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What goes in my recycling bin?

Yes. What we collect:

  • Recycle rubbish.Plastic bottles; and containers (any plastic container from the kitchen, bathroom or laundry)
  • Paper and cardboard, including juice and milk cartons (including Tetrapak)
  • Glass jars and bottles
  • Tins and cans
  • Clean aluminium foil, plates and trays
  • Empty aerosol cans.

No. What we don't collect:

  • Non-recyble rubbish.Rubbish
  • Plastic bags
  • Plastic food wrap
  • Garden waste
  • Food waste
  • Clothing
  • Engine oil bottles and automotive parts
  • Paint or chemicals
  • Ashes
  • Expanded polystyrene such as: 
    • foam hot drink cups
    • foam hamburger take-away clamshells
    • foamed meat trays and
    • protective foam packaging
  • Drinking glasses
  • Light bulbs
  • Mirrors
  • Window glass
  • Windscreen glass
  • Ceramics, crockery, porcelain and oven-ware
  • Disposable nappies
  • Computers
  • Car batteries.

 

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