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Your A to Z guide for blue bins

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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (S) (T) (W) (X) (Y)

Cans, cartons and trays must be rinsed before you put them in your bin. Our contractor will not accept soiled material.

An A to Z guide of what can go in your blue bin
blue bin



A
  • aerosols
  • aluminium cans
  • aluminium trays
B
  • beer cartons
  • books
  • bottles (plastic)
  • boxes (cardboard)
  • brochures


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C
  • cans
  • cardboard
  • cards (greetings)
  • catalogues
  • cereal boxes
  • comics and magazines
  • computer paper
  • cooking oil bottles (plastic)
D
  • detergent bottles (plastic)
  • drinks cans


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E
  • egg boxes
  • envelopes
F
  • food tins
  • fruit juice cartons
  • food trays


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G
  • general paper
H
  • hangers (wire)


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I
  • ice cream containers (cardboard)
J
  • juice cartons
  • junk mail


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K
  • kitchen roll tubes
L
  • leaflets
  • letters
  • long-life cartons


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M
  • magazines
  • milk containers (not glass)
N
  • newspapers


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O
  • office paper
P
  • paper
  • paper bags
  • pet food tins
  • phone books
  • plastic bottles
  • plastic containers


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Q
  • quilts
S
  • shampoo bottles (plastic)
  • shredded paper
  • soft drink bottles (plastic)
  • soft drink cans
  • soup cartons
  • steel cans


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T
  • telephone directories
  • Tetra Paks
  • tin cans
  • toilet paper rolls (inner tubes)
  • trays (aluminium)
W
  • washing-up liquid bottles (plastic)
  • waxed cardboard
  • waxed paper
  • wire
  • wrapping paper


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X
  • Xmas paper (not foil and no Sellotape)
Y
  • Yellow Pages
  • yogurt pots



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