What you can and can't put in your bins or garden waste bin

Refuse bin

Items to be put in your refuse bin

Items not to be put in your refuse bin

Soil and rubble, including plasterboard - building waste is not household waste; it is also heavy and may break the bin. It should be disposed of at a household waste recycling centre or by hiring a skip
Hazardous household waste, including oil and paint - see information on hazardous waste. This can be taken to a household waste recycling centre.
No liquids can be put in the bin because they will spill out along the road
Garden waste is banned from the bin. The Council operate a separate collection service for garden waste.
Commercial waste; a separate collection must be arranged for business waste
Paper, card, tins, cans, aerosols, plastic bottles - these must be put in your blue top recycling bin.

Find out what items you can and cannot recycle in your blue top recycling bin.

Items to be put in your garden waste bin

Items not to be put in your garden waste bin