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Interactive Guide

An interactive guide to Waste Separation.

Green Bin

By rinsing items before placing them in the bag, you prevent lingering smells and make the recycling process more efficient.

CARDBOARD & PAPER

  • Cardboard
  • Carton food boxes
  • Detergent boxes
  • Magazines
  • Milk cartons
  • Newspapers
  • Notebooks
  • Paper bags
  • Papers
  • Take away boxes (clean)
  • Tetra Packs (such as juice cartons)
  • Toilet paper rolls

METAL

  • Aluminum trays and foil
  • Beverage cans
  • Food cans
  • Hair products such as hairsprays and hair creams
  • Jar lids
  • Metal caps
  • Spray cans

PLASTIC

  • Cooking Oil Bottles
  • Cosmetic containers
  • Detergent bottles
  • Expanded Polystyrene / Jablo
  • Liquid soap containers
  • Margarine tubs
  • Other plastic bottles
  • Personal hygiene products
  • Plastic bags
  • Plastic caps
  • Plastic containers
  • Plastic food packages
  • Shampoo bottles
  • Shower gel bottles
  • Yoghurt containers

PLASTIK

  • Polystyrene (ex small jablo trays)
Do not place:
  • Baking Paper
  • Batteries
  • CDs
  • Clothes
  • Fish nets and fishing wires
  • Flares
  • Food Leftovers
  • Nappies and Wipes
  • Small electronic devices
  • Soiled Aluminium Foil
  • Soiled Food Containers
  • Take away food containers
  • Tape cassettes
  • Wax Paper


Green Bin

The white bag is for raw and cooked food leftovers.

BONES

  • Fish bones
  • Fruit pits and seeds
  • Meat bones

BREAD & PASTA

  • Bread
  • Cakes
  • Flour
  • Pasta
  • Rice

COOKED & RAW FOOD

  • Butter
  • Cheese
  • Dairy products
  • Eggs
  • Expired food (without packaging)
  • Fish and seafood
  • Food scraps
  • Honey
  • Jams
  • Meat
  • Nuts
  • Rotten fruit and vegetables
  • Sugar

FOOD SOILED NAPKINS

  • Food soiled napkins
  • Food soiled newspapers

PEELS

  • Eggshells
  • Flowers and leaves
  • Fruit and vegetable peels
  • Nut shells
  • Shellfish
  • Spices

TEA AND COFFEE

  • Ground coffee
  • Tea bags
  • Tea leaves
Do not place:
  • Baking Paper & Foil
  • Batteries
  • Cigarette Ash
  • Coffee Pods
  • Dust
  • Food Wrapping
  • Twigs
  • Wipes


Green Bin

The black bag is for waste that cannot be recycled.

What to put:
  • Adhesive tape
  • Baking paper
  • Blister packs
  • Broken glass
  • Broken Pyrex
  • Candles
  • Candy wrappers
  • Cards with foil, glitters or metallic
  • CDs
  • Cellophane tape
  • Ceramic Ornaments
  • Ceramic vases
  • China
  • Chocolate wrappers
  • Cigarette ashes and butts
  • Cling film
  • Coffee machine capsules and pods
  • Cotton pads
  • Dirty take away boxes
  • Dust
  • Face masks
  • Floor cloths
  • Foil, glitter or metallic gift-wrapping paper
  • Foil-covered packaging
  • Hair (human or animal)
  • Home test kits (eg: COVID tests / pregnancy tests)
  • Ice cream wooden sticks 
  • Labels
  • Laminated paper
  • Nappies and other sanitary products
  • Pet litter
  • Photographs
  • Plant pots
  • Q-tips
  • Rubber and foil balloons
  • Shaving blades
  • Small broken mirrors
  • Snack packets
  • Soiled aluminum foil
  • Soiled food wrapping papers
  • Stickers
  • Takeaway coffee cups
  • Toothpaste tubes
  • Toothpicks
  • Torn and Stained Clothes
  • Torn handbags
  • Torn shoes
  • Twigs
  • Used rubber gloves
  • Used sponges
  • Vacuum cleaner bags
  • Wax paper
  • Wet wipes
Do not place:
  • Batteries
  • Electronic devices
  • Expired medicines
  • Flares
  • Gas canisters
  • Syringes


Green Bin

Only rinsed glass bottles and jars. Don’t forget to remove any caps or lids.

GLASS BOTTLES & JARS

  • Food jars
  • Oil bottles
  • Water bottles
  • Wine bottles
Do not place:
  • Broken Glass & Mirrors
  • Eyesight Glasses
  • Glass Cookware
  • Glass Ornaments
  • Glasses & Plates
  • Jugs
  • Light Bulbs & Neon Tubes
  • Porcelain & Ceramics


Green Bin

These items should not be thrown in any of the waste bags but should be taken to one of our Civic Amenity Sites. In the case of items that are not bigger than 50cm, these can also be taken to a Roadshow Truck.

E-waste includes:
  • Air conditioners
  • Clock
  • Dishwashing machines
  • Electric stoves
  • Electric Toothbrushes
  • Electronic Toys
  • Freezers
  • Hair Trimmers
  • Induction stoves
  • Ink cartridges
  • Laptops
  • Mobile phones
  • Monitors
  • Music player
  • Notebooks
  • PCs
  • Photo or video camera
  • Plugs
  • Printers
  • Radios
  • Refrigerators
  • Satellite Navigation Systems (GPS)
  • Screens
  • Smart TVs
  • Smart watches
  • Speakers
  • Tablets
  • Toners
  • Torch Lights
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Washing machines & dryers
  • Wires
  • Wristwatch



Last updated on 27/06/2023

An interactive guide to waste separation

Mixed Recyclables


The grey/green bag is for all packaging waste made out of plastic, paper, carboard, and metal.

Organic Waste


The white bag is for raw and cooked food leftovers.

Mixed Waste


The black bag is for waste that cannot be recycled.

Glass


Only rinsed glass bottles and jars. Don’t forget to remove any caps or lids.

E-Waste


E-waste mostly consists of those devices and their parts that are battery operated or that have an electric plug.

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