Bulky items such as plastic crates, basins, buckets, large toys, organic/mixed waste, electric goods, must not be placed in the green/grey recycling bags.
You may call your local council to schedule a free of charge bulky waste collection from your doorstep or you may visit the civic amenity site for disposal.
What to put in your green bags
- Cardboard
- Carton food boxes (clean)
- Clean aluminium trays & foil
- Clean plastic bags
- Clean take-away boxes
- Cooking oil bottles
- Cosmetic containers (clean)
- Detergent bottles (empty container)
- Detergent boxes
- Food cans
- Jar lids
- Liquid soap container (empty)
- Magazines
- Plastic bottles
- Margarine tubs (clean)
- Metal caps
- Drink cans
- Milk and Juice cartons
- Newspapers
- Notebooks
- Paper
- Paper bags (clean)
- Plastic bags (clean)
- Plastic caps
- Plastic containers
- Plastic food packets
- Plastic bottles
- Shampoo bottle (empty)
- Shower gel bottle (empty)
- Spray cans (empty)
- Toilet paper rolls
- Toiletries (clean containers)
- Yoghurt containers (clean)
What to put in your black bags
- Adhesive tape
- Soiled aluminium foil
- Baking paper
- Broken ceramics / pyrex
- Dirty food wrappers
- Cellophane tape
- Dirty-take away boxes
- Foil coated packets
- Dust
- Polystyrene
- Labels
- Photographs
- Plant pots
- Used sponges
- Sanitary items
- Shoes
- Hair (human & animal)
- Small broken mirrors
- Stickers
- Toothpaste tubes
- Used cleaning materials
- Used rubber gloves
- Used floor cloths
- Wax paper
- Wet wipes
- Cigarette butts & ashes
- Candles
- CDs
- snack packets
- Toothpicks
- Ice lolly sticks and wooden skewers
- Twigs
What to put in your organic bags
- Cheese
- Coffee
- Cooked food
- Leftovers
- Cooked or raw meat
- Dairy products
- Egg and egg shells
- Expired food (without packaging)
- Fish
- Flowers
- Fruit & vegetable peels
- Honey
- Leaves
- Pasta
- Raw food
- Rotten fruit & vegetables
- Soiled newspapers
- Soiled napkins
- Sugar
- Tea bags
- Tea leaves
- Spreads (eg honey and butter)
- Nut shells
- Seafood shells
Your cooperation for a better environment is appreciated.