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What to Put Out - Green Week

A handy guide so you know what to put out for recycling on Green Week

Food waste

Where does it go?

Locked in large external caddy

Quick reference

Items that can be collected include:	Items that cannot be collected include:
Fruit and vegetables (raw or cooked) Meat, fish and shellfish (raw or cooked including bones) Dairy products Bread, cakes or pastries Rice, pasta or beans Uneaten food from plates or dishes Tea bags or coffee grounds Egg shells Kitchen roll used to wipe up food and drink spills	Any sort of packaging or plastic Liquids Oils and fats Pet food, litter or waste Coffee filter paper Biodegradable face wipes Lolly sticks Wooden cutlery Any other recycling and rubbish

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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.

Please note that if you are going to purchase liners from a stockist that is not on the list below, please look out for the 'seedling' logo on the roll Seedling logo which means that the liners are biodegradable.

Please do not line your bags with plastic bags as they are not biodregradable and cannot decompose naturally.

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Plastics

Where does it go?

Clear bags. Rinse, squash and pop the lids back on plastic bottles.

Quick reference

Items that can be collected include:	Items that cannot be collected include:
Plastic bottles like: Plastic milk bottles Fizzy drink bottles Water bottles Shampoo bottles Bottles from household cleaning products Bleach bottles Plastic pots like: Yoghurt pots Cream pots Soup pots Salad pots Plastic tubs like: Margarine tubs Ice cream tubs Plastic trays like: Meat trays Fruit trays or punnets Biscuit trays Blister packs like: Packaging containing batteries, toys, tablets Plastic plant pots Worn out white garden sacks Broken or unusable food recycling caddy	Plastic bags like: Carrier bags Bread bags Freezer bags Fruit and vegetable bags Multi-pack crisp bags Salad and sandwich bags Plastic film and wrapping like: Plastic nets & labels (e.g. for citrus fruits) Plastic film from magazines and newspapers Wrapping from food products Wrapping around multi-packs of cans Wrapping around toilet rolls Cling film Plastic cereal liners Plastic film from ready meals Pesticide or chemical bottles Tetra Paks Tassimo Pods Hard plastics like: Children's toys Milk crates Polystyrene, including: Polystyrene food trays (e.g. take-away boxes) Expanded polystyrene packaging (e.g. Loosefill polystyrene used for padding in packaging) Bubble wrap Electronic items Plastic strapping or rope (e.g. polyrope, lock lashing straps) Aluminium Coated Plastic Pouches and Packaging Cat Food Pouches Crisp Bags Video/cassette tapes or CD/DVD cases Washing up bowls Large items such as garden furniture

Items that can be collected include:

Items that cannot be collected include:

Plastic bottles like:
- Plastic milk bottles
- Fizzy drink bottles
- Water bottles
- Shampoo bottles
- Bottles from household cleaning products
- Bleach bottles
Plastic pots like:
- Yoghurt pots
- Cream pots
- Soup pots
- Salad pots
Plastic tubs like:
- Margarine tubs
- Ice cream tubs
Plastic trays like:
- Meat trays
- Fruit trays or punnets
- Biscuit trays
Blister packs like:
- Packaging containing batteries, toys, tablets
Plastic plant pots
Worn out white garden sacks
Broken or unusable food recycling caddy

Plastic bags like:
- Carrier bags
- Bread bags
- Freezer bags
- Fruit and vegetable bags
- Multi-pack crisp bags
- Salad and sandwich bags
Plastic film and wrapping like:
- Plastic nets & labels (e.g. for citrus fruits)
- Plastic film from magazines and newspapers
- Wrapping from food products
- Wrapping around multi-packs of cans
- Wrapping around toilet rolls
- Cling film
- Plastic cereal liners
Plastic film from ready meals
Pesticide or chemical bottles
Tetra Paks
Tassimo Pods
Hard plastics like:
- Children's toys
- Milk crates
Polystyrene, including:
- Polystyrene food trays (e.g. take-away boxes)
- Expanded polystyrene packaging (e.g. Loosefill polystyrene used for padding in packaging)
Bubble wrap
Electronic items
Plastic strapping or rope (e.g. polyrope, lock lashing straps)
Aluminium Coated Plastic Pouches and Packaging
Cat Food Pouches
Crisp Bags
Video/cassette tapes or CD/DVD cases
Washing up bowls
Large items such as garden furniture

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Garden waste

Where does it go?

White garden sacks

Quick reference

Items that can be collected include:	Items that cannot be collected include:
Grass, leaves and weeds Flowers and plants Hedge clippings Prunings and twigs Hay/straw (bedding from non-meat eating animals only including small animal faeces, for example, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs) Fruit/veg prunings from garden (no kitchen waste)	Large branches Plastic or black bags Paper (including paper used as bedding for your pet) Soil, mud or rubble Plant pots Treated wood Large stones, bricks, paving slabs and soil Kitchen waste such as raw fruit and vegetable peelings Tea bags, egg shells, cardboard Animal waste or litter Large branches and household timber with nails and screws inserted Nappies Waxed packaging and polythene Toxic waste and pesticides Lolly sticks Wooden cutlery

Items that can be collected include:

Items that cannot be collected include:

Grass, leaves and weeds
Flowers and plants
Hedge clippings
Prunings and twigs
Hay/straw (bedding from non-meat eating animals only including small animal faeces, for example, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs)
Fruit/veg prunings from garden (no kitchen waste)

Large branches
Plastic or black bags
Paper (including paper used as bedding for your pet)
Soil, mud or rubble
Plant pots
Treated wood
Large stones, bricks, paving slabs and soil
Kitchen waste such as raw fruit and vegetable peelings
Tea bags, egg shells, cardboard
Animal waste or litter
Large branches and household timber with nails and screws inserted
Nappies
Waxed packaging and polythene
Toxic waste and pesticides
Lolly sticks
Wooden cutlery

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Paper and card

Where does it go?

Flattened in clear bags, separated into paper and card bags

Quick reference

Items that can be collected include:	Items that cannot be collected include:
Paper Plain and coloured wrapping paper Newspapers Magazines Catalogues Brochures Comics Junk mail Yellow page/directories Cereal packets Tea packets Cardboard boxes, flattened* Food boxes (not foil backed or waxed) Egg boxes Brown paper (in card bag) Wrapping paper (paper-based in card bag) Brown envelopes Washing powder boxes Dishwasher tablet boxes Cleaning product boxes Kitchen and toilet roll Greeting cards Cigarette packets (with the foil removed)	Used tissue Kitchen roll Wallpaper Waxed paper Waxed card Wrapping paper (foil or plastic) PE coated paper and cardboard Cardboard contaminated with leftover food such as greasy pizza boxes Tetra Paks

Items that can be collected include:

Items that cannot be collected include:

Paper
Plain and coloured wrapping paper
Newspapers
Magazines
Catalogues
Brochures
Comics
Junk mail
Yellow page/directories
Cereal packets
Tea packets
Cardboard boxes, flattened*
Food boxes (not foil backed or waxed)
Egg boxes
Brown paper (in card bag)
Wrapping paper (paper-based in card bag)
Brown envelopes
Washing powder boxes
Dishwasher tablet boxes
Cleaning product boxes
Kitchen and toilet roll
Greeting cards
Cigarette packets (with the foil removed)

Used tissue
Kitchen roll
Wallpaper
Waxed paper
Waxed card
Wrapping paper (foil or plastic)
PE coated paper and cardboard
Cardboard contaminated with leftover food such as greasy pizza boxes
Tetra Paks

* Please note - large cardboard boxes can be flattened and placed next to the clear recycling bags if too big to fit in them.

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