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 |
A to Z guide to waste and recycling
Recycling A to Z - accordion
A
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 | 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
There are no items beginning with 'U' in this guide
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
There are no items beginning with 'X' in this guide
Y
Item |
Where it goes |
|---|---|
| Yellow pages | Grey bin |
| Yoghurt pots | Grey bin, if empty, clean and dry |
Z
There are no items beginning with 'Z' in this guide