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Green recycling bin/bag

All your waste must be contained inside the relevant Council provided bin/bags. You must not put any rubbish next to your bin/bags. If you have a bin the lid must be completely closed. If you have more household waste than you can fit in your bin/bags you can take it to your nearest recycling centre.

Request/replace a green recycling bin/bag

You can request a green recycling bin/bag for the following reasons:

  • you have recently moved into a new build and there are no bins
  • you have recently moved and bins are missing
  • a bin/bag is damaged (we will exchange the damaged bin)
  • a bin/bag is missing
  • you have too much waste for your bin

Remove a green recycling bin/bag

What goes in your green recycling bin/bag

You can put the following items in green household recycling bin/bags, or if you use communal green bins, the same things can be recycled in there too. 

Glass

All glass bottles and jars can be recycled, whether they are clear, brown, green or blue.

Plastics 

  • detergent bottles
  • drink bottles
  • food trays
  • fruit punnets
  • ice cream tubs
  • margarine tubs
  • shampoo bottles
  • yoghurt pots

Paper and card

  • cardboard packaging
  • catalogues
  • cereal packets
  • directories
  • envelopes
  • junk mail and cards
  • magazines
  • newspapers
  • office paper
  • shredded paper

Metal

  • aerosols
  • aluminium food trays and containers
  • biscuit and cake tins
  • clean sheet cooking foil
  • food and drinks cans
  • metal lids

To help us recycle more of your waste:

  • give your pots, tubs, trays, bottles and jars a rinse to remove any food waste
  • do not put any black bags in your green bin as these cannot be recycled
  • flatten or crush items like plastic milk bottles and cardboard boxes to make more room.