Shredded paper is also brilliant in compost bins, for animal bedding and in wood burners.) Plastic bottles Newspapers, magazines, white and coloured paper, greetings cards, envelopes (including window type, excluding bubble wrap), clean paper bags, telephone directories, yellow pages, store directories, catalogues, junk mail, clean wrapping paper and shredded (not bagged but please put in loosely. GlassĬlean bottle and jar-shaped glass food and drink containers. Lids cannot be recycled and need to be removed. Waxed food and drink cartons including Tetra Pak cartons for milk, juices, smoothies and soups. CardboardĬardboard egg boxes, cardboard tubes (eg kitchen and toilet roll tubes), food packaging card (including the type with plastic windows), cardboard packaging and carrier trays (eg trays for fruit and vegetables). Cans and tinsĬlean steel and aluminium food and drink cans and tins and pet food cans. Aluminium foilĬlean aluminium foil and foil trays (eg trays for ready meals and take away food), excluding aluminium foil laminate pouches (eg for cat and dog food). In the future reducing, reusing and recycling may be the only way to deal with the waste.The following items can be put in your blue recycling bin or recycling bags: AerosolsĮmpty aerosols including personal and beauty product aerosols, cleaning products and domestic insecticides (eg empty fly-spray aerosols). We're running out of room - the UK's landfill sites are filling up. Saving money - if recycling targets aren't met we may be penalised by national government.Landfill sites produce lots of methane which contributes to global warming. Protecting the environment - recycling stops waste going to landfill.There are many reasons to recycle including: Currently, 38% of waste in Mansfield is recycled. Recycling waste allows it to be made into something else. Wherever possible any waste you produce should be reused or recycled. Some items cannot be recycled and these should be put into your green bin. See exactly what can and can't be recycled in the Bin smart recycling guide (opens in new window).įor helpful tips on ways to reduce your waste, please see our reducing your waste webpage. Each site has different recycling facilities so check what can be recycled before you visit. You can recycle most of these items at your local recycling site.
Glass bottles and jars, must go in your glass recycling bin.Ice cream tubs, plastic containers, food cartons and trays.Shredded paper, kitchen roll, tissues, metallic wrapping paper.Please do not put the following items in your blue bin: Please get in touch to request an additional bin. You can request an additional recycling bin for your property if needed. Food tins, drink cans and aerosols: clean food tins, empty aerosol cans and drinks cans.Plastic bottles and yoghurt pots: pop and milk bottles, cleaning product bottles, toiletry bottles, margarine tubs and bottle tops.Cardboard: greetings cards, cereal boxes, egg boxes, general packages and cardboard tubes.
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