Waste and recycling A to Z

A

Item	Where it goes
Aerosols	Grey bin, as long as they're empty
Aluminium foil	Grey bin if clean, black bin if not
Animal and pet waste	Black bin
Armchairs	Upholstered seating like sofas, armchairs and padded chairs can be taken to a household waste and recycling centre. Please try to bring these items on their own and not as part of a mixed load with other recyclables
Asbestos	We don't handle materials that contain asbestos - contact a specialist asbestos disposal company
Ash	When the ash is cool, bag it and put in your black bin

B

Item	Where it goes
Baby wipes	Black bin
Baking trays	Reusable trays can go to a charity shop. If not reusable, you can take them to a household waste and recycling centre
Batteries (car)	You can take car batteries to a household waste and recycling centre
Batteries (household)	You can find battery recycling points at our household waste and recycling centres and in local shops / supermarkets
Bicycles	You can take bicycles to a household waste and recycling centre
Biscuit tins (metal or plastic)	Grey bin
Black plastic packaging	Black bin
Blister packs for pills	Black bin
Books	Charity shop, black bin or a household waste and recycling centre
Bottles (glass and plastic)	If empty, clean and rinsed dry - grey bin
Branches	Green bin, if you subscribe - you'll need to break large branches so they fit in the bin
Bread bags	Grey bin
Brown paper	Grey bin
Bubble wrap	Black bin, if you have no space to store

C

Item	Where it goes
Cable ties	Black bin
Cans	If empty, clean and rinsed - in your grey bin
Cardboard and corrugated boxes	Grey bin - make sure you break them up so they fit in the bin
Cardboard tubes	Grey bin
Carpet (rolled into 6ft lengths)	Household waste and recycling centres
Cat litter	Black bin
Catalogues	Grey bin
CDs and DVDs	Charity shop or media bank if reusable, black bin or a household waste and recycling centre if not
Ceramics	Charity shop, if not reusable small quantities can go in your black bin
Cereal boxes	Grey bin, if the box is empty
Chocolate advent calendars	Grey bin - both the cardboard and inners
Chocolate plastic and tin boxes	Grey bin
Christmas cards	Grey bin - but if they have lots of glitter on, they'll need to go in your black bin
Cling film	Black bin
Clinical waste	Email us to arrange a sharps and clinical waste collection: environment@rutland.gov.uk
Clothes and shoes	Charity shop or clothing bank if the clothes are reusable, household waste and recycling centre or black bin (small quantities) if not
Coat hangers	If you can't pass them on for someone else to use, plastic or metal hangers can go in your black bin or to a household waste and recycling centre
Coffee pods	Grey bin, as long as the pods are empty
Compostable packaging	This doesn't break down quick enough to go to our composting sites - if you don't have a home compost bin, this packaging can go in your black bin
Corks	Black bin
Cotton buds	Black bin
Crisp packets	Find a local Terracycle drop off point to recycle crisp packets. If not, these go in your black bin
Crockery	Charity shop if reusable, if not they go in your black bin (small quantities only) or to a household waste and recycling centre
Cutlery	Charity shop if reusable, if not they go in your black bin or a household waste and recycling centre

D

Item	Where it goes
Disposable razors	Black bin
Dog food pouches	Black bin
Drinks cartons	Fully empty paper-based cartons (like the ones used for juice and milk) can go in your grey bin
DVDs	Charity shop or media bank if reusable, black bin if not

E

Item	Where it goes
Egg boxes	Grey bin
Electrical items including chargers and leads	You can take reusable items to some charity shops. If broken, you can take to a household waste and recycling centre
Engine oil	Take to a household waste and recycling centre
Envelopes	Grey bin (including window envelopes)

F

Item	Where it goes
Flowers	You can put old flowers in your green bin. You can put very small amounts of cut flowers in your black bin, if you don't subscribe to have your green bin collected
Flower / plant pots	If the pots can't be reused, put them in your black bin or take to a household waste and recycling centre
Fluorescent tubes	Household waste and recycling centres
Foil	If clean and dry, this can go in your grey bin. If it's dirty, put it in your black bin
Food	Try composting at home or visit Love Food Hate Waste to make the most of your food. Anything leftover should be bagged up and put in your black bin
Food nets	Black bin
Food tins	If clean and dry, your grey bin or a household waste and recycling centre
Fridges, freezers and other white goods	Household waste and recycling centres
Furniture	Upholstered seating like sofas, armchairs and padded chairs can be taken to a household waste and recycling centre. Please try to bring these items on their own and not as part of a mixed load with other recyclables

G

Item	Where it goes
Garden waste	Green bin, if you subscribe to have your green bin collected. You can take to a household waste and recycling centre if not. No garden waste can go in your black bin.
Gas bottles	You can often return gas bottles to the supplier. If not, you can take some gas bottles to a household waste and recycling centre. We don't accept gas bottles that are classed as commercial/trade waste including Smartwhip/nitrous oxide cylinders and R134a refrigerant gas canisters - you will need to contact the supplier for information on how to dispose of these
Glass	Household waste and recycling centres
Glass bottles and jars	Grey bin, if they are empty, clean and rinsed dry
Greeting cards	Grey bin, unless the card is covered in glitter
Gift wrap	Grey bin, unless the paper is covered in glitter
Grass cuttings	Green bin, if you subscribe to have your green bin collected. You can take to a household waste and recycling centre if not. No garden waste can go in your black bin.
Greaseproof paper	Black bin

H

Item	Where it goes
Hardcore and rubble (non-commercial)	Household waste and recycling centres
Hard plastics	Items like old toys or buckets can be taken to a household waste and recycling centre. Small items in small quantities can go in your black bin
Hedge trimmings	Green bin, if you subscribe to have your green bin collected. You can take to a household waste and recycling centre if not. No garden waste can go in your black bin.
Hay and straw	Small quantities of animal bedding can go in your black bin
Hoover bags	Black bin
Household and garden chemicals	Household waste and recycling centres

I

Item	Where it goes
Ice cream tubs	Grey bin, if the tub is empty, clean and dry
Incontinence pads	They should be securely bagged and put in your black bin. If you produce large amounts of incontinence waste, we can give you an extra bin.

J

Item	Where it goes
Jars and lids	Grey bin, if they're empty, clean and dry
Jiffy bags and envelopes	Black bin, if you can't save and reuse them
Juice cartons	Grey bin, if they're empty, clean and dry
Junk mail	Grey bin - please separate and plastic packaging first (this can also go in your grey bin)

K

Item	Where it goes
Kitchen towel	Black bin
Knives	Black bin, or take to a household waste and recycling centre

L

Item	Where it goes
Leaves	Green bin, if you subscribe to have your green bin collected.You can take to a household waste and recycling centre if not. No garden waste can go in your black bin
Leftover food	Try composting at home or visit Love Food Hate Waste to make the most of your food. Anything leftover should be bagged up and put in your black bin
Lids from bottles	Grey bin - both plastic and metal lids
Lightbulbs	You can take to a household waste and recycling centre or bag and put in your black bin

M

Item	Where it goes
Magazines	Grey bin
Margarine tubs	Grey bin, if the tub is empty, clean and dry
Mattresses	Household waste and recycling centres
Meat trays	Grey bin, if the tray is empty, clean and dry. Remember - no black plastics in your grey bin, please
Mirrors	You can take to a household waste and recycling centre

N

Item	Where it goes
Nappies	Any disposable nappies need to be securely bagged and put in your black bin
Netting	Black bin
Newspapers	Grey bin
Non-recyclable household waste	Household waste and recycling centres
Nutshells	Black bin

O

Item	Where it goes
Office chairs	Upholstered seating like sofas, armchairs and padded chairs can be taken to a household waste and recycling centre. Please try to bring these items on their own and not as part of a mixed load with other recyclables
Office paper	Grey bin
Ornaments	Charity shop if reusable, a household waste and recycling centre or black bin if not

P

Item	Where it goes
Paint pots	You can take full or empty paint pots to a household waste and recycling centre. Please don't put paint in any of your bins
Paper	Grey bin
Party poppers	Black bin
Pet food pouches	Black bin
Phone directories	Grey bin
Plasterboard	Household waste and recycling centres
Plastic carrier bags	You can reuse bags or put them in your grey bin
Plastic bottles	Grey bin, if they are empty, clean and dry
Plastic film	Grey bin, if clean and dry
Plastic packaging	Grey bin, if the packaging is empty, clean and dry. Remember - please don't put any black packaging in your grey bin
Plastics	Household waste and recycling centres
Plate glass	You can take to a household waste and recycling centre
Polystyrene	Black bin
Printer cartridges	Charities sometimes collect used printer cartridges, or put you can take to a household waste and recycling centre
Pyrex	Charity shop if reusable. If not, take to a household waste and recycling centre or put in your black bin

Q

There are no items beginning with 'Q' in this guide

R

Item	Where it goes
Razor blades	Black bin
Ring binders	Black bin

S

Item	Where it goes
Sanitary products	All sanitary products should be securely bagged and put in your black bin
Saucepans	Charity shop if reusable. If not, take to a household waste and recycling centre or put in your black bin
Satsuma peel	If you don't have a home compost bin, put in your black bin
Scrap metal	Household waste and recycling centres
Sellotape	Black bin
Shoes	Charity shop or clothing bank, if the shoes are reusable. If not, they can go in your black bin or to a household waste and recycling centre
Shredded paper	Grey bin - please don't bag shredded paper up, put it in your bin loose and make sure it's weighted down by heavier items
Sofas	Upholstered seating like sofas, armchairs and padded chairs can be taken to a household waste and recycling centre. Please try to bring these items on their own and not as part of a mixed load with other recyclables
Soil and rubble	Take to a household waste and recycling centre - please don't put soil or rubble in any of your bins
Sponges	Black bin
Straw	You can bag small amounts of animal bedding and put in your black bin
String	Black bin
Syringes (sharps)	We can arrange a collection service for sharps and clinical waste - email environment@rutland.gov.uk

T

Item	Where it goes
Tablet packets	Put the blister pack in your black bin and the cardboard packet in your grey bin
Tea bags	Black bin
Tetra bags	Grey bin, if the pack is empty, clean and dry
Textiles	Charity shop or clothing bank if reusable. If not, take to a household waste and recycling centre. Small amounts can go in your black bin
Tins	Grey bin, if the tin is empty, clean and dry
Tinsel	Black bin
Tissues	Black bin
Toothpaste tubes	Black bin
Toys	Charity shop or clothing bank if reusable. If not, take to a household waste and recycling centre. Small amounts can go in your black bin - please don't put in your grey bin
Trays (plastic food trays, not the reusable kind)	Grey bin, if tray is empty, clean and dry - remember, no black plastics in your grey bin please
Turkey carcass	Black bin
Tupperware	Charity shop, if reusable. If not, take to a household waste and recycling centre or put in your black bin
TVs, stereos and computers	Household waste and recycling centres
Tyres	Take to a household waste and recycling centre

U

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V

Item	Where it goes
Videos	Charity shop or media bank if reusable, household waste and recycling centre or black bin if not
Vegetable peelings	If you don't have a home compost bin, put in your black bin

W

Item	Where it goes
Wallpaper	Black bin
Washing up bottles	Grey bin, if the bottle is empty, clean and dry
Water filter cartridges	Black bin
Wet wipes	Black bin
Wood	Take to a household waste and recycling centre. Very small amounts can go in your black bin
Wrapping paper	Most wrapping paper can go in your grey bin. Metallic paper will need to go in your black bin
Whipping cream tubs and lids	Grey bin, if the tub and lid are empty, clean and dry
White goods	Household waste and recycling centres

X

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Y

Item	Where it goes
Yellow pages	Grey bin
Yoghurt pots	Grey bin, if empty, clean and dry

Z

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