Recycling – yellow bin

By putting the right stuff in the yellow bin, you’re making it possible for us to recycle. Remember to give your bottles and containers a rinse, make sure they are loose, and put the lids in the red bin. Collected every two weeks.

Important COVID-19 update The kerbside bin service is running as normal. Please put your bins out as usual. You can help us recycle by putting the only the correct, clean items into the yellow bin.

The right stuff to recycle

The only items that can go in the yellow bin are:

Clean plastic bottles and containers numbered 1 are things like soft drink bottles

Clean plastics bottles and containers numbered 2 are things like milk bottles

Clean plastic bottles and containers numbered 5 are things like family-sized yoghurt and ice cream containers

Metals: aluminium cans, metal tins or aerosol cans

Clean glass: clear and coloured glass bottles or jars

Clean cardboard and paper; newspapers, flattened cardboard boxes

Remember to put lids in the red bin

It's important to put any lids from bottles and containers in the red bin.

Want more info on how to bin good? Make sure only the right stuff goes into your yellow bin. If the wrong stuff goes into the yellow bin, the entire truckload will have to go to landfill. We collect 20 to 30 trucks of recycling each day. Take a look at how good we have been. Download the Wheelie Bins App or print off this handy recycling guide [PDF, 406 KB] if you need a reminder on how to bin good with recycling.