A-Z GUIDE to RECYCLING• All containers must be empty• No need to rinse, just scrape clean
• No hazardous chemical containers• Keep recycling loose - no plastic bags
GLASS✔ Bottles✔ Cosmetic jars✔ Jars (remove lids)✔ Medicine bottles✔ Vitamin bottles✗ Broken glass✗ Crockery✗ Drinking glasses✗ Glass lids for pots and pans✗ Mirrors✗ Pyrex✗ Serving dishes✗ Tableware✗ Windows✗ Windscreens
METAL✔ Aerosol cans (emptied)✔ Aluminium cans (scraped)✔ Aluminium trays and foil (scraped)✔ Bottle tops✔ Deodorant cans (emptied)✔ Food cans (scraped)✔ Hair spray bottles✔ Insect spray bottles✔ Jar lids✔ Paint tins (remove paint)✔ Pet food cans (scraped)✔ Spray cans (emptied)✔ Steel cans✗ Car parts✗ Frypans✗ Food scraps (scrape clean)✗ Pots✗ Saucepans
PLASTIC - Rigid Only✔ Bathroom and toilet bottles✔ Berry punnets✔ Biscuit trays✔ Bottle tops✔ Cake trays (code 1)✔ Cooking oil containers ✔ ✔ Deodorant roll-ons✔ ✔ (with recycling codes 1-7)✔ Food trays (with recycling codes 1-7)✔ Hair product containers✔ Ice cream containers (scraped)✔ ✔ Margarine containers✔ ✔ Milk containers✔ ✔ 1-7 and no hazardous chemical containers)✔ ✔ Take-away containers (code 1)✔ Vegetable punnets✔ ✔ Yoghurt containers✗ Chip packets✗ Cling wrap✗ Disposable razors✗ ✗ Polystyrene containers or trays✗ Shopping bags✗ frozen vegetable bags)✗ Supermarket/shopping bags✗ Toothpaste tubes✗ Ziplock bags
PAPER✔ Advertising material✔ Books✔ Deli/butchers paper (clean)✔ Envelopes (all types including windows)✔ Gift wrapping paper✔ Magazines✔ Napkins (no food)✔ Newspapers✔ Office paper✔ Paper bags✔ Phone books✗ Confectionery wrappers✗ Food scraps (scrape clean)
CARDBOARD✔ Advertising material✔ Boxes (no waxed boxes)✔ Cardboard (clean)✔ Cereal boxes✔ Egg cartons✔ Greeting cards✔ Juice cartons✔ Laundry powder boxes✔ Milk cartons✔ Paper plates (scraped)✔ Paper towel roll (clean)✔ Pizza boxes (no food/no wax)✔ Serviettes (clean)✔ Tissue boxes ✔ Toilet paper rolls✗ Food scraps (scrape clean)✗ Waxed boxes
OTHER✔ Long life containers (milk/stocks)✗ Batteries✗ Clothing/shoes✗ Computers✗ Electronics✗ Gas cylinders✗ Green waste✗ Liquids (cooking or chemical)✗ Nappies✗ Rope✗ Syringes✗ Toys✗ Wire
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