▪ Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, brochures, leaflets

▪ Envelopes and letters (inc. junk mail)

▪ Plastic bottles

▪ Aluminium foil

▪ Drinks cans and food tins (inc. dog and cat food tins)

▪ Textiles, shoes, coats, hats

▪ Books, video & audio cassettes, records

▪ CDs and DVDs (on designated days in March and September)

Drinks cartons (Tetrapaks), margarine tubs, yoghurt pots,
flower pots, plastic bags, wrappers, polystyrene packing, toys

Cardboard and thin card, padded envelopes, gift cards, gift wrappings,
telephone directories (inc. Yellow Pages and Thomson)

Helpful hints

• Try and crush your plastic bottles and cans before you put them out for collection. This means you can fit more in your box and we can collect more recycling in one go!

   

• If you have lots of small ‘supplement’ bottles like ‘friendly bacteria’ and vitamin drinks, put them in a bag inside your box as this helps us sort them from the cans.

   

• Remember to take off your bottle tops as these are dangerous to the processing staff (they can fly out of compactors and hurt the workers).

• Always remember to clean your recycling or else the box gets dirty and attracts vermin.

   

• If it's a windy day, put a brick or something heavy on your lid to stop it blowing away.