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A summary: What & What not to recycle
Cans
Recyclable
Drink and food cans
Tin foil containers
Not Recycable
Paint and oil tins
Tin foil (catering)
Glass
Recyclable
All clean glass jars and bottles. Lids and corks off please.
Cardboard
Recyclable
Any cardboard box
Not Recycable
Milk and juice cartons
Plastics
Recyclable
Drink bottles
Wrapping
Bags
Yoghurt containers
Fruit and veg container
White milk containers
Detergent bottles, all preferably rinsed
Crates
Buckets
Not Recycable
Polystyrene
Black bags
PVC (eg: garden furniture, gutters etc)
Paper
Recyclable
White office paper
Books
Brochures
Shredded paper
Not Recycable
Empty cement bags
Magazines
Newspaper
Other
Recyclable
Light metal
Not Recycable
Disposable nappies
Batteries
Food left overs
Electronics or parts thereof
Anything made of wood and fabric
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