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)