Mixed dry recycling
You can recycle most plastic, paper and cardboard, glass, and metal tins and cans at home.
Put these in your recycling bin
- plastic bottles, tubs, trays and containers
- glass jars and bottles
- tins, cans, tin foil and empty aerosol cans
- Tetra Pak and cartons
- paper and cardboard that is clean and dry
Empty and rinse all containers before putting them in the recycling bin.
Put these in your rubbish bin
Do not put them in your recycling bin.
- black plastic bags
- nappies
- tissues
How to recycle other items
Check the A to Z to find out how to recycle items such as:
- batteries: hidden batteries inside electricals can spark dangerous fires when crushed in bin lorries and recycling centres. Battery fires also endanger lives and cause serious environmental and health risks. Recycling batteries - Can it be recycled?
- plastic film
- electrical items
- textiles and clothing
- food waste
- hazardous waste
Recycling in small spaces
Struggling with recycling space at home? Read our tips on making it work.
Collections
Check when and how to put recycling out for collection.
Request a recycling container.
Check items by material
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Plastic
What plastic items you can recycle at home
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Paper and cardboard
What paper and cardboard items you can recycle at home
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Glass
What glass items you can recycle at home
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Metal
What metal items you can recycle at home
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A to Z guide to recycling
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