Non-recyclable items Garbage. Food waste. Food-tainted items (such as: used paper plates or boxes, paper towels, or paper napkins) Ceramics and kitchenware. Windows and mirrors. Plastic wrap. Packing peanuts and bubble wrap. Wax boxes.
Items not to put in your blue top bin black plastic, polystyrene and bubble wrap. personal protective equipment (PPE) like face masks, gloves. nappies, wipes or tissues. wrappers and packets. pouches and tubes. plastic wrap, film or carrier bags.
There is one basic rule of recycling: if you are unsure if something can be considered recyclable, follow the “bottles, cans, paper or cardboard” motto. If the item fits into one of these categories, it often has the green light to be recycled.
Must recycle the following materials: Aluminum cans. Glass bottles and jars. Steel cans. Plastic Bottles, Jars, Jugs and Tubs (1 gallon or less) Common examples of these plastics include, but are not limited to water, soda, juice and detergent bottles, mayonnaise jars, yogurt and margarine rubs, and milk jugs. Newspaper.
There are some other items that do not belong in a recycling bin: Plastics (grocery bags, shopping bags, garbage bags) Cardboard boxes that have not been flattened. Hard-molded plastic packaging.
Paint (empty paint cans with their lids off can go in your blue box). Visit Product Care Recycling for other paint recycling locations near you.
Empty metal cans are widely accepted at recycling centres if they are dried out and completely empty of paint. To be certain of this, you can take the lid off the tin and allow it to dry out naturally before getting rid of it.
How to recycle paint tins. Empty or dry metal paint cans are accepted at most Recycling Centres but check with your local authority first. Recycling Centres are unable to accept liquid paint, as liquid wastes are banned from landfill sites.
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