Burgundy Bin!
In the main bin:
- Mixed plastics (i.e.) bottles, food trays, yogurt & margarine tubs)
- Empty food tins & drink cans
- Glass bottles & jars
- Flattened cardboard
- Empty aerosols
- Textiles & shoes (in a clear plastic bag please)
- Brown paper envelopes
- Foil & food trays (washed & squashed)
- Waked food packaging (i.e.) milk, fruit juice containers.
Inner box (if you have one):
Newspapers, Magazines, Paper, Telephone directories, Catalogues, Junk mail, Glossy pamphlets, Shredded paper (weighted down in bottom by other paper, small household batteries (in a clear plastic bag)
What should not be in the bin:
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Plastic carrier bags & crisp packets
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Windowpanes, cookware, pyrex, windscreens
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Plastic films, polstyrene & bubble wrap
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Household waste - such as nappies, food waste, dog waste etc
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Wrapping paper & greeting cards
Extra recycling that won't fit in your burgundy bin, can be presented in a clear plastic bag at the side of the burgundy bin on collection day. Large cardboard packaging may also be put at the side of your burgundy bin
Green Bin!
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Grass cuttings, flowers & weeds
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Leaves, hedge & plant clippings, prunings
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Left over fruit, salad, vegetable waste, egg shells
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Pet bedding from small animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs & hamsters
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Cooked food left overs - bread, pastries, pasta, meat, fish (raw & cooked - including bones) plate scraping, tea bags & coffee grounds
What should not be in the bin:
- Cardboard boxes & card packaging - these go in your burgundy bin
- Wallpaper & wrapping paper
- Waxed packaging, such as juice cartons - these go in your burgundy bin
- Stone, rubble, soil or truf
- Dog and cat waste
- Disposal nappies
- Plastic of any sort - these go in your burgundy bin
- All TYPES of bin liners, carrier bags, packaging, foil or polystyrene
- Bottles, cans & papers - these go in your burgundy bin
- Timber or plywood
- Ashes
Food can be placed in PAPER bags manufactured to the British standard EN13432 ONLY.