What can I recycle in my green bin?
Summary
Here's a recycling checklist that you can print out and keep somewhere handy, showing what you can and can't put in your green recycling bin. If you are not sure whether an item can be recycled, check this page first. If the item or anything similar is not mentioned then please check with us (contact details below).
Further information
What you CAN put in your green bin
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Paper – newspapers, magazines, catalogues, leaflets and telephone directories. |
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Cardboard – clean cardboard, packaging boxes. |
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Plastic bottles – (rinsed out, lids removed and uncrushed) - all plastic bottles any colour. |
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Steel and aluminium can and tins – (rinsed out and uncrushed). |
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Empty aerosol cans |
NO THANKS!
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Plastic bags, cling film, junk mail bags, packets, yoghurt pots, food trays and tubs |
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Wrapping paper, greetings cards, shredded paper or envelopes |
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Glass |
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Aluminiuum Foil |
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Any other domestic rubbish |
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DIY waste |
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Tetrapaks |
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Garden waste |
Please note that if the wrong items are put out for collection your waste will not be taken.
Recycling must be placed loose in your green recycling bin - no plastic bags please.
Related pages on this website
Contact us
| contact officer/team: | Support Team |
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| web: | online enquiry form |
| email: | envserv@s-norfolk.gov.uk |
| freephone: | 0808 168 3333 |
| telephone: | 01508 533830 |
| minicom/textphone: | 01508 533622 |
| address: | South Norfolk Council South Norfolk House Swan Lane Long Stratton Norwich NR15 2XE |
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If you need information in large print, audio cassette, braille, translation (written or verbal) or signed interpretation, let us know when you contact us.
