What Goes in Which Bin

Blue bin for recycling Blue bins and green kerbside boxes for recycling

The following can be put in your blue bin or green kerbside box:

Plastic drink and detergent bottles
Food and drinks cans
Pet food cans
Empty aerosol canisters
All paper and card (including newspapers, telephone directories and Yellow Pages, toilet and kitchen roll tubes, cereal, soap powder and flattened cardboard boxes)

There is no need to separate items as they will be sorted by equipment at the Materials Recovery Facility in Reading.

Sorry no microwaveable trays, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, ice cream tubs, bottle tops, cellophane, polystyrene, general rubbish or carrier bags.

Glass, textiles and Tetra Paks (ie, card-type juice containers) can be recycled at local recycling sites. Please look at our list of recycling sites to find out what can be recycled where.

More information about what can be recycled, and how, is in our A -Z of Waste and Recycling

Important: If you put any non-acceptable materials in your blue bin or green kerbside box it will not be emptied until they have been removed. The reason for this is that the whole load will be rejected by the waste contractor if it is contaminated with materials that cannot be processed at the materials recovery facility in Reading.

Order a blue bin online.

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Brown bin for garden waste Brown bins or biodegradable sacks for garden waste

All garden waste, including:

Grass clippings
Hedge trimmings
Tree prunings
Annual weeds
Leaves
Bedding plants/flowers

Sorry no brick/rubble/stone/soil, tree stumps, branches over 3 inches (7.5cm) in diameter or over 4ft (1.2m) in length, any fruit or vegetables (including peelings), general rubbish, plastic pots or trays, glass, metal or any animal wastes.

Order your brown bin online or buy your biodegradable sacks (30p each) from a local outlet.

Recycling banks

Recycling Banks You can use your local recycling banks to dispose of the following: