Please use the blue bins to recycle card packaging, cardboard boxes, magazines, newspapers, comics, office paper, brochures, yellow pages, junk mail, envelopes, drinks cans, food tins, empty aerosols cans and plastic bottles.
What can you put in a blue recycle bin?
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)
Which waste is put in the blue bin?
Food tins, pet food tins and drinks cans (rinsed) Paper, ( including magazines, unwanted mail, greetings card, shredded paper, catalogues) Plastic bottles (for example, fizzy drink bottles, milk bottles, water bottles, detergent bottles, toiletry bottles – please remove lids and put them in the blue bin separately)
Can you put glass in blue bin Scotland?
Please do NOT place into your blue bin:
Glass. Food waste. Plastic bags. Plastic film and black plastic food trays.
What goes in each bin Scotland?
What goes in each bin
- grey bin – non-recyclable waste.
- blue bin – paper, card and cardboard.
- green bin – plastics, cans, cartons and glass.
- brown bin – garden and food waste.
- food caddy bin – food waste only.
Can you put clothes in blue recycle bin?
Unfortunately, clothes, shoes and textiles can’t go in your blue recycling bin.
Can you put books in the blue recycling bin?
Books cannot usually be recycled at kerbside along with other paper recycling because of the glue that’s used to bind them. However, unwanted books can be recycled at some recycling centres. They can also be passed on to someone else or donated to a charity shop – find your nearest reuse and recycling location below.
What is the blue bin used for?
your blue bin is for recyclable waste.
Can I put glass in my blue bin?
You can recycle most plastic, paper, cardboard, glass foil and cans in your blue bin or recycling bags.
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 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 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 I put a broken mirror in blue bin?
Therefore, should a broken mirror not recyclable be dumped in a recycle bin? The answer is No. Broken mirrors should be carefully taken to the landfill if you have time in your hands. If not, pack the broken pieces into a newspaper or cardboard and dump them in the waste bin.
What bin does dog poo go in Scotland?
We would encourage owners to dispose of dog waste in any public bin, as we are advising with our campaign slogan Bag the poo, any bin will do. If no bins are available nearby, we would ask people to take the waste home and dispose of it in your normal household waste.
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?
polystyrene: this can’t be recycled and should be placed in the refuse bin.
Can you put books in the recycling bin UK?
You can put paperback books into your recycling wheeled bin, but not hardbacks. Some district councils provide book banks.
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.
Can I put wood in my recycling bin?
Why can’t I put wood into the recycling bin? Wood contaminates the recycling stream which is meant to be clean, residue-free, and only made up of items for recycling curbside (paper, plastics, glass, etc.). Wood can be reused or recycled into woodchips/mulch when brought to a proper facility.
What happens to items that Cannot be recycled?
Unfortunately, not all items can be recycled and until we find sustainable solutions a majority of waste will need to go to landfill. Our on-site recycling facilities are on hand to help you sort your waste in the right way.
Can you put glass in the recycling bin?
What glass can be recycled? Only bottles and jars can be recycled at home. This includes bottles of any colour, e.g. wine, beer and spirits and food jars such as sauces, jam and baby food.