What goes in each bin

We collect your mixed recycling every other week.

If you are not sure if it can be recycled, keep it out of the bin

Items must be:

• placed loose in the bin (not in carrier or black bin bags)
• clean (rinsed) and empty of food waste
• squashed (cartons) or scrunched into a tennis ball size or larger (foil)

Items placed in bags or with food waste on risk the recycling company rejecting the whole load. Please help us to recycle more: if in doubt keep the items out.

Yes please

• Plastic bottles (rinsed, flattened, with lid on)
  • Shampoo, bubble bath, body wash bottles
  • Fizzy and juice drink bottles
  • Plastic milk containers
  • Bleach and other cleaning product bottles
  • Roll-on deodorant bottles
• Plastic pots, tubs, trays and tubes (remove any foil covers or absorbent pads)
  • Yoghurt/dessert pots
  • Coleslaw/dip pots 
  • Margarine/butter tubs
  • Ice-Cream tubs
  • Food and meat trays
  • Fruit punnets
  • Toothpaste and cosmetic squeezy tubes
  • Non-black plant pots
• cans and tins (including lids)
• aerosols (except gardening, DIY, hazardous)
• glass bottle and jars (any colour)
• food and drink cartons (foil and waxed lined) 
  • juice cartons
  • soup cartons
  • milk cartons
• Bottle and jar tops
• foil (including food trays)
• Squeezy metal tubes, such as tomato or garlic puree

No thanks

• Plastic bags e.g. black or white bin bags, plastic carrier bags, salad bags, bread bags, frozen vegetable bags (use your rubbish bin)
• 'Compostable' cups or other labelled 'compostable' items (these are not plastic, and therefore cannot be recycled)
• Dirty and bagged recycling
• Food waste (use your food recycling caddy)
• Paper/cardboard (use your paper recycling box)
• Clinical/sanitary waste
  • Nappies
  • Bags from clinical waste
• Textiles e.g. shoes, clothing, rags (use local recycling site)
• Garden waste (visit the garden waste section to become a member)
• Hazardous waste
  • Electrical items, including vapes
  • Batteries
  • Any kind of liquid
• Polystyrene
• Bubble wrap
• Cling film
• Blister packs (can be recycled at some pharmacies)
• Confectionery wrapping
  • Crisp packets
  • Sweet/biscuit wrappers
• Film e.g. plastic film (can be recycled at most supermarkets)
• Plastic food packets with foil lining e.g. pet food, sauces
• Hard plastic e.g. plastic toys, black plant pots, coat hangers, storage boxes
• Kitchenware e.g. pyrex, crockery, earthenware, cutlery, glasses, pots, pans, trays
• Chinaware, mirrors, windowpanes
• Wood
• Nets, string, rope
• Light bulbs (can be recycled at the Community recycling centre (Surrey County Council) along with other electrical items).
• Water filters (can recycled at local shops e.g. Robert Dyas)
• batteries (can recycled at local shops e.g. Robert Dyas)
• Vapes (can be recycled at all outlets that sell them)

Mixed recycling bin dimensions

• height - 107 cm
• width - 48 cm
• depth - 55.5 cm