Recycling – let’s get it sorted
Five materials you can recycle in your yellow lid bin
Glass
- Alcohol bottles
- Sauce and jam jars
- Perfume or face cream bottles
- Juice bottles
- Oil, sauce and vinegar bottles
Paper and cardboard
- Pizza boxes
- Glossy magazines, brochures and catalogues
- Wrapping paper (no glitter)
- Toilet rolls
- Cereal boxes and egg cartons
- Juice and milk cartons
Hard plastics
- Milk and drink bottles
- Yogurt and ice cream tubs
- Clear meat trays
- Skin care and shampoo bottles
- Detergent and soap bottles
Steel
- Food tins
- Pet food tins
Aluminium
- Aerosol deodorants (empty)
- Aerosol hair sprays (empty)
- Aerosol cooking sprays (empty)
- Insect sprays (empty)
- Foil (clean tray/foil wrap scrunched into a ball)
- Drink cans
You can check your local council’s website for more details.
In this guide:
- Five materials you can recycle in your yellow lid bin
- Get your plastics sorted
- Make sorting your recycling simple
- Get your metals sorted
- Get your paper and cardboard sorted
- Get your glass sorted
- Keep it loose – don't bag your recycling
- Useful links