New Recycling Scheme

RED BOX = GLASS, CANS, FOIL, AEROSOLS, BATTERIES, ENGINE OIL

• Clean Bottles
• Clean Jars
• Food Tins
• Drinks Cans
• Aluminium Foil (please rinse)
• Aerosol Cans (empty and please do not crush) - sorry, NO paint or gas canisters
• Batteries - Car Batteries - please place considerately and not on the pavement.                  Household Batteries -  ensure battery is fully drained or that the end terminals have tape over.  Please put in a plastic bag and place inside the red box.
• Engine Oil - place in a sealed container at the side of the Red Box

DISPOSABLE WHITE BAG = TEXTILES

• Reusable clothes
• Shoes - (tied together and bagged to keep dry)
• Swim wear
• Sheets
• Curtains
• Towels
• Hats
• Belts
• Handbags and Luggage

 

Sorry - NO soiled or wet clothing!

REUSABLE BLUE BAG = PAPER

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• White Telephone Directories
• Yellow Pages
• Catalogues
• Brochures
• Junk Mail
• Letters and General Paper - (remove personal details to prevent identity fraud)
• Shredded Paper - (place in a carrier bag)

DISPOSABLE ORANGE BAG = PLASTICS

Please Wash and Squash!

 

• Drinks Bottles
• Shampoo and Washing Up Liquid Bottles
• Hair Product Bottles and Tubs
• Margarine and Icecream Tubs
• Confectionery Tubs
• Rigid Plastic Food Packets (e.g. sandwich packets)
• Yoghurt Pots

 

 

REUSABLE YELLOW BAG = CARDBOARD

• Corrugated Cardboard Packaging
• Frozen Food Boxes
• Birthday Cards/Christmas Cards
• General Grey and Brown Board