Residents in the Scarborough area have up to three waste containers:
- Blue bins for recycling
- Brown bins for garden waste
- Green bins for non-recyclable household rubbish
Blue bins for recycling
We will accept:
- paper and shredded paper
- glass jars and bottles
- card and cardboard
- plastic bottles and lids
- clean yoghurt pots
- clean margarine or butter tubs
- large plastic ice cream tubs
- plastic fruit punnets and food trays
- clean plastic ready-meal trays
- plastic washing tablet containers
- food and drink cans
- empty aerosols
- cartons, such as juice cartons and milk cartons
To find out about plastic resin codes, which are featured on items as a chasing arrows symbol surrounding a number, and which ones you can recycle at the kerbside visit our plastic recycling page.
We will not accept:
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like face masks or gloves
- food waste
- plastic carrier bags
- black bin bags
- nappies
- polystyrene
- cling film and plastic film
- medicine blister packs
- DVD or CD cases
- coat hangers
- children's toys
- garden furniture
Brown bins for garden waste
We will accept:
- grass cuttings
- leaves
- shrubs
- weeds and bedding plants
- hedge trimmings and prunings less than five centimetres in diameter
We will not accept:
- rubble
- soil
- fruit and veg peelings
- food waste
- wood
Green bins for non-recyclable household rubbish
Use the green bin for non-recyclable household rubbish.
If you don't have a green bin and use sacks, you may use up to four green sacks per collection.
We cannot collect items such as tyres, rubble, tiles, carpets, soil and other DIY waste.
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.