Blue bin
- paper such as newspapers, magazines, catalogues, envelopes, leaflets and telephone directories (including yellow pages), junk mail, envelopes, office paper, wrapping paper.
- cardboard such as clean packaging card (food and non-food), greetings cards and books.
What can you put in blue bin Scotland?
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 I put in my blue recycling 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)
What goes in the blue bin North Lanarkshire?
Your blue bin is for paper, card and cardboard products only. This includes: paper, shredded paper, newspapers, magazines and envelopes – remove the plastic window from envelopes first. phone books and catalogues.
What goes in the red bin South Lanarkshire?
All cooked and uncooked food can be recycled using your kitchen caddy including:
- non-liquid dairy products.
- meat and bones.
- eggs and eggshells.
- fruit and vegetables, including peelings.
- bread and cakes.
- fish including bones and shells.
- rice and pasta.
- tea bags and coffee grounds.
Can shoes be put in the blue bin?
Can you place shoes in your curbside recycling bin? Most municipalities do not accept shoes in the recycling bin. Check with your local waste management company before placing shoes in the curbside bin.
Can you put clothes in a blue bin?
Unfortunately, clothes, shoes and textiles can’t go in your blue recycling bin.
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 plastic products should go in the blue bin?
Plastics
- Soda bottles with caps.
- Juice bottles with caps.
- Cooking oil bottles with caps.
- Detergent containers with caps.
- Bleach containers with caps.
- Shampoo bottles with caps.
- Lotion bottles.
- Mouthwash bottles with caps.
Can I put glass in my blue recycling bin?
Please do not put the following items in your blue lid bin as they cannot be recycled: food or drink cartons. plastics (including bags), glass or foil.
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 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.
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 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 Colour bin does hair go in?
Hair would need to go in the general waste bin, that’s the black bin bags which you put in the black bin. Once the bags are all full you can’t just leave them there, they would need a waste collection with a reputable provider.
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 I throw clothes in the bin?
Don’t throw unwanted clothes in the bin
First things first, if you have to get rid of your clothes, don’t throw them in the bin. Discarded clothes sit in landfill, can take years to biodegrade and then contribute to toxic air pollution[1].
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.
Can I put fabric in my recycling bin?
If you’re clearing out your old clothes and home textiles, there’s no need to put them in the bin when it’s easy to bag them up and recycle them. These can be recycled as long as they are clean and dry. Textiles should be put in bags, and tied up so that they keep dry.
Can pillows go in blue bin?
Aside from the take back scheme below, duvets and pillows are generally not recyclable and should be disposed of in the waste bin or at a Recycling Centre. However, some animal charities may be able to use these items for bedding – check locally.
Can you put bags in blue bin?
Unfortunately plastic bags and wrapping aren’t suitable for your household blue recycling bin but some of them can now be recycled at collection points within some local supermarkets. The following items are accepted at supermarket collection points: Plastic carrier bags (excluding biodegradable/compostable bags)