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Plastic

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

  • Rinse, squash and put the lids back on plastic bottles
  • Ensure items are food-free and as clean as possible

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 
  • Plastic bags:
    • Carrier bags
    • Bread bags
    • Freezer bags
    • Fruit and vegetable bags 
    • Multi-pack crisp bags and packets
    • 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 
  • Tetra Paks 
    • Pringle and similar crisp tubes
  • Other items:
    • Plastic plant pots 
    • Bubble wrap  
    • Clean Cat and Dog Food Pouches  
    • 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:

  • Pesticide or chemical bottles  
  • 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) 
    • Electronic items  
    • Plastic strapping or rope (e.g. polyrope, lock lashing straps)  
    • Video/cassette tapes or CD/DVD cases  
    • Washing up bowls 
    • Large items such as garden furniture 
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Page last reviewed: 24 September 2025