EnviroSort - What can I recycle?
At home your GREEN bin is for items that can be recycled.
The table on this page lists the materials that can be recycled through kerbside collection and the EnviroSort plant if you are on a wheeled bin collection. If your kerbside recyclables are collected in sacks, you cannot put glass bottles and jars in the sacks.
Make sure that your recycling is clean – a rinse under the tap to remove any residue will do!
Make sure your recycling is loose – please don’t put bags of recyclables into your green bin.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF ANY TYPE OF BATTERY IN YOUR RECYCLING BIN - Batteries can be taken to any Household Recycling Centre.
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FOOD AND DRINK CANS AND AEROSOLS ONLY. No other types of metals e.g. saucepans, cutlery, tools etc. Please don’t flatten food and drink cans. Please make sure all items are clean. Push sharp lids inside tins. Separate plastic lids off aerosol cans and put them in your recycling bin loose. NO FOIL – if clean this can be placed in the metal container at your local Household Recycling Centre. Find your nearest one here. No foil pouches or coffee pods. These need to go into your non-recycling bin. Some coffee pod companies offer their own recycling service. No crisp packets or sweet wrappers. No toothpaste tubes or food puree tubes. No gas bottles. TIP – Labels can be left on. For more information please see our steel and aluminium factsheets. |
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GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS ONLY. No drinking glasses, Pyrex, window glass etc. No nail varnish bottles. Please make sure all items are clean. Pump tops need to be removed and put into your non-recycling bin. If your kerbside recyclables are collected in sacks, you cannot put glass bottles and jars in the sacks. Glass recycling points are available at many Household Recycling Centres. Find your nearest one here. TIP - No need to remove labels. TIP - Lids can be left on. TIP - All colours are accepted. For more information please see our glass recycling factsheet. |
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All plastic bottles e.g.
Plastic pots e.g.
Plastic trays e.g.
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NO BLACK PLASTIC Don’t flatten plastic packaging. Bottle tops can be included – just screw the lid back onto the bottle after you’ve cleaned it. No pump tops (the bodies of these bottles are fine). No film, foil etc. No plastic bags or soft plastics e.g. carrier bags, film lids, clingfilm. No crisp packets or sweet wrappers. No hard plastics e.g. drain pipes, children’s toys, garden containers, water butts etc. For more information please see our plastics recycling factsheet. |
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Keep paper flat. Remove any plastic wrappers. No glittery card or wrapping paper. No metallic/film coated wrapping paper. No dirty/stained paper. No sticky papers e.g. labels. TIP – You can compost your shredded paper in your home compost bin too! For more information see our paper, card and cartons factsheet. |
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Please flatten cartons. Remove plastic lids, these can be put into your recycling bin separately. TIP – plastic spouts can be left on. |
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Flatten cardboard boxes and tubes. Maximum size A2 (420 x 594 mm/16.5 x 23.4 inches) No contaminated packaging e.g. food waste in takeaway pizza boxes. Remove inner packaging. Films and bags need to go into your non-recycling bin. For more information please see our paper, card and cartons recycling factsheet. |
You cannot recycle textiles in your recycling collection but there are re-use organisations, charity shops and recycling sites where you can donate textiles for re-use and recycling.
* Aerosols must be empty, full or partially full aerosols are classed as hazardous and must be taken to a Household Recycling Centre