Do NOT put these in your blue bin
- Glass – to recycle please take to a recycling bank or recycling centre.
- Food Waste.
- Nappies.
- Dirty Items.
- Hard Plastics- for example, toys or general household items such as basins, storage boxes.
- Textiles and footwear.
- Flower pots and plant trays.
- Garden waste.
What should not be put in a blue bin?
Blue bin
| What you can put into your blue bin | *What can’t go into the blue bin |
|---|---|
| Plastic food trays (not black) | Plastic carrier bags |
| Plastic drinks bottles (lids on) | Waxed cartons including Tetra Pak (soup, juice, milk cartons) |
| Steel and aluminium bottle lids | Nappies |
| Plastic milk bottles (lids on) | Ceramics, ornaments or crockery |
What can not be thrown in blue bin *?
Items not to put in your blue bin
- black plastic.
- personal protective equipment (PPE) like face masks, gloves.
- nappies, wipes or tissues.
- wrappers and packets.
- pouches and tubes.
- polystyrene and bubble wrap.
- plastic wrap, film or carrier bags.
What you can throw to blue bin?
Your blue bin is for recycling clean, dry items such as paper, cans, cardboard and rigid plastic food containers.
What materials can go in the blue bin?
You should only use your blue recycling bin for:
- 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)
- mixed paper.
- plastic bottles (lids and tops can be either left on or off)
Can you put clothes in blue recycle bin?
Unfortunately, clothes, shoes and textiles can’t go in your blue recycling bin.
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 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 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 you put cardboard in the blue bin?
Use your blue bin to recycle certain clean paper, cardboard, aluminium and plastic products as listed below.
What is not recyclable?
Non–recyclable paper – wrapping paper that is laminated or contains foreign materials such as foil-coatings or glitter, photographic film, microwave containers, hardcover books, frozen food boxes, thermal fax paper, carbon paper, blueprints, aluminum foil boxes and binders.
Are clothes recyclable or garbage?
Your clothes are 100 percent recyclable. So yes, those jeans, dresses, and other household textile materials that seem too old for you do not always need to make it to the landfills. Instead, you can get them to the closest recycler in your area.
Which of the following Cannot be recycled?
Items that cannot be recycled:
Plastic bags or recyclables inside plastic bags. Takeaway coffee cups. Disposable nappies.
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.
Does food go in the blue or green bin?
All material must be placed in your blue recycling bin Clean, Dry Empty and Flat. Brown waste caddies and wheelie bins are used for the collection of food waste. The green/black bin is for all non-recyclable waste and we like to think of this bin as the last resort!
Can I put glass in my recycling 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 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.
Can I put DVD cases in blue bin?
CDs and DVDs, as well as their cases, cannot be recycled. But if they are in a good condition they could be reused by taking them to a charity shop or to some recycling banks.
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.
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.
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.