Green recycling box We provide green recycling boxes for you to recycle items such as cans and glass bottles, plus small electrical items and clothes.
What goes in the green box?
What can I put in my green recycling box?
- thick and thin card.
- cardboard packaging.
- cereal boxes.
- egg boxes.
- ready meal sleeves.
- brown paper wrapping or brown envelopes.
- toilet roll tubes.
- greetings cards (without foil or glitter)
What goes in green bin Essex?
We collect your food and garden waste in your green-lidded bin every week. We also collect small waste electrical items, low energy light bulbs, batteries and textiles every week.
Keep your green bin clean by wrapping food waste in:
- Newspaper.
- Kitchen roll.
- Paper bags.
- Cardboard.
- Compostable bags.
What goes in green Box UK?
Green recycling box
- aerosols: empty, without lids.
- plastic drinks bottles including: milk, squash, cola, ketchup.
- plastic toiletry bottles including: shampoo, cleanser, shower gel.
- plastic cleaning bottles including: bleach, washing up liquid.
- bottle tops, lids and caps: metal and plastic.
What can I take to Chelmsford tip?
What can you bring to Chelmsford Recycling Centre?
- Books, cardboard, paper.
- Mixed glass bottles and jars.
- Car batteries and other household batteries.
- Clothing, textiles, and shoes.
- Cooking oil, engine oil.
- Garden waste and Christmas trees.
- General waste.
- Lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes.
Can you throw old phones in the bin?
Old or damaged mobile phones cannot just be thrown in the bin. This is in part due to the chemicals contained in phone batteries that would be harmful to the environment if released into landfill or water systems. But equally, disposing of your phone this way is a waste of valuable materials.
How does the green box work?
How does it work? Buy your first green to-go container for $5. Rinse the box after you finish eating. Bring the box back to trade for a clean one with your next order at any participating restaurant.
What should not be in a green return bin?
Any recognisable human waste larger than a 50p piece, e.g. body parts and placentas.
Can you put black bags in green bin?
Please do not put these items in your green bin and place in your general rubbish instead: black refuse bags. nappies. paper or card that is stained or dirty with foodstuffs, grease, paint or dirt like pizza boxes.
What should you never put inside your recycle bin?
Things You Should Never Put in Your Recycling Bin
- Lightbulbs. Energy saving lightbulbs should be taken to a designated recycling centre.
- Pyrex. Pyrex is usually treated to help it withstand high oven temperatures, so it can’t be recycled with ordinary glass.
- Ceramics.
- Packing peanuts.
- Mirrors.
- Bubble wrap.
- Pizza boxes.
- CDs.
Can I put old frying pan in recycling?
Cookware which is damaged or worn out should be disposed of as general waste. The metal used for making pans is usually a mix of more than 1 material and often covered with a (Teflon) non-stick layer. As such they should not be placed in your recycling bin or bag.
How do you dispose of old saucepans?
Can they be recycled? Pots and pans can’t be recycled from home, but if they’re in good condition, you can donate them to charity or pass them on using platforms like Olio, Freecycle or Gumtree, to name just a few. If they’re beyond use, recycle them at your local household waste recycling centre.
How do I recycle VHS tapes UK?
Video tapes can be disposed of in your local council’s kerbside residual bin or at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Can I take a mattress to my local tip?
If you’re looking to get rid of your mattress quickly, you can take it to your local tip. There are usually loads of locations in your local area that will take your waste, but be sure to call ahead to ensure they take specific items.
Can coffee filters go in food waste?
These food waste items can be added to your home composting bin: Fruit and vegetable peelings, seeds and cores, tea bags, coffee grounds and filter papers, paper towels (if they have not touched meat) and egg shells.
How do I get rid of a mattress in Chelmsford?
As with most city Councils, Chelmsford has a dedicated collection scheme for bulky items, which ensures that items are picked up and recycled via the local recycling centres.
Chelmsford City Council large item collection includes:
- Fridge and freezers.
- Washing machines.
- Beds and mattresses.
- Tables, chairs and sofas.
- Carpets.
What electronics can’t be thrown away?
Examples of e-waste that should NOT be disposed of in your trash bin include: Kitchen equipment: Toasters, coffee makers, microwave ovens. Laboratory equipment: Hot plates, microscopes, calorimeters. Cathode ray tubes (CRTs): Computer monitors, televisions.
What can I do with old phones and tablets?
Recycle them
If you can’t sell your device, be good to the planet and recycle it. The EPA has a list of most of the major electronics makers in the U.S., complete with links to where you can recycle those products. Apple isn’t on that list, but it has its own massive recycling program.
Why shouldn’t you throw away old phones?
If disposed of improperly, these toxic metals may harm the environmental by contaminating our soil and water resources. Because of their potential toxicity, cell phones must be handled as a hazardous waste and not thrown away in our everyday trash.
What is the GreenBox on my street?
Just like power poles, these domes, also known as a green electrical box or pillar, help provide electricity by connecting homes to the grid. You’ll usually find them on front verges or in parks where there is underground power.
What is the GreenBox in my backyard?
So, what’s that green box in my yard? If you don’t have overhead power lines, you will see a green box, called a pad-mounted transformer, in your yard or the neighbor’s yard. Transformers change voltage from higher levels to a level people use in their homes for their electronics, appliances and lighting.