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Don't forget to wash and squash! You can leave the lids on once squashed to make more room in your bag!

You can put the following items in your white bag:

  • Plastic bottles
  • Fabric conditioner bottles
  • Shampoo, conditioner and shower gel bottles
  • Bleach and cleaning bottles
  • Plastic medicine bottles
  • Plastic cosmetic bottles
  • Yoghurt pots 
  • Butter / margarine tubs     
  • Plastic food trays      
  • Drinks cans      
  • Food cans
  • Empty aerosol cans - deoderants and hairsprays
  • Clean aluminium foil

Please do not put these items in your white bag as it will be contaminated and it will not be emptied:

  • Tetra Pak cartons (these go in your brown bin or to a Household Waste Recycling Centre)
  • Plastic wrapping including bubble wrap (check recycle now for your local drop off point) 
  • Plant pots (all types) (please put in your brown bin)
  • Polystyrene (please put in your brown bin, in a bag, so it doesn't stick to the bin with the static)
  • Plastic bags
  • Plastic film

You can now Repeat the Cycle and take your plastic packing to any local supermarket, soft plastic, plastic bags and wrapping, plastic films, flexible plastics, what ever you would like to call them! To find your nearest supermarket location that is taking part you just put your postcode in and you can choose where to take them!

 

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Last modified on 23 April 2025