Bin item lookup

Put these items in the red bin e.g. aluminium foil pet food containers.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. ash, firewood, timber offcuts. Let ash cool for at least five days in a metal bucket or container before disposing of in the red bin, otherwise it may cause a fire in your bin or in the collection truck.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. baking paper and grease proof paper.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It's free to drop your vehicle battery e.g car, boat, truck (excluding e-vehicle batteries) at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).

This is for household batteries only, not commercial batteries.

Put broken items in the red bin e.g. frying pans, pots, toasters, stereos, lamps, headphones, earphones (please remove all batteries). If still in a good condition, items can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).

Put these items in the red bin e.g. five litre buckets, sand and toy buckets. These containers are not recyclable through the kerbside system. You may want to reuse these or donate them to a community garden.

Put these items in the yellow bin, and the cups themselves in the red bin.

Put these items in the red bin (with the battery removed) or drop them for free at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre. (external link)

Put these items in the green bin e.g. dairy products such as cheese, yoghurt, butter, eggs and eggshells.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. cigarettes, smokes, tobacco.

Put plastic containers (under four litres) with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 in the yellow bin. Examples include shampoo, detergent, ice cream containers, empty cleaning and chemical containers and family sized yoghurt containers. Empty, rinse and put all the lids and tops in the red bin.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Computers, laptops, monitors, screens etc can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).

If these items are in good condition, they can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at a local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) where they are repaired for resale in the Eco Shop, or for salvage as scrap metal if too broken.

Alternatively, charity shops may take these items, always check what they can accept and where to drop off the items. This is for household items only, not commercial appliances.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It's free to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link). This is for household hazardous waste items only, not commercial hazardous waste items.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Out-of-date or time-expired flares may be taken back to marine retail outlets to dispose of appropriately or contact the Police for advice. Do not incinerate old flares or put them in the rubbish. They can cause fires if they ignite. Parachute flares fired horizontally are very powerful and may cause serious injuries and burns.

Put these items in the red bin. e.g. food soiled pizza boxes, fish and chip paper, burger bags, paper towels, tissues and shredded paper.

If these items are in good condition, they can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at a local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).

Put these items in the red bin e.g. gardening pots, trays and containers. If these items are in good condition, ask your local gardening store if they want to re-use them. Mitre 10 has a takeback scheme(external link). 

Put these items in the red bin e.g. wrappers, perfume bottles, packaging, strapping, packets, broken cups, tupperware, lunchboxes, backpacks, handbags, plates, toys and magnets.

Put these items in the yellow bin e.g wine and beer bottles, soft drink and juice bottle and glass jars. Rinse, empty and put tops or caps in the red bin.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It is free to drop herbicides off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. plastic waste bin bag, kitchen plastic bag, rubbish bin liners.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Please do not put any liquids in the kerbside bins. It is free to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.

Put these items in the green bin e.g. lamb, beef, goat, pork, bones, chicken, chicken carcass. You can put cooked and uncooked meat products, bones, fat and skin in the green bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. tools, pans, fry pans, building material, reinforcing, knives, cutlery. If they are still in good condition, it is free to drop household metal at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link), or you may wish to search online for a scrap metal dealer.

Note: if paint tins still contain paint, please search paint for instructions.

Put these in the red bin e.g. metal lids, jar lids, glass bottle lids, wine bottle, beer bottle and glass jars lids.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. biscuit wrappers, chocolate packaging, roll-up wrappers, chip packets, biscuit inners and trays.

Put these items (no smaller than a standard envelope) in the yellow bin e.g. newspaper, magazines, non-tinfoil wrapping paper, phone books, brochures, paper bags, brown paper bags with handles and envelopes (including window envelopes).

Put these items in the red bin e.g. disposable nappies, baby wipes and sanitary pads.

Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. clean and empty pizza boxes with all food scraps removed. Oil marks are okay.

Put these in the red bin e.g. plastic cups, plastic plates and plastic utensils.

Put clean plastic meat trays with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 in the yellow bin. Remove and place the plastic wrapper in the red bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. strapping, ties, rope and cord. These items can damage machines at the recycling processing plant.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins e.g. printer cartridges and ink cartridges. It is free to drop these items off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station.

Please wrap in paper before putting in the red bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. ripped paper, small pieces of paper, small paper notes.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. credit cards, loyalty cards, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and pill bottles. If the plastic item is smaller than an individual yoghurt pottle, it can't be recycled. 

Put these items and all soft plastics in the red bin or take to a Soft Plastics Takeback bin(external link). Examples include plastic bags, bubble wrap, shopping bags, chip packets, frozen food bags, cereal inner packets, shrink wrap and glad wrap.

Note: biscuit trays are not taken in these bins, put these in the red bin only.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. These items damage the collection vehicles and machines at the processing facilities. Take these to your local EcoDrop transfer station(external link) as hardfil.

Put all of these items in the red bin. Examples include takeaway coffee and soft drink cups, bio and compostable takeaway boxes and packing, eco food packaging, plastic takeaway containers, takeout boxes. 

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Take to your local EcoDrop transfer station.(external link) Please don't put in the kerbside bins as it damages the collection vehicles and machines at the processing facilities.

Put all vegetable items in the green bin. This includes cooked or raw vegetables and vegetable pieces at any stage of decomposition.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. florist wire and wiring. You can take large bales of wire to the EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre.(external link)