Wakefield: which bins go out tonight?
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What Wakefield collects
Mixed recycling or cans
Brown recycling bin
What goes in:
- plastic bottles, pots, tubs, and trays - including food packaging, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs and fruit or vegetable punnets
- cartons for food, drink and other liquids – including juice cartons or milk substitute cartons
- non-black plastic plant pots
- empty toothpaste tubes
- steel cans - soup, beans, dog food and so on
- aluminium drinks cans
- clean foil
- paper and card - including paperback books, newspapers, magazines and envelopes
- glass bottles and jars - always put the lids back on after rinsing
- empty aerosol cans - including deodorant bottles, air fresheners and furniture polish
What doesn't go in:
- soft plastic packaging
- windowpane glass, drinking glasses and Pyrex dishes – or any broken glass or crockery
- shredded/ waxed/ greaseproof paper
- card with food on it, for example, takeaway pizza boxes
- any metal items other than cans and tins
- electrical items
- batteries
Wakefield says: Everything you put into your brown recycling bin should be clean and free from food or drink. And to help you save space, you should squash cardboard boxes.
Source: www.wakefield.gov.uk
Rubbish
Green household waste bin
What goes in:
- food – including leftovers, eggshells, rotten fruit and vegetables
- pet food, bedding and waste
- wood shavings
- plastic bags or any soft plastic packaging
- nappies, wipes, sanitary products and tissues – never flush these
- crisp packets and wrappers
- polystyrene and greasy food packaging (takeaway cartons and pizza boxes – even if they say they can be recycled)
- broken glass and crockery
What doesn't go in:
- anything that can be recycled or any garden waste
- electrical items - anything with a battery or plug socket
- batteries – including for power tools or small batteries. Always take these to a recycling point
- paint, solvents or anything flammable – always take this to a HWRC
- wood, rubble or stone – always take this to a HWRC
- any textiles – such as clothing, bedding or cloths
Wakefield says: Extra general rubbish if left in a bag outside of your bin, will not be taken.
Source: www.wakefield.gov.uk
Garden waste
Brown garden bin
What goes in:
- flowers and plants
- bark, twigs and branches
- leaves
- hedge trimmings and pruning’s
- grass cuttings
- weeds
What doesn't go in:
- food, fruit or vegetables
- soil, turf or compost
- pet waste and cat litter
- bones and eggshells
- vacuum contents and hair
- planks of wood or large branches
- rubbish or recycling
Wakefield says: We collect garden waste from March through to November.
Source: www.wakefield.gov.uk
What Wakefield says about bin day
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Wakefield says card with food on it, like takeaway pizza boxes, can't go in the brown recycling bin.
From Wakefield's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Wakefield says greasy takeaway cartons and pizza boxes go in the green household waste bin, even if they say they can be recycled.
From Wakefield's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Wakefield says glass bottles and jars go in the brown recycling bin, with the lids put back on after rinsing.
From Wakefield's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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