Grey bins
What can go in your grey bin
You can put most non-recyclable waste in your grey bin such as:
- food pouches and coffee bags
- dirty, wet or greasy card or paper
- hard plastics
- nappies and sanitary products
- pet bedding, cat litter and faeces
- polystyrene packaging
- porcelain and ceramics
- tissues, tissue paper, napkins and wipes
- wallpaper
- wipes and used paper towel
What can't go in your grey bin
We can't empty your grey bin if you put in:
- bricks, rubble, bags of concrete, plasterboard, asbestos
- construction waste, eg sand, paving slabs
- car and motorbike parts, tyres
- commercial, industrial or clinical waste
- electrical items
- hazardous waste such as batteries, pesticides and so on
- waste from house clearances
We will only collect waste that is in the bin with the lid shut. We will not collect additional bags on top of or near the bin.
Check to see if you can recycle your coffee cup from the shop you bought it from as many retailers now offer take back schemes. If this isn't an option, you can: Recycle the cardboard sleeve in your red-lidded recycling bin. Recycle the plastic lid in your blue-lidded recycling bin. Crisp packets are often lined with metallised plastic (looks like foil), which is not easily separated from the plastic, making them very difficult to recycle. Please either put these into your Non-Recyclable Waste, or take them to a supermarket soft plastic recycling collection. These can be recycled at your nearest recycling centre. View other non-recyclable waste items Most searched non-recyclable items
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