Green bulk bin guide
Your green bulk bin is for food waste, nappies, plastic bags and general waste.
Important: Always bag your green bulk bin waste before putting it in your green bin.
Always use your bulk red and blue bins for clean recyclable items.
If you’re unsure if an item can be recycled, always use your green bulk bin.
Please view our full A – Z of what can go in the green bulk bin below.
- B
Bread wrappers
Biscuit wrappers
Buckets
Bubble wrap*
Burger takeaway trays
* These items could be reused, please consider donating them before putting in your burgundy bin and sending to landfill.
- C
Carrier bags*
Cat food sachets
Chip trays
Clingfilm
Cleaning wipes
Coat hangers*
Coffee grounds
Cooking oil (small bottles)
Crisp packets (including tubes)
Cutlery*
Cups*
* These items could be reused, please consider donating them before putting in your burgundy bin and sending to landfill.
- D
Dog food sachets
Disposable face masks
Disposable gloves
- F
Food bags
Food waste
Food wrappers
- G
Glue
- J
Jiffy bags
- K
Kitchen roll
- L
Light bulbs
- M
Make-up
Microwave meal – black trays
- N
Nappies
- P
Pans*
Pet litter
Plant pots
Pillows
Plastic bags
Plastic film
Polystyrene
Printer cartridges
* These items could be reused, please consider donating them before putting in your burgundy bin and sending to landfill.
- S
Sanitary products
Sweet wrappers
- T
Teabags
Tissue
Toothpaste tubes
Towels
Trays*
* These items could be reused, please consider donating them before putting in your burgundy bin and sending to landfill.
- U
Utensils (kitchen)*
* These items could be reused, please consider donating them before putting in your burgundy bin and sending to landfill.
- V
Vacuum cleaner contents
- W
Wallpaper
Wet wipes