Recycling bin - stays out

  • Soft “scrunchable” plastics like shopping bags, food bags, bin liners and bagged recyclables

  • Small plastic pieces like bread bag tags and straws 

  • Coffee cups, disposable drinking cups and cutlery 

  • Paper towels, tissues, dishcloths

  • Pizza Boxes with oil and food

  • Compostable and fast food packaging 

 

Composite packaging - this is packaging made from a combination of different materials which is hard to recycle including: 

  • Foil-lined cartons / tetra packs: commonly found with juice, long life milk, soup, and other liquid foods.
  • Foiled lined bags like chip packets, coffee bags and dog food bags
  • Blister packs for medication, batteries or small electronics
  • Toothpaste tubes 

 

  • Gas bottles - LPG and butane 
  • Medical sharps and containers 
  • Large Steel Items such as frying pans, oven trays, engine parts and garden equipment
  • Batteries
  • Flares 
  • E-waste, including microwaves, toasters, TV’s and computers
  • Landfill waste - including nappies, scrap waste, and personal hygiene products 

 

  • Building materials 
  • Polystyrene foam
  • Ceramics, porcelain or glass that isn’t bottles or jars
  • Metal coat hangers

 

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