Rossendale says the recycling bin or sack is for clean, empty items that fit the council’s recycling list, especially paper, card, glass, metal cans, and certain plastics. Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays are also accepted in the blue recycling wheelie bin.
| Recyclable item | Where it goes |
|---|---|
| Paper | Grey recycling wheelie bin |
| Cardboard | Grey recycling wheelie bin |
| Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, leaflets | Grey recycling wheelie bin |
| Glass bottles and jars | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Food and drink cans | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Aerosols | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Aluminium foil and foil trays | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Plastic bottles | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Plastic pots, tubs and trays | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Plastic margarine tubs, yoghurt pots, ready meal trays, sauce pots, spray bottles | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Plastic egg boxes, milk bottles, drink and detergent bottles | Blue recycling wheelie bin |
| Egg boxes (cardboard) | Grey recycling wheelie bin |
| Kitchen roll tubes / toilet roll tubes | Grey recycling wheelie bin |
| Brown paper / paper gift wrap | Grey recycling wheelie bin |
| Plastic egg boxes, drinks cartons, Tetrapaks | Local recycling centre |
Rossendale also says not to put items like nappies, food waste, clingfilm, crisp packets, plastic bags, polystyrene, and sanitary products in the recycling bin or sack. For plastic, only the items listed above should go in the blue bin; the rest should go to general waste or another disposal route.
If you want, I can also turn this into a simple “yes/no” list of common household items.