Wirral: which bins go out tonight?
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What Wirral collects
Mixed recycling or cans
Grey recycling bin
What goes in:
- card
- cardboard boxes
- cardboard packaging
- catalogues
- cereal boxes
- corrugated card
- egg boxes (card)
- envelopes (you do not need to remove the plastic window)
- greeting cards
- junk mail (removed from any plastic bags)
- magazines (removed from any plastic bags)
- newspapers
- paper (not shredded)
- pizza boxes (clean, with no grease or food)
- telephone directories and Yellow Pages
- toilet roll tubes
- unused wallpaper
- washing powder boxes
- wrapping paper (not foil)
- soap and toothpaste boxes
- bleach bottles
- cleaning bottles
- cosmetic bottles (plastic)
- empty medicine bottles (plastic)
- fabric conditioner bottles
- plastic bottle tops
- plastic bottles (including milk bottles)
- plastic tubs and trays (such as yoghurt pots and takeaway trays)
- roll-on deodorant bottles
- shampoo and shower gel bottles
- cosmetic bottles (glass)
- glass bottles and jars (tops can be put back on)
- empty medicine bottles (glass)
- aerosol cans (such as deodorant and hairspray)
- cans (drinks and food)
- foil (clean)
- metal jar lids
- tins (biscuit or chocolate tins)
- fruit juice and milk cartons (Tetra Paks)
What doesn't go in:
- Batteries
- Food waste
- Nappies
- Plastic bags and wrappers
- Textiles
Source: www.wirral.gov.uk
Garden waste
brown bin
What goes in:
- grass cuttings
- hedge trimmings
- prunings
- leaves
- weeds
- dead flowers
- real Christmas trees (please chop into smaller pieces to fit inside the bin)
Wirral says: All waste must fit inside the bin with the lid fully closed. Chop up hedge trimmings, prunings, and larger items if necessary. Do not put garden waste in bags, either inside or next to the bin. Bagged garden waste cannot be collected or processed. Put your bin out by 7am on your scheduled collection day. Keep the lid fully closed - overfilled bins may not be collected. Make sure your bin isn’t too heavy - the lifting equipment may not be able to empty it. Don’t squash the waste down - it could get stuck in the bin or make the bin too heavy. Both will mean that your bin isn’t emptied.
Source: www.wirral.gov.uk
What Wirral says about bin day
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Wirral says pizza boxes go in the grey recycling bin only when clean, with no grease or food.
From Wirral's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Wirral says plastic bags and wrappers should not be put in your grey recycling bin.
From Wirral's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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Wirral says glass bottles and jars go in the grey recycling bin, and the tops can be put back on.
From Wirral's website (checked 2026-10-18)
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