Waste Management and Recycling

3 Bin System - Blue Bin

PLEASE PUT in your BLUE BIN

Cans
- Steel and Aluminium Food and Drinks Cans (please rinse out and flatten if possible), aluminium foil and trays
Clean Cardboard
- Cardboard with no food residue
Paper
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk Mail
- Leaflets
- Catalogues
- Paper based food and beverage cartons, e.g. Tetrapak cartons
- Paper and hardback books, (metal or plastic bindings removed if required)
- Office and Computer paper
- Telephone Directories (including Yellow Pages)
- Envelopes (including envelopes with a window)
- Wrapping paper
Plastic Bottles
All plastic bottles can now be placed in your blue bin not just Type 1 and 2. We now accept 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. – e.g. Milk, Fruit Juice, Soft Drinks, Ketchup Bottles, Cooking Oil, Shampoo, Washing-Up Liquid & detergent (please rinse out, remove bottle tops and flatten)

DO NOT put these items in your BLUE BIN

Plastic Bags
Margarine Tubs
Yoghurt Pots
Plastic Food containers – ie ready made meals and fruit & vegetables
Plastic Plant pots
Paper tissues
Cardboard with food residue – i.e. pizza box

If the wrong materials are placed in your BLUE BIN it may not be emptied and it may not be possible to recycle the contents at the recycling plant.

Your BLUE recycling bin will be emptied every four weeks on your current collection day. Your green household bin will be emptied every two weeks, alternating with your blue and brown recycling bins.

An additional BLUE bin can be supplied for £10.00 (inc. delivery). Your current collection day will not change and your bins will still be emptied at the kerbside. If your bin is pulled out for you, this service will continue.
Please place your BLUE recycling bin on the kerbside before 7.00am on your collection day with the lid closed.

Do not place any additional bags next to your BLUE recycling bin. You can take any excess recyclates to your local recycling centres or points.

If you are not sure whether a certain item can be recycled please put it into your existing green bin.