Recycling

Boxes can be green or black. You can use spare boxes for extra recycling if needed. Please make sure items for recycling are empty and rinsed.

• glass bottles and jars. No broken glass, drinking glasses or sheet glass please. Remove the lids (place these in red bag for recycling)
• plastic bags and soft plastic wrapping, in a bag (or multiple bags if needed) no bigger than a carrier bag with the top tied
  • plastic carrier bags 
  • bread bags 
  • frozen food bags 
  • delivery bags 
  • cereal liners 
  • toilet roll wrapping 
  • multi-pack wrapping 
  • salad, pasta, and rice bags 
  • cheese, fish and meat wrapping 
  • crisps, sweet bags, biscuit and chocolate wrapping 
  • baby, pet food, detergent and cleaning pouches 
  • flexible plastic packaging lids 
  • fruit nets
  • bubble wrap and cling film

• paper and cardboard (flattened)
• brown paper, newspaper, magazines, catalogues, white and coloured paper
• shredded paper - please place into a paper bag or envelope and put at the bottom of your box
• cartons including Tetra Paks (wash and squash)

Bag separately

Bag each of the following items separately in a carrier bag or clear plastic bag and tie loosely to keep them dry:

• small electrical appliances including all household appliances smaller than a standard domestic toaster. For example, kettles, radios, clocks, keyboards, cables, irons, watches, hair dryers and phones
• spectacles
• sunglasses
• clothes in a reusable condition
• shoes (tied in pairs)
• mobile phones
• batteries 
• vapes

No thanks

• disposable coffee cups
• flat glass, broken glass, pyrex, drinking glasses 
• light bulbs
• car batteries
• nappies
• tissues and paper towels
• glass vases
• pizza boxes or greasy takeaway packaging 
• unemptied food packaging
• wrapping paper, except plain brown wrapping paper

Recycling is sorted by hand. If any of these items are in your boxes, we won't empty it but will leave a card to explain why.

Communal properties

Flats and properties with communal bin stores will have different recycling containers. You can find more collection information for communal properties on our dedicated recycling webpage for flats.