What can be recycled

The following is a guide to the wide range of items that we can recycle.  As far as possible please separate items into the different types listed and follow the individual guidelines shown against each – your help in doing so is much appreciated and will enable us to continue to provide you with a simple, efficient and cost effective recycling service.

 Plastic Items

ü        Bottles - milk, water, soft drinks etc - if possible rinse and remove lids (place lids loose in bag/box) ü        Plastic Buckets ü        Builders sacks – please shake or turn inside out ü        Bulk Bags/Dumpy Bags – shake out ü        Bumpers & dashboards -   no foam filled bumpers ü        Carrier Bags/plastic sacks ü        Chemical containers - must be triple rinsed & have foils removed & labels removed or defaced ü        Compost Bins – shake or rinse if possible

ü        Crates/Trays – all sources; bread, fruit, milk, soft drinks mushrooms, beer, etc ü        Drums & Barrels - must be thoroughly rinsed ü        Fertilizer Bags - inner & outer must be separated and tags/ties removed ü        Plastic Pallets ü        Plastic Pipes ü        Plant pots & Seed trays - bang out dirt ü        Plastic Bollards & Barriers ü        Plastic Trays ü        Plastic/PVC Guttering & Pipes

ü        Poly tunnels - must be cut into bag size lengths ü        Polythene - remove paper labels/sticky tape ü        PVC window frames ü         Shrink-Wrap - remove paper labels/ sticky tape ü        Stacking/Storage Boxes ü        Traffic Cones – rubber bases removed ü        Traffic Lights ü        Wheelie Bins ü        Plus any plastic that has a recycling symbol other than a number 7

Non Plastic Items

ü        Cardboard – must be flat Packed Paper – including magazines, newspapaers, brochures etc.

ü        Aluminium & Steel cans – must be rinsed & have any paper  labels removed. ü        Wire

ü        CDs and DVDs - please keep separate ü        Mobile Phones ü        Printer Toner Cartridges

As far as possible, please place items either in boxes or into clear plastic bags/sacks for ease of handling. 

(We can supply large clear sacks @ 10 for £1.50 if required).

Please note, unfortunately we are currently unable to accept the following items: