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What goes in your yellow bin
Keep it loose, unbag before you bin.
- Plastic, metal and glass containers from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry (no plastic or paper bags)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Clear biscuit trays
- Milk cartons
- Fruit punnets and meat trays (no styrofoam or black plastic)
- Empty and undamaged aerosols
- Aluminium cans
- Food cans (eg spaghetti, tuna etc)
- Aluminium foil balls (tennis ball-sized balls - think of it like a tin can)
Tips
- Containers should be cleanish (no one likes the smell of rancid milk or sticky jam residue)
- Empty containers of any liquids before placing into the bin
- Remove lids from plastic liquid containers, squash air out and put the lid on to fit more in your bin
- No batteries or butane: they can cause fires and damage
- No plastic or paper bags
Bin it Red instead
- Single-use coffee cups
- Broken glass or ceramics (please wrap in paper or cardboard for safety reasons)
- Lone lids
- Styrofoam trays
- Food scraps
Dispose elsewhere
- Batteries – take to a B-Cycle drop off location near you
- Cans and bottles - Return and Earn
- Butane – take to a Chemical CleanOut
- Damaged or half full aerosols - Chemical CleanOut
- Paint and chemicals - Chemical CleanOut
If in doubt – check out our A to Z guide to reuse, recycling and disposal