West Norfolk’s green recycling bin takes a fairly broad mix of clean, dry recyclables, and they need to be loose rather than bagged. Here’s the current list of what goes in it.
| You can recycle in the green bin |
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| Newspapers, magazines and telephone directories |
| Paper and clean cardboard |
| Plastic bottles, such as drinks, detergent, shampoo and milk bottles |
| Steel and aluminium food and drinks cans |
| Empty aerosols |
| Glass bottles and jars |
| Plastic food pots, tubs and trays, such as yoghurt pots, ice cream containers and margarine tubs |
| Waxed cartons and Tetra Paks, such as juice and soup cartons |
| Foil and foil trays |
| Shredded paper |
| Envelopes, including window envelopes |
| Greetings cards and junk mail |
| Wrapping paper |
A couple of quick rules: items should be clean and dry, and you should leave lids on plastic bottles and glass jars. West Norfolk also says not to put items in plastic bags, because bins with bags in them won’t be emptied until the bags are removed.