Materials Accepted in Blue Bin

      YES

• Mixed Paper – Books, Writing/Printing Paper, Shredded Paper , Paper bags
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Cardboard (clean & dry)
• Tetra paks (juice & milk cartons)
• Junk Mail/ Catalogues
• Telephone books
• Food and drink cans
• Plastic bottles
• Also, below are the list of Acceptable plastic types in the blue bin, ie CLEAN yogurt and butter tubs bearing the following plastic types 1, 2, 4 & 5

            

      NO

• General refuse
• Glass – Please bring to your local bottle bank
• Food waste
• Green or Garden waste
• Tissue/Kitchen Roll
• Electrical Equipment
• Nappies
• Polystyrene
• Plastic Wrappings
• Chocolate Wrappings
• Crisp Wrappers
• Meat Wrappings
• Aerosol Cans, Paint tins
• Aluminum foil/Greaseproof Paper
• Bread Wrappings
• Flour Bags
• Frozen Food Plastic Wrappers
• Cling Film
• Wallpaper
• Ashes
• Sanitary Items
• Tubes of toothpaste
• Tubes of cream
• Aeroboard / Styrofoam
• Ceramics

If in Doubt, Leave it out.

Recycables can not be accepted in Black Plastic Bags

Please Note: This Recycling symbol does not means it should go ion the blue bin, it only means that the company producing the package has contributed to a recycling fund