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All recyclables must be clean.
We will not be able to empty any bins containing non recyclable items.
Cardboard boxes (flattened)
Cereal boxes (flattened)
Cleaning fluid bottles (#2 plastic rinsed, no lids)
Egg cartons and trays (clean, dry)
Food tins (rinsed)
Glass bottles (rinsed)
Glass jars (rinsed)
Ice cream containers (#2 or #5 plastic)
Junk mail (clean, dry)
Magazines (clean, dry)
Meat trays – only the dimpled #1 PET polypropylene trays, not polystyrene foam trays (rinsed)
Newspapers (clean, dry)
Paper (not shredded)
Pizza boxes (no food scraps, flattened)
Plastic bottles – fizz, water, milk etc. (#1 or #2 plastic rinsed, no lids)
Plastic pottles – maragarine, sour cream, dip etc. (#5 plastic, clean)
Shampoo and conditional bottles (#2 plastic, rinsed, no lids)
Telephone books/directories
Tins – rinsed food cans
Wine bottles (rinsed)
PLASTICS – #1=PET plastic / #2=HHDPE plastic / #5 PP plastic
Aluminium foil
Aluminium pie and meal plates
Batteries
Bubble wrap
Car parts and scrap metal
Ceramics, crockery, porcelain
Clothing
Computers, electronics
Disposable nappies
Drinking glasses
Engine oil containers
Flimsy plastic packaging (any that can be scrunched i.e. crisp packets/bread packets or with #3,4,6 &7 or no number)
Food waste
Furniture
Garden waste
Gas bottles
General rubbish
Glass cookware / Drinking glasses
Hoses and plastic tubing
Household appliances
Light bulbs
Liquids
Meat trays (except the dimpled PET trays)
Mirrors
Paint or chemicals
Plant pots
Plastic plates and cutlery
Plastic ties and plastic tubing
Plastic strapping
Polystyrene foam (packaging and meat trays)
Rechargeable batteries
String, twine, rope
Shredded paper
Takeaway cardboard coffee cups & lids
Tetra packs (Milk & Juice cartons)
The Press plastic wrappers
Timber
Toys
Tyres and rubber
Window glass
Windscreen glass
Wood
If you’re unsure of how to dispose of any items, you can contact the Southbrook Resource Recovery Park for advice on 03 313 5499.
Below are the bin sizes we offer, contact us for more information on what sizes we support on what waste services and routes.
