Paint
Our Recycling Centres cannot take paint where the tins or tubs still have liquid paint in them. You would need to contact a specialist waste contractor.
We will take tins or tubs where they are completely dried out. If there’s any residue you can either fill it with sand, or leave the lid off to dry it out.
Pet food pouches
Please put these into your:
- red-top bin if you are using the new bin collection service, or
- green bin
Plastics (household)
You can recycle mixed household plastics such as bottles, yogurt pots, butter and margarine containers.
Please put these into your:
If you have a red box, mixed household plastics can be recycled via the kerbside collection.
Plastic bags
Plastic bags cannot be recycled and should be put into the green bin.
Podback
We are working with Podback to provide a new free recycling service to help you recycle your pods at home.
Find out how to recycle coffee pods with Podback
Polystyrene
Polystyrene cannot be recycled. All polystyrene should be put into your green bin.
Printer cartridges
Many charities collect used print cartridges for recycling. A simple internet search will provide you with a list.