Tetra packs (drinks cartons) are no longer accepted, but this is what you CAN put in your GREEN bin:

  • Glass bottles and jars (leave lids off and place in separately as made from another material)
  • Cardboard (please flatten and place in your green bin, not outside your bin stacked up)
  • Newspapers
  • Cardboard egg boxes
  • Paper (including shredded paper in clear bags)
  • Envelopes (white and brown)
  • Telephone directories
  • Books
  • Junk mail, leaflets and circulars
  • Food and drinks cans
  • Metal lids from glass bottles and jars
  • Clean kitchen foil and foil food trays
  • Aerosols
  • Plastic bottles (clean, squash and then screw on lids and include for recycling)
  • Plastic food pots, tubs and trays
  • Plastic film and bags (supermarket carrier bags)
  • Blister packs (moulded plastic packaging used for batteries, small toys etc.)