Recycling 'at a glance'

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Waste type	Black bin	Brown bin	Blue bin	Special colleciton	Recycling centres	Civic amenity sites
Newspapers and magazines			●		●	●
Paper and envelopes			●
Shredded paper		●			●	●
Cardboard (all types)			●			●
Brochures and junk mail			●
All types of plastic bottles including drink bottles and detergents			●
Plastic packaging including margarine tubs and yoghurt pots			●
Cereal Boxes without the inner bag			●
Drink cans and food tins (aluminium and steel)			●
Tin foil (Clean)			●
Cardboard (plain without printing)		●	●
Fruit and peelings		●
Vegetable peelings and salads		●
Tea bags and coffee grounds		●
Ash (ensure cold only)		●
Grass cuttings and hedge prunings		●
Leaves and bark		●
Plants and dead flowers		●
Straw, sawdust and untreated wood		●
Plastic bags (shopping) / black sacks	●					●
Cooked food	●
Egg shells	●
Meat, fish and bones	●
Cooking oil or fat	●
Disposable nappies	●
Waxed packaging (for example juice or cartons)	●					●
Polystyrene including food trays	●
Porcelain and all ceramics	●
Vacuum cleaner contents	●
Glass and textiles (including clothes)	●				●	●
Pet waste	●
Batteries (excluding car batteries)			on pink hook
Aerosols	●
Bulky household items (too large for any bin)				●		●
Used engine oils						●
Fridges, freezers and other white goods				●		●
Hazardous waste (paint, chemicals and so on)				●

Please note that special collections will be chargeable. Some recycling centres may not take all of the products listed, if in doubt, click on the column heading for a full list of recycling centres.

Questions? Email: sort-it@stedsbc.gov.uk or phone 01284 757320.