A to Z Of COMMON HOUSEHOLD RECYCLABLES

A

Aerosol cans empty

Aluminium cans

Aluminium foil trays

Aluminium foil bigger than credit card

B

Berry punnets

C

Cardboard boxes – flattened

Carboard rolls

Cartons - milk, juice – rinsed

Coffee cups, lids off, recyclable

E

Envelopes including windows

G

Glass jars, bottles - lids removed, clean

J

Junk mail (paper)

L

Lids larger than credit cards

M

Magazines

N

Newspapers

P

Paper - dry

Pizza boxes – empty

Plastic containers and bottles (codes 1,2,3,5, only) remove lids

Poppers and tetra packs

S

Steel tins and cans with tops

W

Wrapping paper

WHAT USUALLY CAN’T GO IN A RECYCLING BIN

B

Baking paper, bread tags, bubble wrap

Batteries, broken toys, building waste

C

Cables, cords, rope, car batteries

Chip & food packets, cling film

Clothing, shoes, coffee pods,

Crockery & ceramics broken or useable

Cutlery - steel & plastics

D

Disposable nappies (don’t flush the toilet)

E

Electrical appliances, computers, printers, TVs etc

F

Foam underlay, foil lined packages,

Food pouches, food scraps, furniture

G

Gas bottles, glass, mirrors, Pyrex

H

Hoses and pipes

Household items such as bikes, mowers, furniture,

K

Kitty litter

L

Laminated paper, lids smaller than a credit card, light bulbs & tubes, lighters

M

Material e.g. sheets, towels whether usable or not

Manure, meat trays (foam and plastic)

Mesh & netting

O

Oils

P

Paint, paint tins, paper towel, any pens, pencils, plastic bags, plastic cups, plates, cutlery, plastic plant pots, polystyrene

S

Shredded paper, string & twine

T

Tea bags, tissues, toothpaste & brushes, Tupperware, tyres

W

Waxed cardboard, wipes (don’t flush), white goods,