We collect newspaper, cardboard, metal and plastic bottles.  Make sure you put the right things in your recycling bags or bins.  If you put in the wrong things, we will not collect them!

We will collect these kinds of paper from the kerbside:

• newspapers and magazines
• catalogues
• phone books (including Yellow Pages)
• Office paper
• Envelopes
• Junk mail

We will collect these kinds of card from the kerbside:

• carboard food packaging
• Greetings cards
• Corrugated card - please flatten boxes

We will collect these kinds of metals from the kerbside:

• Aluminium drink cans
• Steel aerosol cans
• Steel food cans

We will collect these kinds of bottles from the kerbside:

• Milk, drink, detergent and cooking oil bottles with these symbols on their bases:

Please make sure you empty the bottles and remove their lids first!

We will not collect these items from the kerbside:

We cannot recycle:

• Machine shredded paper
• Paper juice or milk cartons
• Polystyrene
• Plastic bags
• Other plastics such as yoghurt pots, margarine tubs and food trays
• Clothes (try our recycling sites)
• Glass bottles or jars
• General rubbish

Check the base of the plastic container, if it has any of these symbols, it cannot be recycled.

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