- Green or black boxes for glass, metal and plastic recycling
- Blue and white bags for paper and card recycling
- Green bin for garden waste
- Grey bin for non-recyclable household waste
Green or black boxes for glass, metal and plastic recycling
Glass no longer needs to be kept separate from other recycled items. These items can all be placed together in your green or black box. A divider no longer needs to be used to separate items if you only have a green box.
All must be rinsed clean and empty of food and liquid, and cans, tins and plastic bottles should be squashed if possible. Labels can be left on.
You can get extra recycling boxes, lids and blue or white bags free from our community offices, or extra recycling can be put out in open carrier bags. Our recycle crews have these items on their vehicles, so either catch them on the round or leave a note asking for what you need.
If you have a disability or suffer from ill-health, we can deliver them to you instead. Please contact us to ask for extra recycling boxes, bags and lids.
We accept:
- aerosols (spray cans)
- cartons and juice cartons Tetra Pak
- glass bottles and jars
- plastic bottles, including trigger sprays
- plastic pots
- plastic trays
- yogurt pots
- margarine tubs
- food, drink and pet food cans
- foil and aluminium trays
We will not accept:
- foil pet food pouches
- oil cans
- black plastic
- cling film or plastic wrap
- plastic bags
- corrugated and plastic shredding
- polystyrene
- bubble wrap
- DIY product containers
- paint tins and spray paint aerosol cans
- toys
- CDs
- DVDs
- washing up bowls
- plant pots
- pill packs
- nappies
- broken glass
- window glass
- Pyrex or other glass cookware
- drinking glasses
Blue and white bags for paper and card recycling
Please fold or cut cardboard into smaller pieces so they fit inside your recycle bag.
We accept:
- junk mail
- shredded paper
- Yellow Pages and other directories
- all paper
- cardboard boxes
- egg boxes
- cardboard tubes
- food packaging
- all envelopes
- newspapers and magazines
We will not accept:
- used kitchen roll and tissues
- fish and chips wrappers
- takeaway containers and pizza boxes
- wallpaper
- photographs
- books
- polystyrene
Clothes and textiles
We no longer collect clothes and other textiles as part of your kerbside recycling collection. You can recycle clothes and textiles by taking them to your local household waste recycling centre.
Green bin for garden waste
We will accept:
- leaves
- clippings
- plants and weeds
- hedge clippings
- grass cuttings
- windfalls
- cut flowers
- bark
- small pet bedding
We will not accept:
- stones and soil
- turf
- peelings and food waste
- ash
- cat and dog waste
Grey bin for non-recyclable household waste
Put your grey bin out by 6.30am on your bin collection day.
Further information about where your rubbish goes once it's been collected can be found on Allerton Waste Recovery Park page.
Batteries
Please do not place used, dead batteries in the rubbish bin or recycling as these can be crushed or punctured when the waste is collected and processed. Some battery types can ignite or explode when they are damaged and can then set fire to other materials in your waste bin.
Batteries should be recycled safely at one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres or find your local battery recycling point on the Take Charge website.