Grey bin
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Paper, card and cardboard
What do you need to know ?
Your grey bin will be collected every four weeks as per your bin collection calendar. Bins should be placed out the night before collection day, however in some town centre areas bins may require to be placed out on the day of collection.
We will only service a maximum of 2 recycling bins per household per collection.
Collections will take place between 1.45pm - 10.00pm (Mon-Thur), 1.15pm - 9.00pm (Fri).
Do not place any additional bags next to your grey bin. You can take excess recyclates to your local Recycling Centre.
You can now be fined up to £1,000 for deliberately contaminating your recycling containers
What goes in my grey bin?
Paper
- Brochures
- Catalogues
- Directories
- Envelopes (including window envelopes)
- Leaflets
- Letters
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Office paper
Card and cardboard
- Cardboard packaging
- Cereal boxes
- Egg boxes
- Greeting cards
- Kitchen/Toilet roll tubes
- Sleeves from ready meals
(alternative options have been provided for these items)
Paper
- Foil/glitter wrapping paper (non-recyclable bin)
- Hardback books (reuse should be encouraged)
- Laminated paper (non-recyclable bin)
- Padded envelopes (non-recyclable bin)
- Plastic bags and wrappers (non-recyclable bin)
- Tissues/napkins (heavily soiled can go in food container
- Wet paper (Home composted or non-recyclable bin)
Card and cardboard
- Drinks and food cartons (placed in metals and plastics container for recycling)
- Wet card (non-recyclable bin)
- Foil/glitter greetings cards (non-recyclable bin)
- Stacked Crisp Tubes (non-recyclable bin)
