All cooked and uncooked food, including
meat, fish and bones
fruit and vegetables peelings
cheese and dairy produce
cakes, bread and pastries
leftovers, including plate scrapings
tea bags and coffee grounds
pasta, rice and egg shells
Compostable caddy bags or newspaper can be used to line caddy
carrier bags/plastic bags
food packaging
garden waste
pet waste
liquids
oil or liquid fats
paper cups of any kind
wooden sticks/skewers
Rubbish that cannot be recycled, including:
disposable nappies
plastic film and polystyrene
broken glass (wrapped in paper)
cold ashes
pet waste (including cat litter)
medical and sanitary waste
disposable razors (wrapped in paper)
tissues and paper towels
foil-based wrapping paper
garden waste
hot ashes
clinical (such as syringes)
hazardous waste (such as paints, oils, chemicals, gas bottles and low energy light bulbs)
commercial waste
industrial, construction or landscaping waste (such as bricks, rubble, stony debris)
Paper and cardboard including:
wrapping paper (not foil or plastic based)
newspapers
envelopes
directories
magazines
shredded paper (small quantities)
cereal boxes
greetings cards (not with foil or glitter)
cardboard (including corrugated card)
Most hard plastics (any colour) from food, drink and household products, including:
plastic bottles (including milk, soft drinks, shampoo, shower gel, cleaning products)
plastic pots (including yoghurt, cream, soup)
plastic tubs (including margarine, butter, ice cream)
plastic trays (any colour, including fruit and vegetable punnets)
plastic lids (they must be placed back on the plastic bottles, pots and tubs)
tins and cans
aerosols (including deodorant, hairspray, furniture polish)
Plastic/carrier bags (including compostable/biodegradable types)
plastic film
tissues and paper towels
disposable nappies
food and drink cartons (soup, juice etc)
paper cups
glass (use green glass box)
polystyrene
foil/foil trays
commercial waste
crisp packets
clothes and textiles
plant pots and seed trays