Kerbside Collection
Recycling search
Use the search options below to find out what can be put in each container or to look up a specific item to find out which one it goes in:
What can I take to Waste and Recycling Centres?
| Item | Blue Bag | Red Bag | Blue Paper Box | Green Glass Box | Green Food Waste Caddy | Burgundy Garden Waste Bin | Purple Sack | Grey / Black Sack | Information | Waste and Recycling Centre |
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Aftershave bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Aftershave box |
true | true | ||||||||
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Air freshener aerosol |
true | |||||||||
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Aluminium tubes (e.g. tomoto puree) |
true | |||||||||
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Animal litter |
yes | |||||||||
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Apple core |
true | |||||||||
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Baby food jar |
true | |||||||||
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Baby food pouch |
true | |||||||||
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Baked beans tin |
true | |||||||||
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Banana skin |
true | |||||||||
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Bathroom cleaner spray |
true | |||||||||
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Batteries - Car / E-scooter / Lithium vehicles |
true | |||||||||
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Batteries - Domestic (these can be place in a clear bag for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
true | |||||||||
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Beer bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Biscuit packet |
true | |||||||||
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Black plastic tray |
true | |||||||||
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Bleach bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Bottle tops (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Bread |
true | |||||||||
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Broken glass |
true | Yes | ||||||||
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Brown paper (e.g. wrapping and packaging) |
true | |||||||||
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Brown plastic tray |
true | |||||||||
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Brown sauce bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Books |
true | |||||||||
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Bubble bath bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Bubble wrap |
true | |||||||||
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Bucket (plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Biscuit / chocolate tin |
true | |||||||||
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Butter Tub |
true | |||||||||
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Cake box |
true | |||||||||
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Cans - Steel and aluminium |
true | |||||||||
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Candle Jars (without the candle) |
true | |||||||||
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Carpets |
true | |||||||||
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Cardboard box |
true | |||||||||
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Cardboard envelope (used for online deliveries) |
true | |||||||||
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Cardboard tube |
true | |||||||||
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Carrier bags |
true | |||||||||
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Cartons - fruit juice etc (Tetrapak) |
true | |||||||||
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CD's and CD Cases |
true | |||||||||
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Ceramics or china |
true | |||||||||
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Cereal box |
true | |||||||||
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Chicken bones |
true | |||||||||
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Chip shop wrapping |
true | |||||||||
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Cellophane |
true | |||||||||
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Chocolate pouch or bag |
true | |||||||||
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Christmas card (no badges, foil, glitter nor ribbons) |
true | |||||||||
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Christmas Tree |
true | |||||||||
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Cling film |
true | |||||||||
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Cling film box and tube |
true | |||||||||
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Clothing |
true | |||||||||
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Coffee grounds |
true | |||||||||
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Coffee cups (single use) |
true | |||||||||
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Conditioner bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Contact lenses (empty container) |
true | |||||||||
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Contamination tag |
true | |||||||||
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Corrugated cardboard |
true | |||||||||
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Cotton wool |
true | |||||||||
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Crisp packet |
true | |||||||||
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Custard carton |
true | |||||||||
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Deodorant (compact) |
true | |||||||||
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Deodorant (mens) |
true | |||||||||
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Deodorant (womens) |
true | |||||||||
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Deodorant (stick) |
true | |||||||||
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Detergent and soap bottles |
true | |||||||||
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Dishwasher tablets box |
true | |||||||||
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Drinks can |
true | |||||||||
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Drinking glass |
Yes | Yes | ||||||||
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Egg shell |
true | |||||||||
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Egg carton |
true | |||||||||
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Electrical - Tvs and computer monitors |
true | |||||||||
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Electrical - White metal goods including fridges, freezers, cookers, washing machine & tumble dryers |
true | |||||||||
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Envelopes (with window) |
true | |||||||||
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Envelopes (without window) |
true | |||||||||
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Envelope (white with window) |
true | |||||||||
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Envelope (white without window) |
true | |||||||||
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Envelope (brown with window) |
true | |||||||||
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Envelope (brown without window) |
true | |||||||||
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Envelopes (with printed address labels) |
true | |||||||||
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Face cream box |
true | |||||||||
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Feminine and sanitary waste |
true | |||||||||
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Film off ready meals |
true | |||||||||
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Fire ash |
true | |||||||||
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Fish skeleton |
true | |||||||||
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Fixtures and fittings - kitchen units, bathroom suites, fitted wardrobes, shelving, cisterns, boilers |
Yes | |||||||||
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Fizzy and non-fizzy drinks bottles |
true | |||||||||
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Fleece sweater |
Yes | |||||||||
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Flowers |
true | |||||||||
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Foil |
true | |||||||||
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Foil trays |
true | |||||||||
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Food leftovers or out of date |
true | |||||||||
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Food tins |
true | |||||||||
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Food pouches (e.g cat food / coffee pouches) |
true | |||||||||
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Food trays (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Football shirt (clothing) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Fruit punnet (clear) |
true | |||||||||
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Garden chair (hard plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Gas canister |
Yes | |||||||||
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Gas lighter |
true | |||||||||
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Glass pane (flat glass) |
true | |||||||||
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Glossy paper (like flyers, leaflets, event tickets) |
true | |||||||||
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Grass cuttings |
true | |||||||||
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Gravy carton |
true | |||||||||
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Greeting cards (no badges, foil, glitter nor ribbons) |
true | |||||||||
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Hairdryer - Small electrical items – these can be placed loose on top of your weekly recycling for kerbside collection |
Yes | |||||||||
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Hair straighteners - Small electrical items – these can be placed loose on top of your weekly recycling for kerbside collection |
Yes | |||||||||
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Hand blender - Small electrical items – these can be placed loose on top of your weekly recycling for kerbside collection |
Yes | |||||||||
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Hand soap bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Hanger (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Hanger (wire) |
true | |||||||||
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Hot chocolate tub |
true | |||||||||
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Household battery - AAA (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - AA (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - C (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - D (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - 9V (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - button (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - AAA Lithium (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - AA Lithium (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - C Lithium (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - D Lithium (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - 9V Lithium (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery - button Lithium (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
WRC | |||||||||
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Household battery packet card backing - AAA/AA (these can be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
true | |||||||||
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Household battery packet card backing - button (these can be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC) |
true | |||||||||
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Ice cream tub |
true | |||||||||
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Incontinence waste |
true | |||||||||
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Irons - Small electrical items – these can be placed loose on top of your weekly recycling for kerbside collection |
true | |||||||||
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Jam jar |
true | |||||||||
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Jeans (Clothing) |
true | |||||||||
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Juice carton |
true | |||||||||
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Juice pouch (like 'Capri Sun') |
true | |||||||||
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Jumper (Clothing) |
true | |||||||||
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Kettle (Electrical) - Small electrical items – these can be placed loose on top of your weekly recycling for kerbside collection |
true | |||||||||
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Kitchen bin (hard plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Kitchen cleaner spray |
true | |||||||||
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Kitchen roll |
true | |||||||||
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Kitchen ware (e.g. cutlery / pots / pans) |
true | |||||||||
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Leaves |
true | |||||||||
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Leaflets and flyers |
true | |||||||||
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Low Energy Light bulb |
true | |||||||||
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Liquids ( e.g. liquids / oils ) |
true | |||||||||
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Magazine |
true | |||||||||
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Make-up pads |
true | |||||||||
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Make-up old |
true | |||||||||
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Margarine tub |
true | |||||||||
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Meat tray (clear) |
true | |||||||||
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Medicine bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Metal tops off jars |
true | |||||||||
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Metal containers (e.g. white spirits / paints / engine oil) |
true | |||||||||
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Microwave plate (glass) |
true | |||||||||
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Microwaveable rice pouch |
true | |||||||||
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Milk bottle (glass) |
true | |||||||||
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Milk bottle (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Milk carton |
true | |||||||||
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Mint sauce jar |
true | |||||||||
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Mirrors |
true | |||||||||
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Mobile phone |
true | |||||||||
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Moisturiser jar |
true | |||||||||
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Nail varnish bottles |
true | |||||||||
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Nappy |
true | |||||||||
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Newspaper |
true | |||||||||
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Olive oil bottle (glass) |
true | |||||||||
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Paper receipt |
true | |||||||||
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Paper towels |
true | |||||||||
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Paper stained |
true | |||||||||
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Pasta sauce jar |
true | |||||||||
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Perfume bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Pet food |
true | |||||||||
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Pet food pouch |
true | |||||||||
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Pet litter waste |
true | |||||||||
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Pizza box |
true | |||||||||
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Plant |
true | |||||||||
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Plant pot (hard plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Plastic carrier bag |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic parcel bag for package deliveries |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic wrapping for bread |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic wrapping for cheese |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic wrapping for fruit, vegetable and salad items |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic wrapping for frozen chips and vegetables |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic wrapping for crisps multipacks |
true | |||||||||
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Plastic wrapping for drink multipacks |
true | |||||||||
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Polystyrene |
true | |||||||||
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Potato peeling |
true | |||||||||
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Pringle type cans (mixed materials cans) |
true | |||||||||
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Protein powder pot (hard plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Pyretrue (e.g. glass cookware) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Pumpkins |
true | |||||||||
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Razor and razor blade |
true | |||||||||
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Ready-meal card sleeve |
true | |||||||||
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Ready-meal lid film |
true | |||||||||
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Shampoo bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Saucepan |
Yes | |||||||||
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Shirt |
Yes | |||||||||
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Shoe box |
true | |||||||||
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Shorts (clothing) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Shower gel bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Shredded paper |
true | |||||||||
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Skin care product bottles |
true | |||||||||
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Socks (pair) (clothing) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Soft drink bottle (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Soft drink bottle (glass) |
true | |||||||||
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Soup carton |
true | |||||||||
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Soup tin |
true | |||||||||
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Sparkling water bottle (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Spirit bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Sweater (clothing) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Sweet wrapper |
true | |||||||||
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Sweet tubs (like Celebrations, Heroes or Quality Streets) |
true | |||||||||
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T-shirt (clothing) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Tablet and capsule plastic packaging ('blister packs') |
true | |||||||||
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Takeaway soft drink cups (single use) |
true | |||||||||
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Takeaway plastic containers (clear) |
true | |||||||||
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Tea bags |
true | |||||||||
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Telephone directories |
true | |||||||||
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Tissues |
true | |||||||||
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Tissues box |
true | |||||||||
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Toaster (Electrical) - Small electrical items can be placed loose on top of your weekly recycling for kerbside collection |
Yes | |||||||||
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Toilet rim block packet card backing |
true | |||||||||
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Toilet roll tube |
true | |||||||||
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Toothbrush |
true | |||||||||
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Toothbrush packet card backing |
true | |||||||||
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Toothpaste box |
true | |||||||||
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Toothpaste tube |
true | |||||||||
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Toys (hard plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Train tickets |
true | |||||||||
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Trousers (clothing) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Tuna tin |
true | |||||||||
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Twigs |
true | |||||||||
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Vases |
Yes | |||||||||
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Wallpaper and decoration paper |
true | |||||||||
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Washing-up bowl (hard plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Washing-up liquid bottle |
true | |||||||||
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Water bottle (plastic) |
true | |||||||||
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Watering can (plastic) |
Yes | |||||||||
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Wet wipes |
true | |||||||||
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Window glass |
Yes | |||||||||
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Wine bottle |
true | |||||||||
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White goods |
Yes |
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Wrapping paper (with foil or glitter) |
true | |||||||||
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Wrapping paper (no foil nor glitter) |
true | |||||||||
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Yoghurt pots |
true | |||||||||
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Yoghurts multipack sleeve |
true | |||||||||
| Batteries - Domestic batteries (these can also be placed in a clear bag for kerbside collection) | true | |||||||||
| Books | true | |||||||||
| Cans - Steel and aluminium | true | |||||||||
| Carpets | true | |||||||||
| Cardboard | true | |||||||||
| Cartons - fruit juice etc (Tetrapak) | true | |||||||||
| CDs | Yes | |||||||||
| Christmas Tree | true | |||||||||
| Electrical - White metal goods including fridges, freezers, cookers, washing machines and tumble dryers | true | |||||||||
| Electrical - Fluorescent tubes including low energy light bulbs | true | |||||||||
| Electrical - TVs and computer monitors | true | |||||||||
| Electrical - Small appliances such as irons, toasters, vacuum cleaners and hairdryers (these can be placed loose on top of your recycling for kerbside collection or or taken to a WRC) | true | |||||||||
| Fixtures and fittings – kitchen units, bathroom suites, fitted wardrobes, shelving, cisterns, boilers | true | |||||||||
| Furniture | true | |||||||||
| Garden waste– Hedge, tree and shrub cuttings, roots, grass cuttings & rakings, leaves, plants, flowers & weeds (No branches or stumps larger than 8 inches/20cms in diameter. Please cut to a maximum of 6 feet/1.8 metre lengths.) | true | |||||||||
| Gas cylinders - Propane, Butane only (not Pembroke Dock) | true | |||||||||
| Glass bottles and jars | true | |||||||||
| Mattresses | true | |||||||||
| Mixed Plastics - Plastic bottles, tubs, trays and pots | true | |||||||||
| Oil - Cooking oil | true | |||||||||
| Oil - Vehicle engine oil | true | |||||||||
| Paints, varnishes and thinners | true | |||||||||
| Paper - newspaper, office paper and magazines including yellow pages, telephone directories and catalogues (not hardback) | true | |||||||||
| Plasterboard | true | |||||||||
| Rubble - Soil, ceramic tiles, bricks, roofing tiles, glass from windows, crockery, porcelain toilet pans and basins | true | |||||||||
| Shoes | true | |||||||||
| Scrap Metal | true | |||||||||
| Textiles | true | |||||||||
| Tyres - Car tyres only | true | |||||||||
| Wood - such as fence panels, fence posts and dismantled sheds | true | |||||||||
| Animal bedding | true | |||||||||
| Non recyclable/black bag waste | true | |||||||||
| Ragwort - This cannot be composted, it must be bagged and placed is the General waste containers for disposal | true | |||||||||
| Pesticides | true | |||||||||
| Vapes (place in small WEEE container) or these can also be placed in a clear bag for kerbside collection | true | |||||||||
| Weedkillers | true |