Huntingdonshire: which bins go out tonight?
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What Huntingdonshire collects
Mixed recycling or cans
Recycling (usually blue bin)
What goes in:
- plastic packaging bottles, bottle tops, pots, tubs, trays, clean flexible plant pots, carrier bags, bread bags, cling film and bubble wrap
- glass bottles and jars (including broken glass bottles and jars)
- paper and card (except shredded paper, which can go in the garden bin)
- newspapers and magazines
- cans and tins
- aerosols
- clean foil
- drinks and food cartons
What doesn't go in:
- food
- clothes, textiles or shoes (take to charity shops, clothing banks)
- black sacks/bin bags (any bags used need to be clear)
- batteries (recycle at household recycling centres and some shops, visit Take Charge for more information)
- polystyrene/foam/sponge
- cellulose/crinkly plastic and crisp packets (such as salad leaf bags, recycle at some supermarkets)
- hard plastic such as toys or housewares (recycle at household recycling centres)
- heavy metals such as housewares or poles (recycle at household recycling centres)
- Pyrex-type glass or mirrors (recycle at household recycling centres)
- paint tins (recycle at St Neots household recycling centre)
- tissues (clean or used)
- wood
Huntingdonshire says: Please make sure containers are empty and clean so they do not contaminate other material. Please put lids, tops, sprays and pumps back on.
Source: www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk
Rubbish
Domestic waste (usually black bin)
What goes in:
- household rubbish that cannot be recycled, composted or reused
- polystyrene
- cigarette ends
- cat or dog waste
- nappies/sanitary waste/wet wipes/tissues/face masks
What doesn't go in:
- hot ashes
- heavy materials
- electrical and electronic equipment (recycle at dedicated recycling points household recycling centres and some retails stores, visit Recycle Your Electricals for more information)
- batteries (recycle at household recycling centres and some supermarkets, visit Take Charge for more information)
- fluorescent tubes/light bulbs (recycle at household recycling centres)
- liquids
- oil (recycle at household recycling centres)
- paint (recycle at St Neots household recycling centre)
- building/DIY waste
Huntingdonshire says: Any excess waste outside the bin will not be collected.
Source: www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk
Food waste
Food waste (small grey bin)
What goes in:
- raw or cooked meat and bones
- raw or cooked fish and bones
- gristle
- cheese and eggs (including eggshells)
- teabags and coffee grounds
- rice, pasta and beans
- baked goods (such as bread, cakes and pastries)
- raw or cooked vegetables
- fruit and peelings
- pet food
What doesn't go in:
- liquids such as milk, oil or fat
- plastic film or packaging
- garden waste
- pet waste (bedding, litter, faeces)
Huntingdonshire says: do not overfill your wheeled bin and ensure the lid is closed
Source: www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk
Garden waste
Garden waste (usually green bin)
What goes in:
- garden waste, such as grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and leaves
- small twigs and branches (less than 2.5cm (1") in diameter)
- real Christmas trees can be put next to your bin for composting in January. If the tree is taller than your bin, please chop it to the size of your bin
- untreated wood
- shredded paper (if mixed in with other garden waste)
- straw and sawdust
- cold ashes (if mixed with other garden waste)
What doesn't go in:
- food waste
- branches or logs (larger than 2.5cm (1") in diameter)
- plastic
- plastic type bags, including corn starch, compostable, degradable and biodegradable
- other domestic waste
- turf, soil or compost
- treated wood (this can be recycled at the household recycling centres)
- rubble
- cat or dog waste
Huntingdonshire says: do not overfill your wheeled bin and ensure the lid is closed
Source: www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk
What Huntingdonshire says about bin day
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Huntingdonshire says extra recycling can go in a clear or transparent sack next to your bin; other sacks are not collected.
From Huntingdonshire's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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Huntingdonshire says a bin that is too heavy to move will not be emptied.
From Huntingdonshire's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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Huntingdonshire says shredded paper can go in the garden bin, not with paper and card in the recycling bin.
From Huntingdonshire's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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