Bolton: which bins go out tonight?
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What Bolton collects
Paper and cardboard
beige bin
What goes in:
- Paper and newspapers
- Magazines and catalogues
- Books
- Cardboard
- Card packaging
- Food and drink cartons (Tetra Pak)
- Greetings cards
- Wrapping paper (not foil based)
- Envelopes and mail
- Junk mail
What doesn't go in:
- Plastic bags
- Polystyrene
- Wrapping film
- Glass bottles and jars
- Food and drink cans
- Garden or food waste
- Paper tissues and paper towels
- In addition to the items listed, we will not empty beige bins that contain rubbish and recycling meant for other bin types.
Bolton says: You can place neatly folded cardboard next to your full bin on collection day. It is your responsibility to ensure the following: it is easily visible to the bin collection teams and not wrapped in a plastic or bagged. it is free from contaminants such as polystyrene and plastics. it is secure and can withstand wind. If it blows away, you are responsible for retrieving it. ensure the visible, secure, dry, and neatly folded cardboard can easily fit inside your emptied bin with the lid closed. For safety reasons, our bin collection team can only use bins to place materials into the wagon. They cannot throw materials into the wagon by hand. Once your full bin is emptied, the team will place your cardboard into your bin, and lift it again into the wagon.
Source: www.bolton.gov.uk
Mixed recycling or cans
burgundy bin
What goes in:
- Plastic pots (e.g. yoghurt, soup, cosmetics etc)
- Plastic tubs (e.g. margarine, laundry powder, chocolates etc)
- Plastic trays including black plastic trays (e.g. raw and cooked meat, fruit and veg punnets etc)
- Plastic bottles (e.g. milk, pop, bleach, cleaning products, trigger sprays, shampoo)
- Glass bottles and jars (no lids)
- Food tins and drinks cans
- Metal tubes (e.g. tomato puree, personal care tubes)
- Aerosols
- Foil
What doesn't go in:
- Crisp packets
- Plastic film
- Plastic bags
- Pet food pouches
- In addition to the items listed, we will not empty burgundy bins that contain rubbish and recycling meant for other bin types.
Bolton says: Please rinse your items before you put them in the bin.
Source: www.bolton.gov.uk
Food and garden waste
green bin
What goes in:
- Raw and cooked meat and fish – including bones
- Raw and cooked fruit and vegetables
- Leftovers from your plate
- Rice, pasta, beans
- Bread, cake and pastries
- Cheese and eggs – including egg shells
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Flowers and plants
- Leaves from the garden
- Grass cuttings and hedge clippings
- Twigs and small branches
- Hay and straw pet bedding (e.g. rabbits and guinea pigs)
What doesn't go in:
- Liquids – milk, cooking oils, etc.
- Plastic bags
- Plastic food packaging
- Glass
- Rubble
- Turf and ash
- Soil and stone
- Dog and cat faeces
- Cat litter
- In addition to the items listed, we will not empty green bins that contain rubbish and recycling meant for other bin types.
Source: www.bolton.gov.uk
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