Salford: which bins go out tonight?
Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in Salford.
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What Salford collects
Paper and cardboard
Blue recycling bin
What goes in:
- Paper and junk mail
- Cardboard (all types)
- Newspapers and magazines
- Envelopes
- Catalogues and yellow pages
- Corrugated packaging
- Shoe boxes
- Cartons (Tetra Pak)
Salford says: Top tip: to maximise the capacity of your bin, break up and flatten materials where possible. Please do not use plastic bags as these cannot be recycled.
Source: www.salford.gov.uk
Mixed recycling or cans
Brown recycling bin
What goes in:
- Glass bottles
- Plastic bottles
- Jars
- Food cans
- Drink cans
- Foil and foil trays
- Aerosols (empty)
- New! Plastic pots, tubs and trays (eg butter tubs, yoghurt pots, clear plastic takeaway trays)
Salford says: Top tip: rinse out and squash plastic bottles to make more room in your bin. Please do not use plastic bags as these cannot be recycled.
Source: www.salford.gov.uk
What Salford says about bin day
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Salford says not to use plastic bags in your blue or brown recycling bin, as these cannot be recycled.
From Salford's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Salford says plastic pots, tubs and trays, such as butter tubs and yoghurt pots, now go in the brown recycling bin.
From Salford's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Salford says cartons (Tetra Pak) go in the blue recycling bin with your paper and cardboard.
From Salford's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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