What to do with popular items
There's a lot of information you might not know about what goes in your household bins.
Food and pizza boxes
Food boxes such as pizza boxes are fine to go into your blue recycling and cardboard bin as long as you've removed any leftover food.
Plastic bags
You should put plastic bags in your dark green bin or you may be able to recycle them at your local supermarket.
Plastic food trays, packaging and yoghurt pots
You should put plastic food trays, packaging and yoghurt pots in your dark green bin.
Plastic toys and plastic garden furniture
You should dispose of plastic toys and garden furniture by:
Plant pots and hose pipes
You should put plant pots and hose pipes in your dark green bin. You can't put them in your brown bin because they don't compost.
Electronics
You cannot put electronics in your household bins.
You could:
- Take electronic items to a recycling centre (tip)
- Give them to specialist organisations to recycle
Christmas waste
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Christmas trees
You can recycle your Christmas tree at home or take it to a Christmas tree recycling point.
Wrapping paper and cardboard
You can put paper and cardboard in your blue bin. This includes wrapping paper, Christmas cards and envelopes, any cardboard packaging and juice and food cartons.
Make sure you do not put foil, polystyrene or ribbon in your blue bin and flat-pack any packaging to make more room.
Nappies and sanitary products
Disposable nappies and the majority of sanitary products contain plastic and should be placed in your dark green bin.