We found some handy quick tips for recycling which you may find useful. It doesn’t have to be complicated so we’ll try to make it easier for you. You can read more about these tips at:
Quick tips
- Never put your recycling in plastic bags – place loose recyclables straight into your recycling bin
- Read any bin stickers, flyers and signs on or around your bins to make sure you place materials in the right bins
- Make sure recyclable items are not heavily contaminated with food, liquids or hazardous materials
- Fold cardboard boxes down flat to fit more in your bin
- Clean your takeaway food containers to enable them to be recycled
- Empty food tins can be recycled if they are cleaned
- Take the lids off bottles and empty out any residual liquid
- You can recycle empty aerosols like deodorants and air fresheners
- Only certain plastics are recyclable in different recycling bins – plastics have identification code symbolson the bottom or side of the bottle/container.
- Generally plastics are recyclable, however some councils also recycle numbers 3, 4, 6 and 7 plastics.
- Check your recycle bin sticker to see what plastics are accepted in your area or call your local council.
- If you are unsure, ask us or your local council – you may save some materials from ending up in landfill.
Things you CAN’T put in your standard commingled RECYCLING bin
- Plastic bags
- Food
- Nappies
- Polystyrene foam
- Syringes and sharps
- Clothes, shoes, towels and fabric
- Toys
- Garden waste and dirt
- Electronics (e-waste) – computers, phones, radios, headphones
- Batteries and car parts
- Waxed cardboard
- Broken crockery and tableware
- Cooking oil, chemicals, paints and liquids