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Aftershave bottle

      true            

Aftershave box

true                 true 

Air freshener aerosol

  true                

Aluminium tubes (e.g. tomoto puree)

  true                

Animal litter

                  yes

Apple core

        true          

Baby food jar

      true            

Baby food pouch

              true    

Baked beans tin

  true                

Banana skin

        true          

Bathroom cleaner spray

  true                

Batteries - Car

                  true

Batteries - Domestic (these can be place in a clear bag for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  true

Beer bottle

      true            

Biscuit packet

              true    

Black plastic tray

              true    

Bleach bottle

  true                

Bottle tops (plastic)

  true                

Bread

        true          

Broken glass

              true   Yes

Brown paper (e.g. wrapping and packaging)

true                  

Brown plastic tray

              true    

Brown sauce bottle

      true            

Books

                  true

Bubble bath bottle

  true                

Bubble wrap

              true    

Bucket (plastic)

                  Yes

Biscuit  / chocolate tin

  true                

Butter Tub

  true                

Cake box

true                  

Cans - Steel and aluminium

                  true

Candle Jars (without the candle)

      true            

Carpets

                  true

Cardboard box

true                  

Cardboard envelope (used for online deliveries)

true                  

Cardboard tube

true                  

Carrier bags

              true    

Cartons - fruit juice etc (Tetrapak)

                  true

CD's and CD Cases

                  true

Ceramics or china

                  true

Cereal box

true                  

Chicken bones

        true          

Chip shop wrapping

              true    

Cellophane

              true    

Chocolate pouch or bag

              true    

Christmas card (no badges, foil, glitter nor ribbons)

true                  

Christmas Tree

                  true

Cling film

              true    

Cling film box and tube

true                  

Clothing

                  true

Coffee grounds

        true          

Coffee cups (single use)

              true    

Conditioner bottle

  true                

Contact lenses (empty container)

              true    

Contamination tag

true                  

Corrugated cardboard

true                  

Cotton wool

              true    

Crisp packet

              true    

Custard carton

  true                

Deodorant (compact)

  true                

Deodorant (mens)

  true                

Deodorant (womens)

  true                

Deodorant (stick)

  true                

Detergent and soap bottles

  true                

Dishwasher tablets box

true                  

Drinks can

  true                

Drinking glass

              Yes   Yes

Egg shell

        true          

Egg carton

true                  

Electrical - Tvs and computer monitors

                  true

Electrical - White metal goods including fridges, freezers, cookers, washing machine & tumble dryers

                  true

Envelopes (with window)

    true              

Envelopes (without window)

    true              

Envelope (white with window)

    true              

Envelope (white without window)

    true              

Envelope (brown with window)

    true              

Envelope (brown without window)

    true              

Envelopes (with printed address labels)

    true              

Face cream box

true                  

Feminine and sanitary waste

              true    

Film off ready meals

              true    

Fire ash

              true    

Fish skeleton

        true          

Fixtures and fittings - kitchen units, bathroom suites, fitted wardrobes, shelving, cisterns, boilers

                  Yes

Fizzy and non-fizzy drinks bottles

  true                

Fleece sweater

                   Yes

Flowers

          true        

Foil

  true                

Foil trays

  true                

Food leftovers or out of date

        true          

Food tins

  true                

Food pouches (e.g cat food  / coffee pouches)

              true    

Food trays (plastic)

  true                

Football shirt (clothing)

                  Yes

Fruit punnet (clear)

  true                

Garden chair (hard plastic)

                  Yes

Gas canister

                  Yes

Gas lighter

              true    

Glass pane (flat glass)

                  true

Glossy paper (like flyers, leaflets, event tickets)

    true              

Grass cuttings

          true        

Gravy carton

  true                

Greeting cards (no badges, foil, glitter nor ribbons)

true                  

Hairdryer

                  Yes

Hair straighteners

                  Yes

Hand blender

                  Yes

Hand soap bottle

  true                

Hanger (plastic)

              true    

Hanger (wire)

              true    

Hot chocolate tub

  true                

Household battery - AAA (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  WRC

Household battery - AA (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  WRC

Household battery - C (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  WRC

Household battery - D (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  WRC 

Household battery - 9V (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  WRC

Household battery - button (these can also be placed in a clear bag and put out for kerbside collection or taken to a WRC)

                  WRC

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 

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

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

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

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

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

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                  

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                  

Ice cream tub

  true                

Incontinence waste

            true      

Irons

              true    

Jam jar

      true            

Jeans (Clothing)

                  true

Juice carton

  true                

Juice pouch (like 'Capri Sun')

              true    

Jumper (Clothing)

                  true

Kettle (Electrical)

                  true

Kitchen bin (hard plastic)

                  Yes

Kitchen cleaner spray

  true                

Kitchen roll

              true    

Kitchen ware (e.g. cutlery / pots / pans)

              true    

Leaves

          true        

Leaflets and flyers

    true              

Low Energy Light bulb

                  true

Liquids ( e.g. liquids / oils )

                  true

Magazine

    true              

Make-up pads

              true    

Make-up old

              true    

Margarine tub

  true                

Meat tray (clear)

  true                

Medicine bottle

      true            

Metal tops off jars

      true            

Metal containers (e.g. white spirits / paints / engine oil)

                  true

Microwave plate (glass)

                  true

Microwaveable rice pouch

              true    

Milk bottle (glass)

      true            

Milk bottle (plastic)

  true                

Milk carton

  true                

Mint sauce jar

      true            

Mirrors

                  true

Mobile phone

                  true

Moisturiser jar

      true            

Nail varnish bottles

              true    

Nappy

            true      

Newspaper

    true              

Olive oil bottle (glass)

      true            

Paper receipt

    true              

Paper towels

              true    

Paper stained

              true    

Pasta sauce jar

      true            

Perfume bottle

      true            

Pet food

        true          

Pet food pouch

              true    

Pet litter waste

              true    

Pizza box

              true    

Plant

          true        

Plant pot (hard plastic)

                  Yes

Plastic carrier bag

              true    

Plastic parcel bag for package deliveries

              true    

Plastic wrapping for bread

              true    

Plastic wrapping for cheese

              true    

Plastic wrapping for fruit, vegetable and salad items

              true    

Plastic wrapping for frozen chips and vegetables

              true    

Plastic wrapping for crisps multipacks

              true    

Plastic wrapping for drink multipacks

              true    

Polystyrene

              true    

Potato peeling

        true          

Pringle type cans (mixed materials cans)

              true    

Protein powder pot (hard plastic)

                  Yes

Pyretrue (e.g. glass cookware)

                  Yes

Pumpkins

        true          

Razor and razor blade

              true    

Ready-meal card sleeve

true                  

Ready-meal lid film

              true    

Shampoo bottle

  true                

Saucepan

                  Yes

Shirt

                  Yes

Shoe box

true                  

Shorts (clothing)

                  Yes

Shower gel bottle

  true                

Shredded paper

    true              

Skin care product bottles

  true                

Socks (pair) (clothing)

                  Yes

Soft drink bottle (plastic)

  true                

Soft drink bottle (glass)

      true            

Soup carton

  true                

Soup tin

  true                

Sparkling water bottle (plastic)

  true                

Spirit bottle

      true            

Sweater (clothing)

                  Yes

Sweet wrapper

              true    

Sweet tubs (like Celebrations, Heroes or Quality Streets)

  true                

T-shirt (clothing)

                  Yes

Tablet and capsule plastic packaging ('blister packs')

              true    

Takeaway soft drink cups (single use)

              true    

Takeaway plastic containers (clear)

  true                

Tea bags

        true          

Telephone directories

    true              

Tissues

              true    

Tissues box

true                  

Toaster (Electrical)

                  Yes

Toilet rim block packet card backing

true                  

Toilet roll tube

true                  

Toothbrush

              true    

Toothbrush packet card backing

true                  

Toothpaste box

true                  

Toothpaste tube

              true    

Toys (hard plastic)

                  Yes

Train tickets

    true              

Trousers (clothing)

                  Yes

Tuna tin

  true                

Twigs

          true        

Vases

                   Yes

Wallpaper and decoration paper

              true    

Washing-up bowl (hard plastic)

                   Yes

Washing-up liquid bottle

  true                 

Water bottle (plastic)

  true                

Watering can (plastic)

                  Yes

Wet wipes

              true    

Window glass

                  Yes

Wine bottle

      true            

White goods

                 

Yes

Wrapping paper (with foil or glitter)

              true    

Wrapping paper (no foil nor glitter)

    true              

Yoghurt pots

  true                

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                   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)                   true
Weedkillers                   true
ID: 3471, revised 13/12/2023
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