We provide the green wheelie bins for you to dispose of recyclable household waste. Please see the list of items below that you can put in the green bin for recycling.
Please make sure items for recycling are clean and put them loose in your green wheelie bin.
You can put any recyclable items too large for the bin next to the bin. Please put in either clear tied bags or open cardboard boxes.
Items you can put in your green bin
- Plastics - tubs, trays, pots, film, carrier bags, packaging and bottles - you can leave tops, lids and caps on but please remove any absorbent layers
- Metal - food tins, drink cans, clean foil, aluminium trays, empty aerosols, large metal sweet tins, biscuit tins - you can leave tops, lids and caps on
- Paper - newspapers, magazines, brochures, junk mail, envelopes, telephone directories and catalogues
- Cardboard - packaging card, egg boxes, juice and squash cartons
- Glass - bottles and jars - you can leave tops, lids and caps on (it must not be broken - see the black bin / general waste page for guidance on disposing of broken glass)
Please note - when recycling shredded paper, please make sure it is contained in an envelope for example. This helps make sure it doesn't blow over the street when we empty the bin into the lorry.
You can also use a home compost bin as another method for disposing of shredded paper if you have one.
Items you cannot put in your green bin
- Polystyrene, crisp packets, baby and pet food pouches, toothpaste tubes, black bags
- Pyrex or ceramics
- Broken glass - see the black bin page for details
- Food waste - please use your grey caddy
- Textiles and clothing - take to the Household Recycling Centre (or view our clothes and textiles waste page for other options)
- Video tapes, CDs and DVDs - take to the Household Recycling Centre
- Batteries and vapes - view our battery and vape page for information on safe disposal
- Electrical items and light bulbs - you can take these to the Household Recycling Centre (or view our electrical waste page for other options)
- Hard non-packaging plastics - e.g. washing up bowls, plastic toys etc
- Non-household packaging metal items - e.g. baking trays, saucepans etc
- Medical and hygiene waste
- Nappies (put in the black bin)
- Black bin bags
- Garden waste or soil
- Wood, timber, bricks, sand, concrete, gravel, rubble (take to the Household Recycling Centre - read our DIY waste rules first)
- Any other waste not listed on the above 'items you can put in your green bin' list
Some plastic packaging may give a recycling classification code or have on-package recycling information. Check the item itself as the information may not be relevant to items that we can collect in your recycling bin.
Further information
- Find out your green bin collection day
- Report a missed green bin collection
- Order a new or replacement green bin
- Report a damaged green bin (wheels or lid)
- Report issues with bins
- Order a second 240l green bin
- Visit the Household Recycling Centre
- Book a bulky waste collection
- Composting and water butts
- Flats with shared communal bins
- Battery and vape disposal service
- Medical and hygiene waste
- Electrical waste
- DIY waste