Blue recycling bin
What can I recycle?
You can use your blue bin for much of the recycling in your home. From bottles and boxes to tubs and trays, there are lots of items that you can recycle in the blue bin. Remember to check our advice and don’t rely on what is on the packaging.
- paper and cardboard (including envelopes and magazines)
- food tins and drinks cans
- plastic bottles pots, tubs and trays (wash, squash and pop the lids back on)
- glass bottles and jars
- food and drink cartons
- aerosols
- clean kitchen foil and foil trays (please clean off any food residue)
You can find a full list of items that can be recycled at the kerbside or our HWRC in our Recycling Helper.
Once you’re in the habit, recycling is easy! To help you build good habits, here are some of our top tips.
- Think recycling first. Wherever you have a rubbish bin in your house, have a recycling bag or bin too.
- Check your whole house. There are lots of items that can be recycled in your bathroom, bedroom and living room.
- Wash and squash. Rinse out any residue for example, food and shampoo from plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays – this makes our recycling higher quality. To save space in your blue bin so you can recycle more, flatten any boxes, squash plastic items and put the lids back on bottles.