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What to Put Out - Blue Week
A guide to what you can and cannot put out for recycling on Blue Week.
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Food waste you can put in your caddy
- Glass & cans you can and can't recycle
- Household rubbish you can and can't recycle
- Clothing, shoes and textile collections
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Food waste
Where does it go?
In a large food waste caddy
Quick reference
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Purchasing food caddy liners
We are working in partnership with venues across the borough to provide food caddy liners at a discounted rate - from just 99p per roll.
We advise using liners for your food caddy to reduce mess and smell, however, you do not have to use liners if you do not wish to purchase them. Your food waste can be put directly into the caddy, we suggest lining the bottom first with some newspaper or kitchen roll.
If you are going to purchase liners from a stockist who is not on the list below, look out for the 'seedling' logo which means that the liners are biodegradable.
Do not line your bags with plastic bags as they are not biodegradable and cannot decompose naturally.
Find your local stockist of food caddy liners
Glass
Where does it go?
Cleaned and put in a green recycling box or any similar hard plastic container
From 1 June 2021, glass recycling must be separated from cans, tins and metal recycling. Our crews will not be able to collect mixed recycling.
Quick reference
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Cans, tins and more
Where does it go?
Cleaned and put in a green recycling box or any similar hard plastic container
From 1 June 2021, glass recycling must be separated from cans, tins and metal recycling. Our crews will not be able to collect mixed recycling.
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Household rubbish
Where does it go?
Black bags
Quick reference
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Clothes and shoes
Where does it go?
Blue bags
Quick reference
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All items from the list that can be collected must be clean and uncontaminated. The items will be sorted by Essex Textiles to identify what can be re-used and what will be recycled into new textile products.
