Dry recyclables are collected weekly. This includes:
- paper,
- cardboard,
- glass,
- plastics, and
- tins.
Use this for...
- Aerosols
- Cardboard
- Catalogues
- Drink cans
- Envelopes (with and without windows)
- Food tins
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars
- Jam jar lids
- Junk mail and flyers (remove plastic wrapping)
- Kitchen foil (clean and scrunched into a ball)
- Margarine tubs
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Paper
- Paper (shredded) - please use a separate bag (do not mix with other recycling)
- Phone directories
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic fruit punnets
- Plastic ready meal trays
- Yoghurt pots
Do not use this for...
- Broken glass
- CDs or DVDs
- Clothes or shoes
- Coat hangers
- Electrical items
- 'Fake foil' (e.g. crisp packets or cat food pouches)
- Kitchenware
- Nappies
- Paint tins
- Plastic bags
- Plastic toys
- Polystyrene packing or takeaway trays
- Video cassettes
- Wallpaper
Use our A to Z of recycling to see how items can be recycled or disposed of safely.
Green bags
From 2 June 2025, we will no longer deliver green bags to stockists.
If you use communal recycling bins, you no longer need to use green bags. Dry recyclables can be placed loose in the bins.
