What materials go in which recycling container?

Blue Box recycling container

• Paper (shredded paper is accepted)
• Magazines
• Envelopes
• Cardboard*

It is important to keep paper and cardboard separate by using the blue box.

The reasons are:

• Collection crews are more likely to injure themselves collecting paper if it is mixed with glass and tin cans.
• Black Box materials are collected by a different vehicle and go to a separate destination

*Important: Cardboard will only be collected if it is flattened. Please no juice cartons (for example: Tetra Pak).

Black Box recycling container

• Plastic bottles
• Cans and aerosol cans
• Tins
• Foil
• Unbroken glass bottles and jars

Dark green food waste recycling container

The green caddy with the loackable lid is for recycling all of you food waste

• Meat, fish and bones
• Bread pasta and rice
• Vegetable and fruit waste
• Eggs and cheese
• Teabags
• All food cooked or raw

Tips on how to use your food waste caddy.

A compostable bag or green wheeled bin

Green garden waste - These containers can be ordered online from the council. This is an opt in scheme for which there is a charge, visit recycling in the garden for more details of the service.