What goes in which bin?

YES please

• Food tins
• Drink cans
• Aerosol cans
• Sweet/Biscuit tins
• Metal jar lids

NO thanks

• No foil trays - these can be recycled at foil banks/tips
• No tin foil - this can be recycled at foil banks/tips
• No foil pouches or coffee pods
• No gas bottles

Please remember

• Food and drink cans only
• Rinse tins and cans - you can rinse them in your used dish water when you've finished washing up, just make sure all the left over food/liquid has been rinsed out
• Push sharp tops inside tins - sharp lids can cause injuries to collection crew and sorters
• Labels can be left on
• No need to squash tins - the machines at the sorting plant identify tins better when they are in their original shape

YES please

• Glass bottles (all colours)
• Glass jars (all colours)

NO thanks

• No glass dishes (Pyrex) or drinking glasses
• No window panes
• No corks
• No nail varnish bottles
• No pump tops

Please remember

• Rinse bottles and jars - you can rinse them in your dish water when you've finished washing up, just make sure all the left over food/liquid has been rinsed out
• Lids can be left on (pump tops must be removed and put in rubbish bin) 
• Labels can be left on
• All colour glass accepted

YES please

• drinks bottles
• milk/juice bottles
• detergent/fabric softener bottles
• cleaning/bleach bottles
• toiletry bottles

• yogurt pots
• margarine/ice cream tubs
• fruit/vegetable punnets
• plastic meat/fish trays
• cream/custard pots
• cake/pastry trays
• soup/sauce pots
• egg boxes
• sweet tubs
• plastic takeaway tubs
• plastic boxes i.e. Tupperware
• moulded liners for chocolates/biscuits provided not black
• plant pots; provided not black

NO thanks

• No black plastic - it can't be recognised by the machinery at the sorting plant and is the lowest grade already so there is no demand to recycle it (brown plastic is acceptable)
• No black plant pots 
• No blister packs
• No bubble wrap
• No pumps, trigger sprays, film or foil 
• No motor oil bottles - please dispose of these at your local household recycling centre (tip)
• No crisp packets or plastic bags/wrapping - bags can be recycled through supermarket plastic bags recycling facilities
• No hard plastics (toys, garden containers, bins, water butts and so on) 
• No other items made of plastic - it's currently not possible to recycle any other plastic items, for example, toys, through your kerbside collection (even if an item has a recycling symbol on it it does not mean it can be recycled in Wyre Forest; different areas have different facilities for recycling). If items are in good condition you may like to consider a reuse organisation or charity shop

Please remember

• Plastic lids can be left on
• Rinse bottles and containers - you can rinse them in your dish water when you've finished washing up, just make sure all they left over food/liquid has been rinsed out
• Labels can be left on
• No need to squash - the machines at the sorting plant identify bottles and containers better when they are in their original shape

YES please

• Newspapers/magazines
• Phone directories
• Catalogues/brochures
• Junk mail/leaflets
• Letters
• Greetings cards
• Envelopes
• Plain, non metallic wrapping paper
• Paperback books
• Inside of hardback books

NO thanks

• No metallic or glittery wrapping paper
• No paper that has used for crafts etc, i.e. has paint, glitter, glue or similar on it
• No wallpaper
• Hardback book cover

Please remember

• Remove any plastic wrappings - Bags (including cereal bags, bread bags, fruit and veg bags) can be recycled through supermarket plastic bags recycling facilities.
• Keep paper flat (don't scrunch into balls) - the sorting machine separates paper better when flat
• Shredded paper can be recycled as long as it is contained in a paper bag/envelope or flattened cardboard box