Check what you can put out

Plastic and card recycling must be placed in separate clear recycling bags.

Items we collect:

• Plastic bottles:
  • Plastic milk bottles
  • Fizzy drink bottles
  • Water bottles
  • Shampoo bottles
  • Bottles from household cleaning products
  • Bleach bottles
• Plastic pots:
  • Yoghurt pots
  • Cream pots
  • Soup pots
  • Salad pots
• Plastic tubs:
  • Margarine tubs
  • Ice cream tubs 
• Plastic trays:
  • Meat trays
  • Fruit trays or punnets
  • Biscuit trays 
• Other items:
  • Plastic plant pots
  • Worn out white garden sacks
  • Broken or unusable food recycling caddy (rinse first)
  • Broken or unusable recycling box (rinse first)

Items we do not collect:

• Plastic bags:
  • Carrier bags
  • Bread bags
  • Freezer bags
  • Fruit and vegetable bags 
  • Multi-pack crisp bags
  • Salad and sandwich bags
• Plastic film and wrapping:
  • 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
• Blister packs:
  • Packaging containing tablets 
• Hard plastics:
  • 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