What you can put in your green bin
  • newspapers, magazines and telephone directories.
  • paper and clean cardboard.
  • plastic bottles (such as drinks, detergent, shampoo and plastic milk bottles - please leave the lids on)
  • steel and aluminium food and drinks cans.
  • empty aerosols.
  • glass bottles and jars (leave the tops on)

Also question is, what can you put in the green waste bin?

Items you can put in your Green Bin include but are not limited to: cooked and uncooked fruits and vegetables scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds, tea bags, baked goods like crackers and bread, dairy items such as moldy cheese, meat, fish, bones, and that greasy pizza box!

Subsequently, question is, what are green bins used for? A green bin is a large, movable, rigid plastic or metal container that contains biodegradable waste or compostable materials as a means to divert waste from landfills. In some local authorities, green bins are also used to contain unsorted municipal solid waste.

Also question is, what can I put in the recycling bin?

As a general rule, the following items are acceptable:

  • Cardboard including newspapers, paper, magazines.
  • Glass bottles and jars.
  • Plastic containers ie. milk, ice-cream, margarine and yoghurt.
  • Aluminium ie. soft drink cans and foil trays, and steel cans.

Can I put wood in my green bin?

Put these in your green bin: Garden waste, such as grass cuttings and leaves. Untreated wood. Straw and sawdust.

Can you put dog poo in green bin?

Apart from the regular garden cuttings, items that can go in the green bin include egg shells, fish scraps, dog poo, general food waste (including meat and dairy), fruit and vegetable scraps, meat bones, pizza boxes, paper towels (with food or drink spills) and shredded paper.

Can you put biodegradable bags in green bin?

Please do not put plastic, or biodegradable bags into your green bin as they contaminate the load and will not compost. All biodegradable packaging is not necessarily compostable, but a compostable packaging is always biodegradable.

Can you throw soil in green bin?

What can I put in the Green Bin? Green waste consists of leaves, grass clippings, other yard trimmings, and plant materials. No food waste, wood ash, soil, or old plant pots and hoses, please! Some types of plants are unacceptable, too.

Can shredded paper go in green bin?

Shredded paper is good to go in the green bin. Shredded paper provides a great sources or carbon, which is an important component of good compost. It also absorbs moisture and smells in your green bin.

Can you put green waste in red bin?

Rubbish bin (grey, dark green or red lid)
Do not put these waste items in your rubbish bin: bricks, rocks, soil or concrete. large metal objects. building materials.

Does paper go in recycle bin?

Any form of paper that is not contaminated with excess food or oil can go in the recycling bin, including old newspapers, magazines and leaflets, advertising material, flattened cardboard and pizza boxes, stationary, envelopes and old phone books. Attached staples and paper clips are also ok to go in the recycling bin.

Can you put books in the recycling bin?

If you can put paper in your recycling bin, chances are you can recycle books, too. Some recyclers accept both hardback and paperback books, while others may only accept paperbacks. Some require the binding to be removed, while others will accept whole books.

What should you not put in your recycling bin?

18 Common Items You Should Never Put in the Recycling Bin
  • Pizza boxes. The grease can't be separated from the paper fibers.
  • Light bulbs. Check your state regulations for disposal.
  • Food soiled containers. There can't be any residue.
  • Aluminum foil. The foil isn't recyclable.
  • Capped water bottles. The caps have to be separate from the bottle.
  • Pyrex.
  • Drinking glasses.
  • Ceramics.

What type of paper Cannot be recycled?

Types of paper that are not recyclable are coated and treated paper, paper with food waste, juice and cereal boxes, paper cups, paper towels, and paper or magazine laminated with plastic.

Does Waste Management actually recycle?

Recyclables are considered a commodity -- a good that can be sold. Those cans, bottles and boxes you recycle can be broken down into raw materials again and sold to manufacturers. This is not to say that everything you put in your recycling bin actually does get recycled.

Can pizza boxes be recycled?

Yes if they are clean. Pizza boxes are normally made from corrugated cardboard which is recyclable. However most pizza boxes have food debris attached to them and a lot of grease. Any heavily greased cardboard can be torn off and put in the trash before putting the clean cardboard in the recycling stream.

Can I put my recycling in a plastic bag?

Don't put your recyclables in a plastic bag.
It's not that we don't have the technology to recycle plastic bags. They just cause a lot of issues in the recycling process. Many grocery stores collect plastic bags, and some city recycling programs offer plastic bag pick-up or drop-off programs.

What can you not recycle?

Here are the top things that recyclers do NOT want to see come into their facility:
  • Plastic bags and wraps.
  • Bagged recyclables.
  • Anything that can 'tangle' around stuff.
  • Hazardous materials.
  • Batteries, including lithium ion.
  • Diapers.
  • Electronics.
  • Food & food soiled recyclables.

Can I put clothes in recycling bin?

Please do not put any of the following items in your blue lidded bin or clear recycling bags: clothing and shoes - these can be recycled at your nearest textile bank. polystyrene - this cannot be recycled at the present time and should go into your grey-lidded general waste wheeled bin.

Can you put clothes in green bin?

Please do not put them into your green recycling bin: food. clothes, shoes and textiles. wood.

What's not allowed in green bin?

Some plastics are not. All the obvious stuff can go in the green bin: newspapers, books, magazines, cardboard, cereal boxes, plastic bottles, plastic containers, tin cans and aluminium cans are fine.

What Colour bin does glass go in?

Brown bin or container
Things that can go in your brown bin include: glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles (but not the lids), tins, cans, tin foil and foil containers, aerosols.