Tip: Remove the lids and put them in the blue bin too. You can recycle clear and coloured plastic. e.g. Clean carrier bags, bread bags, pre-packed vegetable bags, cereal and pasta bags. Tip: Please don’t put anything inside plastic bags, it prevents them being separated at the recycling facility.
What goes in what bin West Lothian?
Each household has 3 bins: your blue bin is for recyclable waste. your brown bin is for garden waste and food waste. your green or grey bin is for non-recyclable waste.
What goes in the blue recycling bin West Lothian?
Materials in your blue bin must be CLEAN, EMPTY and DRY. Card, cardboard and cartons Paper and envelopes Empty plastic bags Plastic bottles and lids Tins, cans, clean foil and aerosols Plastic tubs, pots and lids Plastic trays Remember to wash and squash!
Is polystyrene recyclable in West Lothian?
It can be recycled, its is just the contractors West Lothian (and most councils in Scotland) use won’t take it. It is easily shredded heated and turned into many other plastic items such as picture frames, rubbish bins etc.
What can I put in my brown bin West Lothian?
Food and garden waste is collected in brown bins and collections are every 2 weeks. Brown bins are collected every two weeks.
Food and garden waste can go in your brown bin including:
- tea bags,
- coffee grounds,
- egg shells,
- cheese,
- fruit,
- vegetables and peelings,
- meat,
- fish,
What goes in the green recycling bin West Lothian?
What material will go in the new green bin? The new green bin will be used to recycle empty, clean and dry plastics, cartons, tins and cans.
Can you put glass in the regular bin?
You can’t put this glass in your recycling container – it must go in the same bin as your rubbish: glass panes. toughened glass panes. mirrors.
Can you put Christmas paper in the blue bin?
No. Wrapping paper cannot be recycled because it is often laminated with plastic, foil or other non-paper materials. Much of it is also contaminated by sticky tape which is not recyclable and can disrupt the recycling process.
Can you put shredded paper in blue bin?
How to dispose of shredded paper. Shredded paper can be disposed of in your mixed recycling bin or (blue) bag. If you produce larger quantities of paper/cardboard its better to segerate it and get a paper/cardboard recycling bin rather than put it in mixed recycling.
Can you put clothes in the blue recycle bin?
You should not put these items in your blue bin
If you have unwanted clothes or shoes, giving them to a charity shop is a great way of reusing items rather than throwing them away. TRAID also offer free collection of textiles from your home. Alternatively you can take them to Barrowell Green Recycling Centre.
Can you put polystyrene in blue bin in West Lothian?
It can be recycled, its is just the contractors West Lothian (and most councils in Scotland) use won’t take it. It is easily shredded heated and turned into many other plastic items such as picture frames, rubbish bins etc. Great more that can’t go in the blue bin, the black bin is so small and alway full.
What Colour bin does glass go in?
Blue recycling bin (glass, cans and plastics)
Can I put polystyrene in my landfill bin?
Polystyrene is a type of plastic which is not commonly recycled and should be placed in the waste bin.
Can teabags go in the brown bin?
The tea’s been made, so what should you do with the bag? But even though manufacturers acknowledge the use of non-biodegradable plastic, the advice to tea drinkers is still to put their bags in compost or food waste caddie.
What should you not put in your bin?
Items that should not be placed in the waste wheeled bin are as follows:
- Electrical items (WEEE)
- Textiles.
- Hot ashes.
- Builders rubble.
- Large amounts of soil.
- Clinical waste (other than incontinence pads)
- Clinical needles.
Can you put cheese in the brown bin?
What goes in my brown bin? Raw or cooked food; meat, poultry and fish, including bones, fruit and vegetables, teabags, coffee grinds and paper filters, bread, biscuits, rice, pasta, dairy products, eggshells and cardboard egg boxes, out-of-date food with packaging removed and grass clippings and small twigs.
Can you put tea bags in green bin?
You can also dispose of your used tea bags in your home composter, but this takes a bit longer to compost. Or, if you really need to, you can dispose of them in the general waste bin.
Can gum go in the green bin?
Take bag to your building’s Green Bin. Empty packaging only food items go in the Green Bin. (e.g. cigarette butts, wine corks, cotton balls, baby wipes, gum, pet feathers and fur, etc.)
Can I put bubble wrap in green bin?
While some plastics can be recycled, the particular kind of plastic bubble wrap is made from cannot be. This is because the thin film can tangle in recycling machines. Don’t put bubble wrap in the green bin but you can think about keeping and reusing it where possible.
Can I put books in paper recycling?
Books can’t usually be recycled along with other paper recycling because of the glue that’s used to bind them. However, there are lots of other options for reusing, donating or reselling books.
What kind of glass is not recyclable?
What glass should I be putting in the recycling bin? The only glass you should be putting in the recycling bin are glass bottles and jars. All other glass, ceramics, or pottery cannot go in your local recycling program.