Items to put in your blue bin
- glass bottles and jars.
- plastic bottles, tubs and trays unless it’s black plastic.
- tins, cans and empty aerosol cans.
- kitchen foil and foil meal containers.
- cardboard like cereal boxes, toilet roll tubes, food and drink cartons.
- cartons and Tetrapaks (often used for juice cartons)
What should not be put in a blue bin?
NO thank you!
- Glass.
- Nappies, sanitary items, pads, wipes.
- Carrier Bags, black sacks and bagged recycling/waste.
- Crisp packets.
- Polystyrene.
- Textiles, shoes, bags (donate to charity or local textile bank)
- Tools**
- Shredded paper, tissues, kitchen roll or toilet paper.
What stuff do you put in the blue bin?
cardboard. cartons (fruit juice cartons, milk cartons, Tetra Pak) food tins and drinks cans. mixed glass, bottles and jars (lids and tops can be either left on or off)
What recycling goes in the blue bag?
Paper and card: blue bag
You can recycle: newspapers and magazines. telephone directories and catalogues. paper and envelopes.
What goes in the blue recycling bin UK?
Blue bins
- Paper, including newspapers, magazines and envelopes.
- Cardboard including corrugated boxes, greetings cards and thin card packaging.
- Cartons, such as Tetra Pak.
- Plastic bags.
- Empty and clean plastic bottles, pots, and trays.
- Food and drink tins and cans, including sweet tins.
- Empty aerosols.
Can deodorant cans go in blue bin?
If it is completely empty, your aerosol can may go into the normal recycling for cans/tins. Aerosol cans that are either partially or completely full need to be separated from your other recyclables and general waste as they are considered hazardous waste.
Can you put tin foil in blue bin?
Just scrunch the pack or foil into your hand, if it stays scrunched it’s aluminium and can be recycled. If it springs back open then it’s film and cannot be recycled.
Can you put shoes in the blue bin?
Unfortunately, clothes, shoes and textiles can’t go in your blue recycling bin.
Can you put broken glass in blue bin?
Large pieces of broken bottles and jars only can be put into your blue bin. Please put smaller shards into another jar with its lid on (or bag them and put them in your black bin) – this is to prevent them blowing out as the bin is emptied, which could be dangerous for staff.
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.
What type of waste is disposed in blue bin?
Blue recycling bins can be used for plastic recyclable items. Among the given options, a bottle of Pepsi is the plastic item. So, it should be disposed into a blue dustbin.
What Colour bin Do sanitary towels go in UK?
Items to put in your black bin
Use the black bin for non recyclable items like: disposable nappies. tissues, kitchen roll and wipes. menstrual and incontinence pads, bag these.
Can you put metal in blue bin?
Don’t forget that all metal packaging can be recycled! So as well as food and drinks cans, items like sweet tins, cake tins, foil trays, aluminium wrapping foil and pet food tins can all be put in your blue recycling bin.
Can I put polystyrene in my blue bin?
Can polystyrene be recycled? Polystyrene is a type of plastic which is not commonly recycled and should be placed in the waste bin.
What bin does bubble wrap go in?
Guidance. Thin plastic like bubble wrap is made from low-quality plastic which cannot be recycled at home. If you have space, the best thing you can do with bubble wrap is hold onto it and reuse it another time. Alternatively, it can go in the rubbish bin, or you can take it to a recycling collection point.
Can you put cardboard in the blue bin?
Use your blue bin to recycle certain clean paper, cardboard, aluminium and plastic products as listed below.
How do you clear hairspray?
If you can’t donate the product, take the can to a special recycling facility that can safely puncture the can and remove its contents. Never attempt to open an aerosol can on your own, as this might cause the pressurized contents inside the hairspray can to explode. 2.
Can you put a frying pan in the blue bin?
Unlike other materials like papers, you have to separate your frying pans. Due to this, you can’t put them in your usual recycling bin. It would be best if you get a metal collection bin. This would serve as a place to put all your metal scraps, including your frying pans.
Can wrapping paper go in blue bin?
Accepted: newspapers, magazines, leaflets, phone directories, envelopes (fully intact including glue and windows), brochures, office paper, letters, catalogues, unwanted mail, shredded paper, wrapping paper and gift bags (excluding foil, glitter or plastic coated), paperback books.
Can bubble wrap be recycled?
Bubble wrap can be recycled alongside other plastic films, like plastic bags, at designated recycling bins. These bins are typically advertised for plastic bag recycling and can be found at most grocery stores.
Can you put socks in the bin?
There’s no reason to put any clothing or textiles in the bin. If you can’t fix, upcycle, sell, share or give away unwanted items, they can still go into a textile recycling bank. Socks, pants, even old curtains, they can all be re-used.