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What goes in your blue bin?

  • Boxes - flattened or ripped with tape and plastic removed
  • Cardboard - clean and dry
  • Egg cartons
  • Envelopes - plastic windows can be left on
  • Flyers
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Paper - remove tape. Staples can be left on
  • Pizza boxes - some grease and oil is OK, but no food scraps
  • Shredded paper contained in a box or paper bag
  • Tissue boxes
  • Toilet paper rolls

Bin it red instead                                    

  • Single-use coffee cups (lids and cups)
  • Paper and cardboard - soiled
  • Wax-coated paper/cardboard, greaseproof paper and baking paper
  • Tissues and paper towels
  • Food waste
  • Shopping receipts (thermal printed paper cannot be recycled)
  • Bubble wrap
  • Plastic bags

Tips 

  • No batteries or gas canisters - they can cause fires and injuries

For a solution to batteries and other tricky items check out our A to Z guide to reuse, recycling and disposal

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