Recycling - What you can't put in
Please see below for a list of what you can't put in your recyling green bins with orange lids, and orange sacks.
Types of cardboard
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Greasy pizza boxes (ripped off clean lids are fine)
- Juice, soup, milk and similar cartons
Paper
- Books (donate these to your local charity shop or take them to Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre)
- Wet wipes
- Tissues
Plastics
- Plastic packaging
- Margarine tubs
- Plastic meat trays
- Yoghurt pots and lids
- Carrier bags
- Polystyrene
- Cling film
Organics
- Food
- Green garden waste (please book a collection here)
Other
- Textiles and shoes (please take them to your closest recycling bank)
- Nappies
- Glass bottles and jars (these items are mechanically extracted from your rubbish for recycling.)
- Hypodermic needles or other sharp objects – see Clinical waste page
- Large metals - take to Jenkins Lane Re-use and Recycling Centre
- Paint and paint tins
- Electrical items
- Toys