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Help us achieve our goal of recycling more of Wiltshire's waste by putting your plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, drink cartons, cardboard, paper, tins and cans, into your blue-lidded bin or bag (keep items loose; don't put them inside each other, and never put them in a carrier bag inside your recycling bin or bag). Glass bottles and jars should go in your black box.
What you can put in your blue-lidded bin
Bleach bottles
Cooking oil bottles
Drinks bottles
Handwash bottles
Juice or squash bottles
Laundry liquid and fabric conditioner bottles
Milk and yoghurt drink bottles
Plastic food trays i.e. meat, fruit and vegetable trays (no black plastic or plastic film)
Shampoo and conditioner bottles
Upright 'pump' type toothpaste tubes
Yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, ice cream tubs
Washing up liquid bottles
Wash and squash bottles, and keep the lids on.
Clean foil and trays
Clean food tins
Drinks cans
Empty aerosols - make sure aerosols are depressurized (completely empty) otherwise they can explode when compacted
Food and drink cartons
Metal biscuit tins
Rinse out food cans and trays.
Custard cartons
Drink cartons
Food cartons, e.g. passata
Milk cartons
Wash and squash all cartons.
Brown paper
Cereal boxes
Corrugated cardboard
Directories and catalogues
Egg boxes
Envelopes (no need to remove windows)
Food packaging boxes and sleeves
Frozen/chilled pizza boxes
Greetings cards
Newspapers and magazines
Ready meal sleeves
Shoe boxes
Toilet and kitchen rolls
Wrapping paper if it scrunches into a ball and doesn't bounce back (not the foil kind)
Remove all non-cardboard/paper packing such as bubble wrap or polystyrene. Keep recycling clean and dry. Wet cardboard may not be collected.
Black plastic - plastics are sorted using laser technology that can identify different plastic types. Black plastics are difficult for the equipment to detect so these cannot be separated for recycling from other materials managed at the facility, so are rejected.
Cardboard contaminated with foodstuff e.g. takeaway pizza boxes
Plastic tubes (including toothpaste, hand cream tubes)
Shredded paper
Coffee pods
What you can put in your black box
Clean glass bottles and jars should be placed in your black box. If it is full, you can put any extra glass into a separate, open carrier bag (not a black bag) and place it next to your black box. If you frequently find you have extra recycling, you can order a second black box.
Clean glass bottles (leave the lids on)
Clean glass jars (leave the lids on)
What you must not put in your black box
Flat glass
Pyrex or any oven proof cookware
Lightbulbs
How can I recycle other items?
Other plastics
Many items, including clean plastics such as plant pots, packaging and rigid plastics including toys and garden furniture, can be recycled at your local household recycling centre.
Many supermarkets have collection points for carrier bags and plastic films, you can find these using a recycling location locator.
Clothing and textiles
If textiles and shoes are in good condition, please consider donating them to charity as it helps them to raise funds. Textiles are also accepted at our household recycling centres.
Other items
Used cooking oil, batteries, mobile phones, glasses, CDs, DVDs and more - the list is long. You can see a full list on the individual household recycling centre.
Many supermarkets have collection points for batteries or you could check if there are drop off points for other materials at TerraCycle.
Need help putting your bin out?
If you find it difficult to put out your rubbish and recycling bins or bags, you can apply online for an assisted collection.
