Northumberland: which bins go out tonight?
Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in Northumberland.
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What Northumberland collects
Mixed recycling or cans
Recycling bin
What goes in:
- clean paper, card and corrugated cardboard (no shredded paper or paper towels)
- plain birthday/Christmas cards
- envelopes (including window, no need to remove these)
- plain gift wrap
- junk mail, newspapers, magazines, catalogues and directories
- flattened cardboard
- clean food and drinks tins (rinsed)
- empty aerosol cans
- plastic bottles, including drinks, shampoo and detergent bottles (please ensure they are washed and squashed but you can now leave the tops and pumps on)
- any plastic bottles (with or without lids)
Northumberland says: Excess recycling cannot be placed in black bin bags. All recycling must be placed in your bin clean, dry and loose.
Source: www.northumberland.gov.uk
Rubbish
Household general waste bin
What goes in:
- shredded paper, tissues or paper towels
- Birthday/Christmas paper containing glitter or bling
- tin foil or foil trays
- disposable nappies
- plastics which aren't bottles e.g. bags, carrier bags, cling film, plant pots, yoghurt pots, food trays, margarine cartons, bubble wrap
- bin liners
- Polystyrene
- Tetra Paks (juice and milk cartons), or you can take these to your local tip
- glass, you can take glass to your local tip
- food waste
- single use coffee cups
- aluminum foil trays
- gloss photo paper
Source: www.northumberland.gov.uk
Garden waste
garden waste bin
What goes in:
- grass cuttings
- shrubs
- leaves
- weeds
- flowers and plants
- hedge clippings
- prunings
- small branches
What doesn't go in:
- plastic bags or bin bags
- plant pots or plastic trays
- kitchen waste or food waste
- soil, bricks or rubble
- nappies
- paper, plastic or cardboard
- textiles
- animal waste
- biodegradable or compostable bags
- children's toys
- garden ornaments
- ragwort
Northumberland says: Putting the wrong materials in your garden bin will mean we may not empty it, and no refund or partial refund will be made. On the day of collection: present your bin by 7am; place your bin at the side of the kerb, outside your property; take your bin back in when it has been emptied. 20 collections each year from March to November, with detailed bin guidelines and subscription options.
Source: www.northumberland.gov.uk
What Northumberland says about bin day
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Northumberland says shredded paper, tissues and paper towels go in the general waste bin, not the recycling bin.
From Northumberland's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Northumberland says plastic bottles should be washed and squashed for the recycling bin, and you can now leave the tops and pumps on.
From Northumberland's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Northumberland says plastics that aren’t bottles, like carrier bags, yoghurt pots and food trays, go in the general waste bin.
From Northumberland's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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