What we can and cannot recycle

Mixed material

We can recycle:

• glass bottles and jars
• plastic bottles
• food and drink cans
• plastic food pots, tubs, and trays

We cannot recycle:

• toughened glass
• pyrex and ceramics
• black plastics
• fruit punnets and meat trays
• microwave meal trays
• tetrapaks
• plastic film

Paper and cardboard

Any paper and cardboard can be recycled, including:

• newspapers and magazines
• large cardboard boxes
• junk mail
• envelopes
• directories and catalogues
• yellow pages and telephone directories
• office paper
• manufacturing off-cuts and scrap
• cereal boxes and microwave meal outers
• toilet roll and kitchen roll inners

Page last updated: 30 November 2022