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Plastic

See below for lists of plastic items you can or can't recycle.

  1. What you can recycle from home
  1. What you cannot recycle from home

What you can't recycle from home

You can't put these plastics in your recycling container - they must go in the same bin as your rubbish:

  • Bio-degradable and degradable bags
  • Black sacks
  • Blister packs
  • Bubble Wrap
  • CD and DVD cases
  • Cellophane
  • Foil balloons
  • Foil-lined packets (sweet wrappers and crisp packets)
  • Laminated paper
  • Plastic coat hangers
  • Plastic film wrap (also known as flexible wrapping or soft plastic wrap which is used to wrap bread, fresh salad, dried foods and microwave meals)
  • Plastic flower pots
  • Plastic storage boxes
  • Polystyrene/styrofoam (packaging trays, beads and disposable coffee cups)
  • Toothpaste tubes
  • Tupperware containers
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