Recycling paper/cans/glass
- Paper: Newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, brochures and junk mail (no envelopes please as paper mills will not accept them)
- Glass: Clean jars and bottles eg sauce, jam, beer and wine bottles
- Cans: Clean food and drink cans eg baked beans, soft drinks (wash and squash)
Recycling plastic/cardboard
- Clean plastics only, e.g. pop, milk, water, shampoo, detergent), please squash.
- Lids can be recycled but please remove them first.
- All clean food containers (eg butter, yoghurt pots, ready meals, fruit punnets).
- Clean plastic bags
- Cardboard: must be flattened and any packaging must be removed.
- Place smaller items (eg cereal boxes) in a carrier bag or tie in a bundle. Leave larger items on the kerbside next to your recycling
Your recycling is sorted by hand, so please remember to rinse it clean! Please place each type of material in a separate carrier bag (place these in your box if you have one) and leave on the kerbside by 7am.
Garden waste
- Grass cuttings/ Hedge clippings,
- Prunings, leaves, plants and flowers
- Non-invasive weeds.
Place in either disposable biodegradable sacks or new re-usable fabric bags; both can be bought from council offices. (Biodegradable 3 for £1 / re-usable £1 each). Bags will be collected once every 2 weeks on the same day as plastic/cardboard.
