Blue bins

Your blue bin is collected every 4 weeks from the kerbside (or the agreed collection point) and should be presented by 6:30am on the morning of your collection day.

You can recycle the following in your blue bin:

• plastics
• cans
• cartons

Right stuff, right bin!

Don't get caught out by wishcycling. Wishcycling is unintentionally putting the wrong thing in the blue bin.

What you can recycle in the blue bin

Top tips on using your blue bin

• All materials should be loose, clean, empty and dry (not bagged)
• Please rinse and squash cans, tins and plastic containers
• Flatten your plastic bottles
• Remove plastic film lids and food tray liners from cartons, plastic trays and pots
• Make sure foil and foil containers are not contaminated by food waste
• Make sure aerosol cans are empty before recycling

In the interest of health and safety, please ensure that your bins are presented at the kerbside for collection without anything attached, including rope or bungee cords, as this can become entangled with our lifting equipment and is a danger to operatives.

Problems occur when recycling bins include items which they are not supposed to, this is called contamination. Putting the wrong items in the wrong bin causes recyclable material to become contaminated, and can lead to it being rejected by our re-processor.

If your blue bin contains the wrong material, we will advise you by placing a tag on the bin. The bin will not be uplifted. Any wrong material must be removed and placed in the correct bin/container. The bin can then be presented again on the next scheduled collection day.

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Blue bin wishcycling

Wishcycling is unintentionally putting the wrong thing in the blue bin.

The following items are often wishcycled and should not be put in the blue bin:

Soft plastics and film

Foil pouches, sweet wrappers and crisp packets

Dirty takeaway containers and drinks cups

Large plastics eg plastic toys

Packaging eg polystyrene, bubble wrap and polythene packaging

Metals, cookware and kitchen items eg cutlery

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Please DO NOT PUT the following materials in your blue bin:

• Paper, card and cardboard (use the burgundy bin)
• Plastic cups and straws (use the green bin)
• DVD's and CD's (use local charity shops)
• Empty oil and paint cans (use the green bin)
• Pet food pouches (use the green bin)
• Food waste (use the food waste caddy)
• Nappies (use green bin or AHP Collection)
• Polystyrene (use green bin)
• Plastic carrier bags (take to supermarket carrier bag recycling points, reuse them when you next go shopping or to line your kitchen food waste caddy). If not being reused, put in your green bin
• Plastic film and netting, such as cling film, crisp and sweet packets, biscuit wrappers, foiled lined plastics (use green bin)
• Polythene, such as bubble wrap (use green bin)
• Glass bottles (use black box or take to a recycling point)
• Textiles (use textile bag or textile banks or take to a recycling centre)
• Small electrical items (use black box or take to a recycling centre)
• Vapes (use black box or take to a recycling centre)
• Batteries (use black box or take to a recycling centre). Disposing of batteries in the blue bin is a fire risk.
• Wire and cutlery (these items can be recycled at recycling centres)
• Gas bottles (these items can be recycled at recycling centres)
• Metal pots, pans and trays (these items can be recycled at recycling centres)
• General household waste (use green bin)

If you are not sure if a material can be placed in your blue bin, please contact us:

If your blue bin contains the wrong material, we will advise you by placing a sticker on the bin. The bin will not be uplifted. Any wrong material must be removed and placed in the correct bin/container. The bin can then be presented again on the next scheduled collection day.