Please rinse these before placing in the pink sack - but why?
Plastic Bottles - including bottle tops, squash bottle and replace |
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soft drink bottles |
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squash/cordial |
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mouthwash |
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milk bottles |
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bleach |
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cleaners (including trigger bottles) |
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shampoo/shower gel |
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yoghurt/pro-biotic drink (actimel, Yakult) |
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medicine (take unused medicines to a pharmacy for disposal) |
Plastic Trays |
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meat (not polystyrene) |
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fruit punnet |
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salad tray |
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sandwich container |
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ready-meal tray |
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take-away trays |
Plastic pots and cases |
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yoghurt (all types) |
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margarine/butter tub |
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vitamin pots |
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sweet |
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flower pots |
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CD/DVD/VHS/cassette cases |
Plastic we don't collect |
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plastic bags |
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plastic film (e.g. sweet wrappers, cling-film, shrink wrap etc) |
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bubble wrap |
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expanded polystyrene (e.g. fast food trays, packaging) |
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crisp packets Alternative: Recycle with Terracycle |
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biscuit wrappers and similar |
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Cotton buds & cotton wool Alternative: try reusable face cloths? |
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Nappies Alternative: - try cloth nappies |
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CDs/DVDs |
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VHS or audio cassette |
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paint pots |
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coat-hangers |
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other plastics (e.g. children’s toys, garden furniture, Tupperware) |
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Please rinse these items before placing in the pink sack - but why?
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all drink cans |
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all food cans |
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biscuit tins |
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all aerosol spray cans (empty only) |
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foil and foil containers |
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If the cardboard does not fit in the pink sack this can be flattened and placed under another pink sack.
Paper |
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newspaper & magazines |
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unwanted mail & leaflets |
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envelopes (all colours) |
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window envelopes (no need to remove window) |
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padded envelopes |
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office paper |
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shredded paper |
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catalogues & telephone directories (all types) |
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wrapping paper (not foil or ribbons) Check if accepted: Try the scrunch test |
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paper bags |
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books (remove cover from hardback books) |
Cardboard |
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all cardboard boxes (e.g. Corrugated, cereal, ready meal) |
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toilet & kitchen roll tubes |
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Christmas & Birthday cards - unless covered in glitter |
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cardboard egg boxes |
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cigarette boxes |
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Beverage cartons & Cartons (e.g. juice, milk cartons etc) |
Paper/Cardboard we don't collect | |
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wall paper |
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sand paper |
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tissue paper |
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kitchen/toilet paper |
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All pink sacks are FREE and are available from: |
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