Watch our video on how to sort your recycling

Get more out of your recycling each week by looking through our checklist of what you can and can't recycle in your boxes, white sack and food caddy.

Watch our video explaining what material goes in each container.

You may be surprised at some of the things you can put in your containers for kerbside collection. 

Things to put in your white sack:

• Plastic recycling
  • Bottles, tubs, pots, trays, punnets, etc
     
• Metal recycling
  • Cans, tins, aerosols, aluminium foil & trays, lids, etc

Things to put in Recycling Box 1:

• Paper
  • Magazines, brochures & catalogues, white paper, telephone directories, envelopes (including those with windows), books, shredded paper (loosely tied in a bag)
     
• Glass bottles and jars
  • Bottles & jars of any colour, including non-food glass containers
     
• Cartons
  • Drinks & food cartons

Things to put in Recycling Box 2:

• Cardboard
  • Cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard, online delivery boxes & cardboard envelopes, greeting cards (with no glitter on them), brown paper
     
• Batteries & printer cartridges
  • All household batteries including 'button' batteries, battery packs from household tools, laptops and phones, all household printer cartridges
  • All batteries should be placed inside a small, clear, tied bag
     
• Clothes
  • Trousers, skirts, jumpers, cardigans, coats, jackets, shirts & t-shirts

Things to put in your food caddy:

• Food!
  • Any cooked and uncooked food waste.
  • Use the smaller caddy in your kitchen.
  • You can line your caddy with any bag, such as cereal bags, bread bags, salad bags and so on. Alternatively you can line your caddy with newspaper or leave the food loose.
  • Lining your caddy will help to keep it clean and help stop it from smelling. A bag or liner also makes it easier for our waste crews to collect your food waste.
  • Each week, transfer the waste to the larger caddies.
  • If you put the handle forward the lid will lock to help keep the contents secure.

To find out more, visit the waste section of our website.