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What goes in your bins and recycling


By making sure your rubbish is sorted into the right bin, you are helping to ensure our recycling isn’t rejected, turning rubbish into new substances or materials instead.

NELC staff may check the contents of your bins. We do this to help us improve services, and to gather information which allows us to provide advice and guidance where needed, and to protect our workers and assets should the wrong thing be put into the bins.

Find a full list on: A-Z of waste

Four bins

Green bin

YES PLEASE

  • Bagged household waste
  • Plastic bags and cling film
  • Crisp packet and sweet wrappers
  • Bubble wrap
  • Plastic plant pots
  • Nappies, wipes and tissues
  • Takeaway containers
  • Drinks cartons

NO THANKS

  • Batteries
  • Electrical items including vapes
  • Hazardous waste
  • Building materials

Blue bin

YES PLEASE

  • Cardboard boxes and packaging
  • Letters and envelopes
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Shredded paper
  • Greeting cards and wrapping paper
  • Junk mail

NO THANKS

  • Pizza or takeaway boxes
  • Tetra-pak cartons
  • Books
  • Wire from notepads

Grey bin

YES PLEASE

  • Plastic bottles
  • Pots, food tubs and trays
  • Tins and cans
  • Empty household aerosols
  • Biscuit and sweet tins
  • Glass bottles and jars

NO THANKS

  • Polystyrene
  • Plastic bags and bin liners
  • Drinks cartons, foil and foil trays
  • Containers for paints, oils or solvents
  • Sheets of glass or broken glass

Contact details

  • 01472 326288, option 1, between Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays