What can go in your recycling bin/bag

The following items can be recycled in your blue lidded bin/ clear recycling bag:

• aerosol cans
• aluminium foil/foil trays, clean and food free
• cardboard boxes please flatten and put in your bin or place larger boxes at the side of your bin
• cardboard packaging - cereal boxes, kitchen/toilet roll tubes and ready meal sleeves
• food and drinks cans
• food and drink cartons, e.g. tetra paks
• paper - catalogues and brochures, magazines and newspapers, telephone directories and yellow pages, unwanted mail and envelopes
• plastics - carrier bags (no black bags), clean plastic food trays (no black trays), margarine tubs and yogurt pots, film and wrappers, plastic bottles (all types).

Recycling guidance

To recycle more effectively please:

• wash 'n' squash plastic bottles, food and drinks cans and cartons
• ensure materials are clean with no food residue left on the packaging
• flatten cardboard boxes
• place materials loose in your recycling bin, you do not need to bag them.

Please do not put any of the following items in your blue lidded bin/ clear recycling bags:

• glass bottles and jars - these can be recycled at your nearest recycling point
• clothing and shoes - these can be recycled at your nearest textile bank
• polystyrene - this cannot be recycled at the present time and should go into your grey-lidded general waste wheeled bin
• garden waste - please use your green lidded bin if you have one, compost at home or take to your nearest community recycling centre.