3. Black recycling box
Your black recycling box is collected weekly. Please place the box on the kerbside outside your home on your collection day.
What can I put in my black recycling box?
Yes please
- plastic bottles including lids (eg. drinks, detergent and shampoo bottles)
- plastic pots (eg. yoghurt pots)
- plastic tubs (eg. ice cream tubs and margarine tubs)
- plastic trays (eg. ready meal trays, fruit trays and meat trays)
- food cans
- drinks cans
- metal lids from jars and cans
- biscuit and sweet tins
- empty deodorant aerosols
- empty household aerosols
- foil containers - eg. ready meals, pie and quiche cases, take away trays and pet food trays
- foil lids - eg. yoghurt and cream tubs, instant noodles
- confectionary foil - some chocolate bars are wrapped in foil
- kitchen foil
No thanks
- plastic film (some supermarkets have plastic film recycling collection points)
- plastic wrapping (some supermarkets have plastic film recycling collection points)
- plastic bags (some supermarkets have plastic film recycling collection points)
- plastic toys
- plastic plant pots
- cartons
- other metals
- full aerosols
- paint tins
- black plastic
- crisp packets
- drink, baby food and pet food pouches
- 'foil' wrapping paper
- camping gas canisters
Please note
- please rinse plastic packaging and tins before recycling
- please squash and stack your packaging where possible to prevent the contents of your box overflowing