What sort of cardboard can go in the bin for green waste?
• Corrugated cardboard boxes (please remove any parcel tape) • Cereal packets and other similar boxes such as those for cat food • Soap powder boxes and inner tubes from kitchen paper etc. • Recycled cardboard used for egg boxes and some fruit and vegetable trays • Card sleeves from things like food tins, beer bottles etc. • Frozen / chilled food cartons. Please note ‘waxed’ cartons are not suitable (these include fruit juice / UHT milk cartons, TetraPaks and some yoghurt pots and ice cream tubs) • Shredded paper • Greetings cards (without glitter or other materials stuck on) 32. What is the difference between cardboard and paper? Cardboard is generally used for a packaging material (except for greetings cards), whilst paper is purely used for reading material. 33. Why can’t I put garden waste & cardboard into plastic bags before it goes in the bin for green waste? Plastic bags contaminate the green waste collection. If plastic bags in the green waste bin are tipped into the truck, the
