What goes in the black box?

The weekly black box collection is for all household rubbish that can be recycled.  

Yes please

  • Glass
    • Drinks bottles
    • Jars
    • Medicine and toiletry bottles
  • Paper
    • Letters
    • Envelopes
    • Magazines
    • Newspapers
    • Brochures and catalogues
    • Printer paper
    • Small quantities of shredded paper
  • Household batteries
    • AAA, AA, B, C, D, DD and 9V batteries
  • Textiles
    • Adults and children’s clothing
    • Shoes
    • Towels
    • Bed sheets

No thank you

  • Drinking glasses
  • Vases
  • Foil
  • Nail varnish bottles
  • Glass cookware, such as Pyrex
  • Microwave plates
  • Light bulbs
  • Mirrors or window panes
  • Ceramics or china
  • Kitchen roll, paper towels or tissues
  • Food, oil, grease or paint-contaminated paper
  • Wrapping paper
  • Brown or grey paper (see blue bag)
  • Sticky papers such as Post-it notes, sticky labels or paper tape
  • Scratch cards
  • Wallpaper
  • Wet paper of any kind
  • Needles
  • Lithium-ion ‘button’ batteries, such as those used in calculators, hearing aids or watches
  • E-cigarettes or vapes
  • Chargeable batteries from laptops, mobile phones, power tools or vacuum cleaners
  • Car batteries
  • Battery chargers
  • Large or small electrical items
  • Pillows
  • Sleeping bags
  • Cushion inners
  • Carpets
  • Nappies (please see yellow bags)
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