What goes in my bins?

Purple bin

Blue bin

You can recycle the following items in your blue bin:

• Glass (remove lids from jars and bottles).
• Cans (do not crush).
• Paper, magazines, newspapers, catalogues and phone directories.
• Wrapping paper (remove Sellotape).
• Cardboard food boxes and egg cartons (flattened).
• Toilet or kitchen roll inner cardboard.
• Plastic drinks bottles, shampoo bottles, and washing up liquid bottles.

We will not empty bins which contain the following:

• Plastic bags, cling film or food trays.
• Metal objects, shredded paper or polystyrene.
• Milk and juice cartons.
• Food or liquids.
• Hard backed catalogues.
• Yoghurt pots.
• Envelopes with windows.
• Textiles (use your local recycling bank).

Green bin

You can place the following items in your green bin:

• Grass cuttings, hedge clippings, dead plants and weeds.
• Cut flower and shrub prunings (woody waste).
• Bark, leaves and small twigs.
• Branches no larger than 7.5cm or 3 inches in diameter.

We will not empty bins which contain the following:

• Stone, concrete, timber or builder’s waste.
• Glass, plastic, metal, paper or cardboard.
• Plant pots, soil or turf.
• Household rubbish and food waste.