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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
Page last reviewed: 24 September 2025