Information and Advice

Each home in the scheme will receive two 240 litre wheeled bins, a green bin for recyclable materials and a grey bin for rubbish.

So what goes in each bin?

Green Recycling Wheeled Bins Information in other languages:

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 Recycle: Use Your GREEN Bin - Information Leaflet (944Kb)

Please put all these items in you Green Recycling Wheelie Bin LOOSE and not bagged:

   OK -   Paper - Newspapers and magazines, junk mail, letters and computer paper  etc
   OK -   Cardboard - Cereal or other food boxes, egg boxes, toilet rolls etc
   OK -   Plastic Bottles* - Milk, squash, bleach, or shampoo bottles, etc (Please rinse)
   OK -   Metal Cans - Steel or aluminium food or drink cans etc (Please rinse)
   OK -   Empty Aerosol Cans - Deodorants, air fresheners etc*

Please do not crush your cans or bottles.

*Please remember to put plastic bottle tops in your Grey Rubbish Bin!

Please DO NOT put these items in your Green Recycling Bin. The following items can be put into either your Grey Rubbish Bin or recycled elsewhere:

   X -   No General Rubbish.
   X -   No Glass (Please take these to a bring bank).
   X -   No Textiles (Please take these to a bring bank or charity shop).
   X -   No Plastics other than Bottles (Yogurt pots, Food Containers, Film/Bags etc)
   X -   No Shredded Paper, Envelopes or Wrapping Paper
   X -   No Aluminium Trays

  X -   No Food Trays

All other rubbish should be bagged up and placed into your Grey Rubbish Bin.

Each bin is emptied on an alternating weekly basis and residents are asked to ensure their bins are ready for collection by 6.30 am.