A to Z of waste

Waste item	Where does it go?	Notes
Aerosols	Green bin	Make sure aerosol is empty before recycling
Batteries	Retailers Tip HWRC	Most supermarkets selling batteries should provide a battery recycling point
Belt	Tip HWRC Black bin	Alternatively, a charity shop or charity recycling point
Black plastic items	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because the carbon dye cannot be removed and stains the colour of the new plastic items
Blankets	Tip HWRC Black bin	Please ask a local animal rescue centre who might take unwanted blankets from you
Bones	Brown bin	Raw or cooked it doesn’t matter
Books	Black bin	Ask charity shops before putting them in your refuse bin
Branches	Brown bin	Cut into pieces to fit into your brown bin. Take care not to overload your bin and make it too heavy to move or empty
Bread and cake	Brown bin	Use a kitchen caddy to help compost more of your food waste
Brochures	Caddy inside green bin
Bubble wrap	Black bin
Cans	Green bin	Clean off food / liquid deposits before recycling
Cardboard box	Caddy inside green bin	Flatten boxes Remove sticky tape, packaging and staples Put large pieces alongside green bin
Carrier bags	Black bin	Reuse for your shopping, when worn out can be used for wrapping waste in your black bin
Cartons	Black bin
Catalogues	Caddy inside green bin	Remove any plastic bag / covers before recycling
Cat litter	Black bin	Wrap cat litter in a plastic bag to help keep your bin clean and fresh. Wrapping cat litter waste reduces odours, reduces the risk of infection and helps to prevents flies.
CD	Black bin
Cellophane	Black bin
Cereal box	Caddy inside green bin	Flatten boxes Remove plastic bag inner & cereal
Christmas Trees	Brown bin	Real trees only please with no decorations! Cut tree into pieces that will fit in your bin
Cling film	Black bin
Clothes	Tip HWRC Black bin	Alternatively, a charity shop or charity recycling point
Coathangers	Black bin	Ask if family, friends or local charity shops want them before putting in your black bin
Coffee Grounds	Brown bin
Coffee Pods	Podback sack	Need to register with Podback scheme
Crisp packets	Black bin
Curtains	Tip HWRC Black bin	Alternatively, a charity shop or charity recycling point
Duvets	Tip HWRC
Egg boxes	Black bin	Many egg boxes are made from plastic foam packaging or contain this so can't be recycled. The cardboard type egg boxes are a combination of low grade fibre and glue and are not suitable for recycling
Egg shells	Brown bin
Electrical items	Tip HWRC	Ask the retailer if they offer any take back schemes when purchasing new items
Envelopes plain	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because of glue on seams If all seams cut off can go in Inner caddy
Envelopes window	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because of glue on seams If all seams and window cut off can go in Inner caddy
Fish, fish skins and bones	Brown bin	Wrap fish waste in a sheet of newspaper or compostable bag to help keep your bin clean and fresh. Keep covered and away from flies
Foam packaging	Black bin
Foil / Foil trays	Green bin	Clean off food / liquid deposits before recycling
Food waste including cooked food	Brown bin	Wrap food waste in a sheet of newspaper or compostable bag to help keep your bin clean and fresh Use a kitchen caddy to help compost more of your food waste
Fridges / Freezers	Tip HWRC	Alternatively the Council provides a chargeable collection service for these items
Fruit peelings, skins and cores	Brown bin	Use a kitchen caddy to help compost more of your food waste
Furniture	Tip HWRC	Alternatively the Council provides a chargeable collection service for these items
Garden waste	Brown bin	Plants / prunings / cuttings Take care not to overload your bin and make it too heavy to move or empty
Glass bottles and jars	Green bin	Clean off food / liquid deposits before recycling
Glassware, pyrex, glass ornaments	Black bin	Glass from these items cannot be recycled into new bottles and jars
Grass cuttings	Brown bin	Layer with woody branches in summer to help bin stay fresh
Greetings cards,  birthday and christmas cards	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because of foil, plastic and glitter elements
Hair	Brown bin	From hairbrushes and plugholes
Handbag	Tip HWRC Black bin	Alternatively, a charity shop or charity recycling point
Junk Mail	Caddy inside green bin	Remove from envelope before recycling
Laminated paper	Black bin	Plastic laminate on the paper prevents the pulping process and it cannot be recycled
Leaves	Brown bin	These make excellent compost, try home composting to benefit your own garden
Leftover food	Brown bin	Wrap food waste in a sheet of newspaper or compostable bag to help keep your bin clean and fresh Use a kitchen caddy to help compost more of your food waste
Lightbulbs	Tip HWRC	The Tip HWRC has special disposal points for these items
Meat	Brown bin	Wrap meat waste in a sheet of newspaper or compostable bag to help keep your bin clean and fresh. Keep covered and away from flies
Metal items	Tip HWRC	Metal recycling skips available at the Tip HWRC
Mobile phones	Retailers	You can recycle your old smartphone for free through GreenSmartphones. They’ll send you a postage-paid envelope and either donate or recycle your handset responsibly.
Nappies	Black bin	Wrap up nappies to help keep your bin clean and fresh Consider using washable nappies to reduce waste
Newspapers	Caddy inside green bin
Magazines	Caddy inside green bin
Pet hair	Brown bin
Pet straw	Brown bin	From rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and other rodents
Pet waste - dog mess	Black bin	Wrap pet waste in a plastic bag to help keep your bin clean and fresh. Wrapping pet waste reduces odours, reduces the risk of infection and helps to prevents flies.
Pillows	Tip HWRC Black bin
Pizza Boxes	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because of food residues and grease
Plants and Shrubs	Brown bin	Knock excess soil off the roots before putting in your brown bin
Plant pots	Black bin	Reuse in your garden or offer to a local garden centre before throwing away in your black bin
Plastics - black items	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because the carbon dye cannot be removed and stains the colour of the new plastic items
Plastic bottles	Green bin	Make sure bottle is empty before recycling
Plastic film	Black bin
Plastic items	Black bin	Made of many different grades of plastics and may contain electronics. If collected they can fragment and contaminate useful recyclable  plastics
Pots and pans	Tip HWRC	Metal recycling skips available at the Tip HWRC
Polystyrene packaging	Black bin	No recyclers available
Punnets	Green bin	Fruit, vegetable and mushroom punnets Recycle them in your green bin if they are not black in colour
Pyrex glassware	Black bin	Pyrex glass melts at much higher temperatures than normal bottles and jars.  Unmelted Pyrex pieces create lumps in new glass items which fracture and may cause injury or contaminate food / drink products.
Rubble	Tip HWRC Hire a skip	Bag up rubble to make handling safer for you and others
Sanitary items	Black bin	Wrap sanitary items to help keep your bin clean and fresh
Screw top lids	Black bin	The lids are made of different types of plastic than the bottle / container. The lids cannot be easily removed in the separation process and may contaminate the plastic stream.
Seed Trays	Black bin	Reuse if possible before disposal in refuse bin
Shampoo / detergent bottles	Green bin	Make sure bottle is empty before recycling
Shoes	Tip HWRC Black bin	Alternatively, a charity shop or charity recycling point
Soil	Tip HWRC Hire a skip	Bag up soil to make handling safer for you and others
Sticky tape	Black bin	Cannot be recycled
Stones	Tip HWRC Hire a skip	Bag up stones to make handling safer for you and others
Tea Bags	Brown bin	Use a kitchen caddy to help compost more of your food waste
Tetrapak	Tip HWRC Black bin
Telephone Directories	Caddy inside green bin	Any type of telephone directory can be recycled
Tins	Green bin	Clean off food / liquid deposits before recycling
Tissues / Paper Towels	Black bin
Toothpaste tubes / pumps	Black bin	Can be made of several different materials including plastic, paper and aluminium and has a high contamination issue due to toothpaste being left in the tubes when finished.
Toys	Tip HWRC Black bin	Toys are not recyclable - please pass them on to others if they are still useable or take them to a local charoty shop.
Tubs (plastic)	Green bin	Ice cream / margarine / butter tubs Empty before recycling
Turf	Hire a skip
Vacuum bag contents / dust	Brown bin
Vegetable peelings	Brown bin	Use a kitchen caddy to help compost more of your food waste
Videos	Black bin
Weeds	Brown bin	Knock excess soil off the roots before putting in your brown bin
Wood / wooden items	Tip HWRC Hire a skip	The Tip HWRC has special disposal points for wooden items which are used to make new furniture and chipboard
Woodshavings	Brown bin	From rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and other rodents
Window Panes / windscreens	Tip HWRC Hire a skip	Glass from windows cannot be recycled into bottles and jars
Wrapping paper	Black bin	Cannot be recycled because of foil, plastic and glitter elements
Yoghurt pots	Green bin	Make sure pot is empty before recycling