What can I put in my bin?
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The following table shows where materials can be placed for recycling, composting or disposal. Please see the text below the table for further information and links to relevant pages.
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What can I put in my bin?
| Items | Blue Bin | Green Bin | Grey Bin | HWRCs (the tip) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing and footwear | Yes | |||
| Asbestos | Yes | |||
| Fluorescent lighting | Yes | |||
| Gas bottles | Yes | |||
| Light bulbs | Yes | |||
| Oils, paints, disinfectants and solvents | Yes | |||
| Paint tins | Yes | |||
| Plasterboard | Yes | |||
| Small electrical items (e.g. hairdryer, kettle, iron) | Yes | |||
| Bulky household Items | Yes | |||
| Aerosols | Yes | Yes | ||
| Aluminium foil (clean) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Aluminium foil (dirty) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Animal bedding | Yes | Yes | ||
| Animal litter | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ashes from fire (cold) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bedding and blankets | Yes | |||
| Biscuit and sweet tins/tubs | Yes | Yes | ||
| Black bags | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bleach bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Books | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bubble wrap | Yes | Yes | ||
| Car Batteries | Yes | |||
| Card | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cardboard | Yes | Yes | ||
| Carrier bags (loose) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cartons / tetra pak | Yes | Yes | ||
| Catalogues | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ceramics | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cereal boxes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Christmas decorations (unwanted/damaged) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cling film | Yes | Yes | ||
| Coat hangers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Coffee pods/capsules | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contact lenses | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cooking oil | Yes | |||
| Cotton buds | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cotton wool | Yes | Yes | ||
| Crisp packets | Yes | Yes | ||
| Crockery | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cushions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cutlery | Yes | Yes | ||
| Deodorant cans | Yes | Yes | ||
| Drinks cans | Yes | Yes | ||
| Egg boxes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Electrical household items (e.g. TV's, fridges) | Yes | |||
| Envelopes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Flowers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Foil food trays | Yes | Yes | ||
| Food and drink pouches | Yes | Yes | ||
| Food cans | Yes | Yes | ||
| Food tins | Yes | Yes | ||
| Food waste | Yes | Yes | ||
| Furniture | Yes | |||
| Garden tools | Yes | |||
| Glass (broken) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Glass bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Glass jars | Yes | Yes | ||
| Glasses (spectacles) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Glassware | Yes | Yes | ||
| Grass | Yes | Yes | ||
| Greetings cards | Yes | Yes | ||
| Household Batteries | Yes | |||
| Incontinence pads (Non-Infectious) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Junk mail | Yes | Yes | ||
| Leaves | Yes | Yes | ||
| Medicine bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mobile phones | Yes | |||
| Nappies | Yes | Yes | ||
| Newspapers and magazines | Yes | Yes | ||
| Padded envelopes (with bubble wrap) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Paper | Yes | Yes | ||
| Perfume / Aftershave bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pet food pouches | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pet food tins | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pet waste | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pillows and duvets | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pizza boxes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Plant pots (ceramic and plastic) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Plants and weeds | Yes | Yes | ||
| Plastic bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Plastic food packaging | Yes | Yes | ||
| Plastic toys (broken) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polystyrene | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pyrex | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sanitary products (non-infectious) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Saucepans | Yes | Yes | ||
| Shampoo / conditioner bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Shoes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Shredded paper | Yes | Yes | ||
| Small branches | Yes | Yes | ||
| Soil | Yes | |||
| Tablets blister packs | Yes | Yes | ||
| Telephone directories | Yes | Yes | ||
| Toothpaste boxes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Toothpaste tubes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Tupperware | Yes | Yes | ||
| Twigs | Yes | Yes | ||
| Vacuum cleaner dust | Yes | Yes | ||
| Vegetable peelings | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos / VHS / CD's and DVD's | Yes | Yes | ||
| Wallpaper | Yes | Yes | ||
| Washing powder boxes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Washing up liquid bottles | Yes | Yes | ||
| Water filters | Yes | Yes | ||
| Wood | Yes | Yes | ||
| Wrapping paper | Yes | Yes | ||
| Yoghurt pots | Yes | Yes |
*infectious incontinence pads must be disposed of through the infectious healthcare waste collection service.
The Household Recycling Centres have comprehensive recycling facilities and can also accept hazardous household waste, bulky household items and other household electrical items.
The Council also provides a bulky waste collection service.