What can and cannot be included in the recycling bin?
• Aluminium cans / foil • Brochures • Cardboard packaging, i.e. cereal boxes, etc. (large cardboard boxes should be folded flat and left beside your recycling bin) • Catalogues / magazines • Clean plastic bottles, including shampoo bottles and plastic milk bottles (lids removed) • Directories (including Yellow Pages) • Egg boxes (plastic only) • Envelopes • Greeting cards • Hardback books with covers removed • Junk mail • Newspaper • Office paper (including photocopier paper) • Plastic food containers and plastic punnets • Softback books • Steel (cans only) • Wrapping paper Please note, the following cannot be included in the recycling bin: Recycling materials are part-sorted by hand, and therefore for safety reasons glass, sharp metals and other materials dangerous to health need to be kept out of the recycling bin. These include: • Aerosol cans • Animal waste • Batteries – car and alkali batteries can be taken to HWRCs • Blood contaminated items • CDs, DVDs / video tapes • Cigarette
