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Recycling at home

You can recycle most plastic, paper and cardboard, glass, and metal tins and cans at home.

Put these in your recycling bin

  • plastic bottles, tubs, trays and containers
  • glass jars and bottles
  • tins, cans, tin foil and empty aerosol cans
  • Tetra Pak and cartons
  • paper and cardboard that is clean and dry

Empty and rinse all containers before putting them in the recycling bin.

Put these in your rubbish bin

Do not put them in your recycling bin.

  • black plastic bags
  • nappies
  • tissues

How to recycle other items

Check the A to Z to find out how to recycle items such as:

  • batteries
  • plastic film
  • electrical items
  • textiles and clothing
  • food waste
  • hazardous waste

Collections

Check when and how to put recycling out for collection.

Request a recycling container.

Check items by material 

  • Plastic

    What plastic items you can recycle at home

  • Paper and cardboard

    What paper and cardboard items you can recycle at home

  • Glass

    What glass items you can recycle at home

  • Metal

    What metal items you can recycle at home