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What goes in your yellow bin

Keep it loose, unbag before you bin!

  • Plastic and metal containers from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry (no plastic or paper bags)
  • Glass bottles and jars 
  • Aerosols - empty and undamaged (no need to remove spray nozzle)
  • Aluminium foil - mould into a tennis ball-size ball
  • Biscuit trays - clear
  • Cans - steel and aluminium
  • Cartons - including fresh milk, juices and other dairy products
  • Fruit punnets
  • Meat trays (no styrofoam or black plastic)

Tips

  • Containers should be cleanish (no one likes the smell of rancid milk or sticky jam residue) 
  • Empty containers of any liquids before placing into the bin
  • Remove lids from plastic liquid containers, squash air out and put the lid on to fit more in your bin
  • No batteries or butane: they can cause fires and damage

Bin it Red instead

  • Long life/Tetra Pak cartons
  • Single-use coffee cups and lids
  • Soft scrunchable plastics such as plastic bags, bread, rice, pasta bags and cling wrap
  • Drinking glasses, broken glass, windows and mirrors, ceramics (please wrap in paper or cardboard for safety reasons)
  • White glass
  • Styrofoam trays 
  • Food scraps
  • Furniture or toys

Dispose elsewhere

If in doubt – check out our A to Z guide to reuse, recycling and disposal

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