Paper and cardboard
Blue bin
What goes in:
- paper and card
Source: www.sheffield.gov.uk
Sheffield: which bins go out tonight?
Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in Sheffield.
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What Sheffield collects
Mixed recycling or cans
Brown bin
What goes in:
- aerosols
- cartons
- food tins and drinks cans
- glass
- plastics
- tubes
What doesn't go in:
- Drinking glasses, wine glasses or tumblers
- Pyrex or other heat-resistant cookware
- Window glass, mirrors or glass from picture frames
- Light bulbs or fluorescent tubes
- Ceramics, china or pottery
- Broken glass of any kind
- Black plastic trays
- Polystyrene or foam trays
- Compostable or bioplastic packaging
Source: www.sheffield.gov.uk
Rubbish
Black bin
What goes in:
- general household rubbish
Source: www.sheffield.gov.uk
What Sheffield says about bin day
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Sheffield says recycling should be placed loose inside your recycling bins, with no plastic bags.
From Sheffield's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Sheffield says to squash plastic bottles and put the lid back on so it isn’t lost in sorting.
From Sheffield's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Sheffield says a single drinking glass can contaminate a whole load of glass recycling, so if in doubt, leave it out.
From Sheffield's website (checked 2026-10-18)
Find your bin day
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