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You can recycle
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Please remember
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| Food tins and drink cans |
- food tins
- drink cans
- aerosol cans
- sweet/ biscuit tins
- metal jar lids
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- rinse tins and cans
- push sharp lids inside tins
Tip - labels can be left on.
Tip - no need to squash.
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Mixed glass
bottles
and jars
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- rinse bottles and jars
- no corks or caps
Tip - labels can be left on.
Tip - all colours accepted.
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Plastic bottles
and containers
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All plastic bottles e.g.
- drinks bottles
- milk/ juice bottles
- detergent/ fabric conditioner bottles
- cleaning/ bleach bottles
- toiletry bottles
Plastic containers e.g.
- yoghurt pots
- margarine/ ice cream tubs
- fruit/ vegatable punnets
- plastic meat/ fish trays
- cream/ custard pots
- cake/ pastry trays
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- rinse bottles and containers
- no black plastic
- no tops, lids, pumps, film, foil etc
Tip - labels can be left on.
Tip - no need to squash.
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| Paper |
- newspapers/ magazines
- phone directories
- catalogues/ brochures
- junk mail/ leaflets
- letters
- greetings cards
- envelopes
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- keep paper flat
- remove plastic wrappers
Tip - you can compost your shredded paper at home
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| Cartons |
All cartons e.g.
- milk/ juice/ smoothie cartoons
- fabric conditioner cartons
- soup/ chopped tomatoes cartons
- custard cartons
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Tip - no need to squash.
Tip - plastic spouts can be left on.
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| Cardboard |
- thin cardboard boxes e.g. cereal boxes, ready meal boxes
- corrugated/ thick cardboard boxes
- egg boxes
- kitchen/ toilet roll tubes
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- flatten cardboard boxes and tubes
- remove inner packaging
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You cannot recycle textiles in your recycling collection but there are re-use organisations, charity shops and recycling sites where you can donate textiles to re-use and recycling.
pdf
Recycling hints, do's and dont's poster
(5.40 MB)
For more information contact:
Client Services
Wychavon District Council
Telephone 01386 565018 (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)
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