Quick Answer: Brent Council What Goes In Which Bin?

What goes in the blue top bin?

What you can put in the blue top bin

• Tins, cans and aerosols. food tins and drinks cans.
• Foil. clean kitchen foil and foil ready meal containers.
• Paper and card. • cardboard boxes.
• Glass bottles and jars. • glass drinks bottles (clear and coloured)
• Plastic bottles.
• Plastic tubs and trays.

What can go in GREY bin?

Your grey bin is for non-recyclable waste, referring to any items that you can ‘t put into your brown bin. Items which should be put into your grey bin are:

• food scraps*
• nappies.
• cling film.
• polystyrene.
• meat trays.
• plastic food wrapping.
• crisp packets and sweet wrappers.
• bottle lids.

What goes in the green lid bin?

What can I put in my green – lidded bin?

• Glass bottles and jars (any colour)
• Plastic bottles (clear and coloured) including cleaning product bottles.
• Plastic pots and tubs (e.g. butter, margarine, yoghurt)
• Plastic food trays and fruit punnets (remove film sleeve and place in black bin )
• Drink cans.
• Food tins.
• Aerosols (empty)

What can u put in recycle bin?

Do Recycle

• Rigid Plastics/Bottles. – Any plastic bottles or containers found in your kitchen.
• Paper and Cardboard. – Cereal/snack cardboard boxes.
• Metals. – Tin, aluminum, and steel cans.
• Glass. – Food containers or jars.
• Loose Plastic Bags. – Plastic shopping bags.
• Polystyrene Foam Cups or Containers.
• Soiled Food Items.
• Other.

What are blue bins for?

your blue bin is for recyclable waste. your brown bin is for garden waste. your green or grey bin is for non-recyclable and food waste.

Can you put plastic in the recycle bin?

are recyclable. Reality: Just because it’s plastic doesn’t mean it’s recyclable in your recycling program. If it’s not bottles, cans, paper or cardboard, it probably doesn’t belong in your curbside mixed recycling bin and may even require special handling.

Can I put polystyrene in my GREY bin?

You can put the following items your grey bin.

Waste item	Accepted by Household waste recycling centres?
Polystyrene	No
Carrier bags	Yes
Margarine tubs, yoghurt pots or plastic trays	Yes

What are the different Coloured bins for?

Segregated wastes are now dumped in the particular dustbins of Green, Blue, Yellow colour.

• The Green- coloured dustbins are meant for wet and bioderadable wastes.
• Blue dustbins are meant for disposal of plastic wrappers and non-bioderadable wastes.
• Yellow dustbins are meant for papers and glass bottles.

What bin does cardboard go in UK?

Blue bin, container or bag Things that can go in your blue bin include: Cardboard, food and drink cartons, magazines, comics, waste paper, newspapers, cardboard egg boxes, pizza boxes, juice boxes, travel tickets (for bus, tram, train), cards, flyers, leaflets, pamphlets and catalogues.

What are 3 types of waste?

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• Liquid waste. Liquid waste refers to all grease, oil, sludges, wash water, waste detergents and dirty water that have been thrown away.
• Solid Waste. Solid waste is any garbage, sludge, and refuse found in industrial and commercial locations.
• Organic Waste.
• Recyclable Waste.
• Hazardous Waste.

What are green wheelie bins for?

Your green coloured wheelie bin is for all your general household waste, except the following: asbestos and other hazardous waste. commercial and industrial waste. poisonous or noxious waste.

What are green bins for?

A green bin is a large, movable, rigid plastic or metal container that contains biodegradable waste or compostable materials as a means to divert waste from landfills. The program’s purpose is to reduce the amount of waste shipped to landfills by recycling biodegradable waste into compost.

What are 10 things you can recycle?

Below is a list of 40 old and unused items that can be easily recycled at home.

• Plastic Bags.
• Milk Cartons.
• Plastic Water Bottles.
• Empty Ice Cream Container.
• Empty Roll-On Deodorant Bottles.
• Jeans You No Longer Wear.
• Old Clothing.
• Clear Plastic Lids.

What should you never put inside your recycling bin?

To help you out, we ‘ve put together a list of 18 things you should absolutely never toss into your home recycling bin.

1. Styrofoam. Avoid Styrofoam containers.
2. Bubble wrap. Bubble wrap’s thin film can get tangled in recycling machines.
3. Cords.
4. Aerosol cans.
5. Grocery bags.
6. Batteries.
7. Mirrors.
8. Clothes hangers.

Can you put leaves in recycle bin?

What can I put in the Green Bin? Green waste consists of leaves, grass clippings, other yard trimmings, and plant materials. No food waste, wood ash, soil, or old plant pots and hoses, please! Some types of plants are also unacceptable and must go in the trash.