Oct 12, 2023
What goes in each bin
This page is for the house collection service. If you live in a flat, check the
This page is for the house collection service. If you live in a flat, check the communal waste collection service.
Bins which contain incorrect items will not be collected.
To recycle anything else, you can search for recycling facilities near you.
Grey bin: If your grey bin is full you can put extra recycling in a recyclable container e.g. cardboard box or paper bag next to your grey bin, on your usual collection day. The whole container and contents will then be recycled. If you use a non-recyclable container (e.g. plastic storage boxes or old recycling box) the contents will be emptied and the container left. Please do not use plastic carrier bags.
Purple bin: We do not accept additional general waste next to your purple rubbish bin. Extra non-recyclable waste can be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Brown food caddy: Households with six or more permanent and full time residents can request a second outdoor brown food caddy. Call us on 01462 474000 and choose the waste option to apply, or use the extra waste capacity application form here.
This is an A-Z guide of what you can place in each of your bins and your blue box. If you live in flats or share communal bins, see our Flats and Communal recycling page instead.
Aerosol cans
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Only empty aerosol cans can be recycled
Asbestos
For advice on asbestos please contact WasteAware
Aluminium foil
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Scrunch any foil into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball as smaller bits may get lost down the sides of the recycling machinery
Ash (coal or wood – once cooled)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Baby / make-up wipes
Purple Rubbish Bin
Bags (plastic)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Reuse carrier bags on your next shopping trip. Alternatively, some supermarkets have a collection scheme for plastic bags
Bark
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Batteries
Batteries can be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre
Some local supermarkets offer a collection scheme for used batteries
Biodegradable packaging
Purple Rubbish Bin
Biros
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for your used pens. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point
Biscuit/chocolate tins (including lids)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Black sacks
Purple Rubbish Bin
Blister packs (for pills)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Bones (meat or fish)
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Books (good quality)
Charity Shops
Books (beyond reuse)
Blue Paper Box - pages only (remove cover and spine)
Bottles, glass – any colour (e.g. wine, beer, spirits)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids can be recycled. Labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Bottles, plastic
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids can be recycled.
Branches from trees (smaller than 3cm in diameter)
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Bread
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Bread can be kept in the freezer until you’re ready for toast! Alternatively, you can blitz stale bread in a food processor to make breadcrumbs.
Brita water filter cartridges
Purple Rubbish Bin
Some shops accept returned Brita filters to be recycled.
Bricks and rubble – non-trade only
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Brochures
Blue Paper Box
Brown paper and envelopes
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Bubble wrap
Purple Rubbish Bin
Reuse bubble wrap when food shopping to protect delicate items. It will also help to keep items cooler for longer!
Buckets, old washing up bowls / tubs
Household Waste Recycling Centre or Purple Rubbish Bin
Builders waste – non-trade only
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Butter tubs
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Candles
Purple Rubbish Bin
Cans
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Left-over liquid or food residue can contaminate other recyclables so please empty your containers. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Cardboard boxes (e.g cereal boxes, delivery boxes)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Please flatten before recycling. Remove plastic inserts, polystyrene and tape from boxes.
Cardboard egg boxes
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Cardboard packets lined with metal e.g. gravy granules, cocoa powder, Pringles tubes
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point.
Cardboard sandwich boxes - including the plastic window, if clean from food residue
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Left-over food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling.
Cardboard sleeves e.g. ready meal sleeves
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Cardboard tubes (e.g. from inside toilet rolls and kitchen roll)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Keep a recycling bin or bag in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bottles and toilet roll tubes
Carpet
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Carrier Bags
Purple Rubbish Bin
Reuse carrier bags on your next shopping trip. Alternatively, some supermarkets have a collection scheme for plastic bags
Cartons (food and drink)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Card with food residue should be placed in the general rubbish bin
Cat food pouches (with silver lining)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point.
Cat litter
Purple Rubbish Bin
Catalogues
Blue Paper Box
Cassette tapes (plus cases)
Remove all tape first and place in Purple Bin - the plastic cassette case can then be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre
CDs
Purple Rubbish Bin
If still in good condition, why not donate unwanted CDs and DVDs to Charity Shops?
CD Cases (hard plastic)
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Cellophane
Purple Rubbish Bin
Ceramics
Purple Rubbish Bin
Cereal boxes
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Please flatten where possible, to take up less space.
Cereal packets - inner liners (plastic)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Chewing gum
Purple Rubbish Bin
Chocolate and biscuit tubs and trays
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Christmas cards
Purple Rubbish Bin
Upcycle or reuse as gift tags.
Christmas trees - real
Brown wheelie bin (chargeable service - seasonal collection after Christmas only) or a local garden centre for recycling
Christmas trees - artificial
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Cigarette ends
Purple Rubbish Bin
Cleaner and detergent bottles (e.g. bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Check they are empty first as leftover liquid can make other recyclables dirty.
Lids and labels can be left on.
Cling film
Purple Rubbish Bin
Clothes, textiles and shoes
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin - textiles MUST be tied in a bag (not black sacks) and placed at the side of your bin. If you share a bin or live in a flat please take textiles to a Household Waste Recycling Centre or to a local charity shop if they are in good condition
Have you considered holding a clothes swap with your friends or community group? WasteAware has advice and equipment available if you are looking for a cheap, easy and fun way to de-clutter and update your wardrobe.
Coat hangers (plastic or wire)
Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre
Be sure and refuse these if you make new purchases
Coffee grounds
Kitchen Caddy or directly into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Coffee pods
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point
Coloured paper (except brown)
Blue Paper Box
Compostable packaging / bags
Home Composting or Purple Rubbish Bin
Please only use liners with the seedling logo in your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy.
Cooking oil
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Corks (real or plastic)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Corrugated Cardboard
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Costa cups
Purple Rubbish Bin
Return your cup to Costa to have it recycled.
Costa lids
Purple Rubbish Bin
Cotton buds
Purple Rubbish Bin
Cotton reels
Purple Rubbish Bin
Cotton wool/make up pads
Purple Rubbish Bin
Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for all brands of crisp packets. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point
Crockery (broken)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Dairy
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Disposable cutlery
Purple Rubbish Bin
Disposable cardboard 'paper' or plastic plates (without heavy food residue)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
If you are hosting a party, why not look into local reusable party kits available to hire? These kits are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than buying disposable equipment!
Disposable drinking cups (plastic)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Disposable drinking cups (cardboard or polystyrene)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Disposable nappies
Purple Rubbish Bin
Why not give Real Nappies a try? Visit Hertfordshire WasteAware for more information
Disposable razor blades
Purple Rubbish Bin
Dog waste
Purple Rubbish Bin
Drinks bottles (e.g. juice, squash, milk)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Please remove plastic film and place in the general rubbish bin. Lids and labels can be left on. Save space by squashing bottles.
Drinks cans
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Drinks cartons (e.g. juices and milk)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids can be recycled.
Left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Drinking glasses
Purple Rubbish Bin
Many glass items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre
Duvets & pillows
Household Waste Recycling Centre
DVD cases
Purple Rubbish Bin
Egg boxes (cardboard)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Egg boxes (plastic)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Egg boxes (polystyrene)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Egg shells
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Electrical items
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Engine Oil
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Envelopes including windows (brown)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Envelopes including windows (white)
Blue Paper Box
Film lids from the pots or trays
Purple Rubbish Bin
Financial Times
Blue Paper Box
Fish
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Flower pots - plastic (small only)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Large pots are more rigid plastic and should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre or placed in Purple Bin.
Flowers
Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Foam food trays and food packaging
Purple Rubbish Bin
Foil
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Please rinse to remove food residue.
Foil Trays (e.g. take-away trays)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Any disposable BBQ trays must be completely cool before adding to your recycling container. Douse with cold water then leave overnight to cool completely.
Foil / plastic wrapping e.g. crisp packets
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for all brands of crisp packets. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point
Food and drink cartons e.g. TetraPak©
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Food cartons (e.g. soups)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids can be recycled.
Left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Food scrapings
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Food tins
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Fruit
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Fruit peelings
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Fruit punnets
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Frying pans
Purple Rubbish Bin
General kitchen ware (e.g. cutlery, pots & pans)
General kitchen ware (e.g. cutlery, pots & pans) and home goods can be taken to charity for reuse if in good working order. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre
Gift bags
Purple Rubbish Bin
Glass bottles and jars (lids can be recycled)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Left-over liquid or food residue can contaminate other recyclables so please empty your containers. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Glass cookware e.g. Pyrex dishes; drinking glasses; vases; ceramics
Purple Rubbish Bin
Glass - many items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Glass - window panes / sheet
Household Waste Recycling Centre or Purple Rubbish Bin
Glasses - drinking
Purple Rubbish Bin
Grass cuttings
Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Greaseproof paper
Purple Rubbish Bin
Greetings cards
Purple Rubbish Bin
Hair
Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Hard covers (from catalogues and books)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Hard plastic (children's toys, storage boxes, recycling boxes)
Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre
Hay and straw
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Hedge cuttings
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Holiday brochures
Blue Paper Box
Hoover bags and dust
Purple Rubbish Bin
Ice-cream tubs
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Incontinence wear
Purple Rubbish Bin
J Cloths
Purple Rubbish Bin
Jars (e.g. sauces, jam, baby food) – lids can be recycled
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Jiffy bag envelopes
Purple Rubbish Bin
Junk mail including leaflets and flyers
Blue Paper Box
Kitchen roll tubes
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Kitchen towels
Purple Rubbish Bin
Laminated plastic food/drink pouches e.g. baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches
Purple Rubbish Bin
Latex gloves
Purple Rubbish Bin
Purple Rubbish Bin
Leaves
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Leftover food
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Visit Love Food Hate Waste for recipe ideas on how to use up leftovers.
Lids (metal or plastic)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
You can keep lids on the containers, or put them separately into your mixed recycling bin.
Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Light bulbs (energy saving)
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Light bulbs (halogen)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Light bulbs (LED)
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Light bulbs (old style)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Magazines
Blue Paper Box
Remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers. These should go in your purple bin.
MDF
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Margarine tubs
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Meat – raw or cooked
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Medicines
Return to Pharmacy
Medicine pill packets e.g. blister packs
Purple Rubbish Bin
Some branches of Superdrug can accept these. Check with your local store for more information.
Metal items such as kettles, irons, pipes, white goods.
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Metal lids and tops
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Pop food tin lids inside the tin and gently squash the top to stop them falling out
Metal tins (biscuit/chocolate – including lids)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Microwave meal trays (including black plastic)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Please remove plastic film and place in the general rubbish bin.
Milk bottles (lids can be recycled)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Mirrors
Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre
Motor oil containers
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Moss
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Napkins / serviettes
Purple Rubbish Bin
Nappies
Purple Rubbish Bin
Why not give Real Nappies a try? Visit Hertfordshire WasteAware for more information
Netting (plastic) e.g. orange nets
Purple Rubbish Bin
Newspapers
Blue Paper Box
Remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers. These should go in your purple bin.
Office paper
Blue Paper Box
Other glass bottles (e.g perfume, aftershave, face/body cream)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Other metals
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Other non-paper wrappings
Purple Rubbish Bin
Padded enveloped e.g. Jiffy bags
Purple Rubbish Bin
Paint and solvent tins (full or empty)
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Paint including varnishes, gloss (over half full)
Ecowaste offer a paint recycling scheme
Paper (coloured except brown)
Blue Paper Box
Paper (office, mail, newspaper, magazines, white envelopes)
Blue Paper Box
Paper towels and tissues
Purple Rubbish Bin
Parchment / baking paper
Purple Rubbish Bin
Peelings (fruit and vegetable)
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Pencils
Purple Rubbish Bin
Pet bedding for vegetarian pets (hay and straw)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Pet litter (carnivorous)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Pet faeces (bagged)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Pet food pouches
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point.
Phone directories
Blue Paper Box
Photo negatives
Purple Rubbish Bin
Photographic paper
Purple Rubbish Bin
Pill (blister) packets
Purple Rubbish Bin
Pillows and duvets
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Plant pots - plastic (small only)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Large pots are more rigid plastic and should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre or placed in Purple Bin.
Plants (no soil)
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Plastic bags e.g. carrier bags, compostable bags, bread, salad, fruit/veg bags, frozen food bags
Purple Rubbish Bin
Reuse carrier bags on your next shopping trip. Alternatively, some supermarkets have a collection scheme for plastic bags.
Plastic bottles (all drink, detergent, shampoo bottles)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Check they are empty first as leftover liquid can make other recyclables dirty. Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin.
Try putting a bag or bin in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bathroom bottles and toilet roll tubes.
Save space by squashing bottles or look into reusing them.
Plastic films (from ready meals)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Plastic furniture
Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre
Plastic food tubs, pots and trays – including black plastic
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin.
Plastic sweet containers
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Plastic sweet wrappers
Purple Rubbish Bin
Plastic wrapping (including food wrappers)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Plastic toys
Donate to Charity Shop or Household Waste Recycling Centre
Plastic sweet tubs
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Plate glass
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Polystyrene e.g. cups and packaging material
Purple Rubbish Bin
Post-it notes
Blue Paper Box
Potato sacks (thick brown paper)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin (please cut off the string top and place in the Purple Bin)
Pots (e.g. yoghurt, soup)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin.
Printer cartridges
Some supermarkets and schools and charities offer recycling collections (check with your local store) or they can be recycled at a Household Waste Recycling Centre or placed in your Purple Rubbish Bin.
Prunings
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Pyrex
Purple Rubbish Bin
Many glass items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Razor blades
Purple Rubbish Bin
Reading glasses
Donate to Charity Shop
Resealable plastic packets (e.g. containing cheese, sandwich bags)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Rigid plastics e.g. toys and hangers
Donate to Charity Shop if in good condition or put in your Purple Rubbish Bin
Ring binders
Purple Rubbish Bin
Rubber gloves
Purple Rubbish Bin
Sanitary products (wrapped)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Sanitary towels
Purple Rubbish Bin
Saucepans
Purple Rubbish Bin
Seed trays - no larger than 30cm
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin (larger seed trays are rigid plastic and should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre)
Sellotape
Purple Rubbish Bin
Shellfish
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Shiny cardboard (that will tear and has no plastic coating)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Shiny cardboard (that has plastic coating)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Shoes, in pairs, any condition
Charity shops and charity banks will also accept shoes
Shower curtain
Purple Rubbish Bin
Shredded paper
Blue Paper Box
Put shredded paper into a paper bag or envelope to stop it blowing away
Shrink wrap
Purple Rubbish Bin
Shrubs and flowers
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Soil / turf / rubble
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Spectacles
Donate to Charity Shop
Sponges and loofahs
Purple Rubbish Bin
Sticky labels and backing paper
Purple Rubbish Bin
Straw
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Styrofoam
Purple Rubbish Bin
Syringes (sharps)
Clinical Waste
Tablet packets (plastic and foil)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Tape
Purple Rubbish Bin
Tea bags
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Telephone directories
Blue Paper Box
Textiles, clothes and shoes
Please take textiles to a Household Waste Recycling Centre or take them to a local charity shop if they are in a good condition
Have you considered holding a clothes swap with your friends or community group? WasteAware has advice and equipment available if you are looking for a cheap, easy and fun way to de-clutter and update your wardrobe.
TetraPak© /Cartons
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Tins (food, biscuit, chocolate)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Lids and labels can be left on, but any left-over liquid or food can make other recyclables dirty. Please empty your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
Tins (paint and solvent – full or empty)
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Tin foil
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Scrunch any foil into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball
Tissues
Purple Rubbish Bin
Toiletries and other bathroom bottles (e.g. shampoo, shower gel)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Check they are empty first as leftover liquid can make other recyclables dirty.
Lids and labels can be left on.
Try putting a bag or bin in the bathroom to remind you to recycle your bathroom bottles and toilet roll tubes.
Toilet roll tubes
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Toner cartridges
Supermarket and school recycling points, Household Waste Recycling Centre or Purple Rubbish Bin
Toothpaste tubes
Purple Rubbish Bin
Terracycle offer a recycling service for some of these products. Visit the website for more information and to find your closest drop-off point.
Toys (plastic or soft)
If in a good condition - a charity shop, if not then Household Waste Recycling Centre or Purple Rubbish Bin
Toys (cardboard packaging)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin (remove any plastic / film or polystyrene)
Trays / punnets (e.g. meat trays, take-away trays, fruit /veg trays, including black plastic)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Tree cuttings (branches no larger than 3cm in diameter)
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Treated wood e.g. fence panels, painted doors, furniture, wicker baskets
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Tubs (e.g. margarine, ice cream)
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin.
Tupperware
Purple Rubbish Bin
Turf / soil / rubble
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Uncooked food
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Video cassettes
Remove all tape first and place in Purple Bin - the plastic cassette case can then be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre
Vegetable peelings
Kitchen Caddy or straight into your Brown Outdoor Food Caddy
Washing powder boxes
Purple Rubbish Bin
Wallpaper
Purple Rubbish Bin
Water filter cartridges (e.g. Brita)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Some shops accept returned Brita filters to be recycled.
Wax crayons
Purple Rubbish Bin
Weed control fabric
Purple Rubbish Bin
Weeds
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Wet wipes
Purple Rubbish Bin
White paper (e.g. printer paper and letters)
Blue Box
Window frames (wooden or plastic)
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Window glass
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Window panes
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Wire and cables
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Wood
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Wood shavings (untreated)
Home Composting or Brown Wheelie Bin (chargeable service)
Woodchip wallpaper
Purple Rubbish Bin
Wrappers (e.g. from sweets, biscuits)
Purple Rubbish Bin
Wrapping (plastic) e.g. from around magazines
Purple Rubbish Bin
Wrapping paper - plain brown or printed paper, no foil or metallic effect
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Yellow Pages
Blue Paper Box
Yoghurt pots
Grey Mixed Recycling Bin
Firm lids can be recycled. Plastic film goes in the general rubbish bin.
Yoghurt pot lids
Purple Rubbish Bin
Plastics Recycling Leaflet
North Hertfordshire Waste Policies - April 2018
Grey bin: Purple bin: Brown food caddy: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y