Solihull: which bins go out tonight?
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What Solihull collects
Mixed recycling or cans
Recycling - Brown wheelie bin or clear sacks
What goes in:
- newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, catalogues
- junk mail, envelopes, greeting cards
- cardboard food boxes and egg boxes
- toilet or kitchen inner cardboard rolls
- corrugated card
- food and drink cartons such as juice, milk and soup
- household plastics such as drinks bottles, shampoo bottles, cleaning bottles, make-up cleanser bottles and washing up liquid bottles
- food and drink cans/tins
- food trays and tubs (e.g. fruit punnets, trays from microwave meals)
- yogurt pots
- aerosol cans
- clean foil
- paper wrapping paper (not plastic or foil)
- glass bottles
- glass jars
- metal caps and lids from jars/bottles
- crisp packets
- sweet and biscuit wrappers
- fruit and vegetable net bags
- plastic bags (loose)
- cheese, meat and fish wrapping
- bubble wrap and cling film (maximum 1m sections)
- plastic film and sleeves
- pouches
- plastic plant pots (excluding black plant pots) - must be:
- unstacked, empty and clean
- made from polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), or polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
- at least 4cm x 4cm in size but no more than 30cm x 30cm
What doesn't go in:
- shredded paper
- newspaper supplements still in plastic packaging
- greasy food packaging (e.g. pizza boxes)
- polystyrene
- black plastic plant pots, very small plant pots (less than 4cm x 4cm), large plant pots (more than 30cm x 30cm)
- food
- tissues and kitchen roll
- household waste
- cards with glitter or foil
- nappies
- metal i.e. cutlery or paint tins
- hard plastics i.e. CDs, DVDs, toys or sweet tubs
- clothes or textiles - these can be recycled through the small items collection
- wallpaper
- pyrex style glass
- drinking glasses
- broken glass
- light bulbs
- vases
- vapes
- batteries - these can be recycled through the small items collection
- nitrous oxide bottles
Solihull says: Your recycling should still be loose in your bin so that it will fall out easily when it’s emptied.
Source: www.solihull.gov.uk
Rubbish
Rubbish - Black wheelie bin or purple sacks
What goes in:
- waste from your home that cannot be recycled
What doesn't go in:
- bulky items – you can book a bulky waste collection service to get rid of large items
- garden waste – should be put into your green wheelie bin (if subscribed), composted or taken to Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre
- Please do not dispose of garden waste in your black wheelie bin
- paint – can be recycled at Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre or you can book a small items collection
- liquids - cooking oil and engine oil can be taken to Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre
- soil, rubble, bricks, plaster-boards, chipboard and wood - can be taken to Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre
- batteries or solar lights - can be recycled at Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre, with RecycleNow or through our small items collection
- Nitrous Oxide canisters - can be disposed of at Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre
- vapes - please check where these can be recycled or alternatively these can be disposed of at Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre
- business/commercial waste - separate arrangements should be put in place for waste originating from a business
Source: www.solihull.gov.uk
Garden waste
Garden waste - Green wheelie bin (annual subscription required)
What goes in:
- lawn clippings
- small branches - no thicker than 7.5cm (3 inches)
- prunings
- spent flowers
- leaves
- windfall fruit such as fruit, cones and seeds that have fallen into your garden
- weeds
What doesn't go in:
- compostable bags and packaging including wool
- soil and turf
- bricks and rubble
- large branches and tree stumps
- food waste
- animal poo
- plastic bags or sacks
- plant pots, trays or hanging baskets
- pesticides or weed killer
- ash
- wood other than branches/twigs
- sawdust, shavings and woodchip
- wood or straw based animal bedding
- Japanese knotweed
- Himalayan balsam
Solihull says: do not overfill your green bin. Very heavy bins can cause problems when placed onto the vehicle lift. As a general rule your garden waste bin should be easily moved using one hand.
Source: www.solihull.gov.uk
Food waste
Food waste - Grey outdoor caddy
What goes in:
- uneaten food and plate scrapings
- dairy products (e.g. cheese, butter)
- eggs and egg shells
- bread, cakes, pastries
- tea bags and coffee grounds
- raw vegetables and fruit, cooked vegetables and fruit, mouldy vegetables and fruit
- whole fruit and fruit peelings
- raw and cooked meat and fish
- meat or fish bones
- cooked and dried pasta, rice, beans, pulses
- wet and dry pet food
What doesn't go in:
- packaging (e.g. plastic pots and tubs)
- liquids (e.g. milk)
- oil or liquid fat
- any material that is not food waste
Solihull says: You can use your grey food waste caddy for all food waste except for liquids.
Source: www.solihull.gov.uk
What Solihull says about bin day
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Solihull says your recycling should still be loose in your bin so that it will fall out easily when it's emptied.
From Solihull's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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Solihull says not to put garden waste in your black wheelie bin, as garden waste is not accepted at the site for household rubbish.
From Solihull's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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Solihull says you can line your food waste caddy with a plastic or compostable bag, but please no black bags.
From Solihull's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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Solihull says cardboard can be flattened, folded or torn, and to remove any packaging such as polystyrene.
From Solihull's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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