycling centre)
- spray paint or lighter fluid containers
- gas canisters (take to recycling centre and ask staff. These start fires in bin lorries)
- blister packs
Recycling is sorted by hand. If any of these items are in your bag, we won't empty it but will leave a card to explain why.
Sometimes items can get stuck at the bottom of the bag. Please make sure you wash your recycling and rinse your bag out to help reduce this.