Please make sure the aerosols are empty.

Straw and sawdust from small animals can go in the green garden bin loose, do not bag.

If you can't add it to the garden collections or home compost, bag it up to minimise odour, and put it in the grey household waste bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Baking tins and trays at the end of their life, can be recycled if taken to the household recycling centre. If in good condition they can be taken to your local charity shop.

They can also be disposed of in your grey refuse bin.

Never put batteries in your wheeled bins as they are a fire hazard.

Most shops that sell household batteries have collection bins for used batteries. They can also be taken to your nearest household recycling centre.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. If in good condition, they can be taken to your local charity shop.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. These are also accepted at branches of Dunelm for recycling.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Textiles use a lot of resources in their production, so they should remain in use for as long as possible. Even worn and damaged textiles can be recycled. Please mark as rags before placing in an ASTCO clothing bank or participating charity collection.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Metal and plastic biscuit tins are accepted.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.

Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Broken Pyrex-type glass or mirrors should be taken to the household recycling centre where they can be reused in hardcore and aggregate.

If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put broken glass bottles and jars go in the blue recycling bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. If they contain electricals/batteries, they should always be taken to the household recycling centre.

If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Many supermarkets currently offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Squash cans to save space.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Never place these in the kerbside collections as they are a fire hazard.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Vehicle tyres are not accepted. These should be taken to a garage to be disposed of responsibly.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. If you have a large amount of cardboard, you take can it to the household recycling centre.

Flatten cardboard boxes to save space. Large boxes can be flat packed and left next to your bin.

Small boxes can go in your green bin to reduce moisture.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Old carpets can only be recycled if you are fitting new carpets yourself.

You can also use the bulky waste collection (fee payable).

Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Flatten cartons to save space.

Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Wrap in a bag or newspaper to minimise odour.

Consider opting out of circulars.

Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.

If you can't recycle or donate them, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Squash boxes to save space.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Please contact your local household recycling centre to check what chemicals are accepted.

If they are just made of card they can go in the blue recycling bin.

If they contain glitter and other embellishments or are foil covered, they will need to go in the grey household waste bin.

If the tree is taller than your bin, please chop it to the size of your bin. Please note a Garden Waste Subscription does need to be in place.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Textiles use a lot of resources in their production, so they should remain in use for as long as possible. Even worn and damaged textiles can be recycled. Please mark as rags before placing in an ASTCO clothing bank or participating charity collection.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.

If you can't dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Some can be placed in a home composting system. There are some dedicated collection services.

Mix with other garden waste. No hot ashes.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable). 

Make sure data is removed.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  Make sure data is removed.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Put trigger sprays and pump dispenser tops in separately.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Don't pour cooking oil down the drain as it may cause a blockage. If you have a home composter you can put used cooking oil in it.

Natural corks can be added to home composting systems.

Reduce: Consider reducing waste by using reusable earbuds such as Ear Pick.

Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Broken crockery should be taken to the household recycling centre where it can be reused in hardcore and aggregate. Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Crockery in good condition can be taken to your local charity shop.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Textiles use a lot of resources in their production, so they should remain in use for as long as possible. Even worn and damaged textiles can be recycled. Please mark as rags before placing in an ASTCO clothing bank or participating charity collection.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Cutlery in good condition can be taken to your local charity shop.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Some of the larger coffee shop chains offer a recycling collection. Check out your local stores for more information.

Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.

If you can't take them to the household recycling centre or donate them to charity you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Please put cardboard and plastic egg boxes in the blue recycling bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Depending on their use and their current state, they may also be acceptable at some charity shops.

Re-use: Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Window envelopes are accepted

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Please place it with the wood for recycling.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Take large amounts to your local recycling centre. Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Clean foil only. Scrunch it into a ball, especially smaller pieces (ideally about the size of a tennis ball).

We are fully committed to continuing to providing residents with advice to help them minimise the amount of food waste they generate. 

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

If the waste is windfall fruit, it is classed as garden waste and you can put it in your garden bin. If the waste comes from your kitchen, it is classed as food waste and you cannot put it in your garden bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling 

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

We will collect small amounts of soil (for a medium-sized potted plant). Take larger amounts to a household recycling centre.

Japanese knotweed cannot be disposed of in your green bin or local household recycling centre.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Broken glass bottles are accepted.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Broken glass jars are accepted.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Glassware in good condition can be taken to your local charity shop.

If they are just made of card, they can go in the blue recycling bin.

If they contain glitter and other embellishments or are foil covered, they will need to go in the grey refuse bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Subject to construction and demolition policy.

Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.

Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.

Have you considered reusable alternatives? We offer discounts from selected providers.

Many supermarkets offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Flatten cartons to save space.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

If you can't dispose of them at the household recycling centre you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Make sure knives are safely wrapped and cannot cause injury.

Kitchen roll tubes/inners can be put in the blue bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Includes energy saving bulbs.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Loft insulation can only be taken to your local household recycling centre if you are reinsulating the loft yourself.

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Plastic containers can be rinsed and put in the blue recycling bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).

Take unused medicines to your local pharmacy to be disposed of correctly.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Please hand these to a member of site staff who will put it in the hazardous waste storage box.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Flatten cartons to save space.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. There are mobile phone recycling companies, some of which are linked to charities.

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

Plastic containers can be rinsed and put in the blue recycling bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre.

If you can't dispose of them at the household recycling centre you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Have you considered reusable alternatives? We offer discounts from selected providers.

Syringes, needles and other sharp instruments must be put in sharps boxes and disposed of via a pharmacy or GP surgery. DO NOT put them in your bin.

If they can be disassembled, the bubble wrap and the paper can be added separately into your recycling (blue bin).

Please note that only the St Neots recycling centre accepts paint. Paint received at St Neots is collected for use by local charities, community groups, housing associations and individuals in social need.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Non-returnable pallets only.

If used and not plastic lined, you can put them in the green garden waste bin.

If unused and not plastic lined, you can put them in the blue recycling bin.

If plastic lined, put them in the grey household waste bin. 

You can also take pens to the recycling points available in Ryman stores.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Pesticides from households can be taken to your local household recycling centre. Please hand them directly to the site staff who will put them in the hazardous materials boxes.

If free from dirt and grease then put in your blue recycling bin.  Please scrape off all solid food scraps. If the box has a removable cardboard mat please put it in the garden waste (green) bin.

If covered in grease, please put it in the garden waste bin. Please note a Garden Waste Subscription does need to be in place.  Visit our website for home compost bin offers.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Plasterboard should be free from asbestos, foam, metal, plaster, polystyrene, rubble, tiles and wood.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Squash bottles to save space. Put lids back on to bottles before putting them into the blue bin.

Empty and clean plant pots (of any colour)

Rinse to help prevent contamination.

Rinse to help prevent contamination.

Rinse to help prevent contamination. 

Put in the hardcore container at the household recycling centre.

Take large amounts to your local household recycling centre.

From October 2023, polystyrene trays and containers are banned. We encourage businesses to use reusable alternatives where appropriate. However, if this is not appropriate, businesses can supply and sell single-use items made from other materials, such as wood or paper.

If you have any questions about what the new rules mean for your business, contact Plastics.Consultation@defra.gov.uk.

If you're aware of a business breaking the law, you can report them to Trading Standards.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Some supermarkets and the Refill Shop of Ikigai (St Ives) accept used printer cartridges for recycling.

We offer discounts from selected providers. Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take pans in good condition to charity shops.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Rinse to help prevent contamination. Put the lid back on the bottle before putting in the blue bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take shoes in good condition to charity shops.

If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

You can mix shredded paper in with your garden waste.

If you can't put shredded paper in your green garden waste bin, please put it in your grey household waste bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

Some charity shops take small electrical items.

Turf is not accepted

Wrap in a plastic bag and tie up to minimise odour

From October 2023, polystyrene trays and containers are banned. We encourage businesses to use reusable alternatives where appropriate. However, if this is not appropriate, businesses can supply and sell single-use items made from other materials, such as wood or paper.

If you have any questions about what the new rules mean for your business, contact Plastics.Consultation@defra.gov.uk.

If you're aware of a business breaking the law, you can report them to Trading Standards.

Metal and plastic sweet tins are accepted

Find your nearest household recycling centre

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable)

Find your nearest household recycling centre

You can put untreated wood in your green garden waste bin.

Please rinse to help prevent contamination. Squash tins to save space.

Put used tissues in the grey household waste bin to minimise infection risks.

You can put unused tissues in the green garden waste bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

Some toothpaste tubes can be recycled through your kerbside collection. These are only just beginning to appear on the market - they must be clearly labelled for recycling at the kerbside and may state 'made from HDPE'.

Toothpaste boxes can be put in the blue recycling bin.

Plastic toothpaste tubes can be recycled through collection points such as Terracycle.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

We can only accept untreated wood only - no nails, paint or varnish.

Treated wood can be recycling at your local household recycling centre.

Find your nearest household recycling centre. Vapes can be recycled if taken to the household recycling centre.

If the waste is from a vegetable patch, it is classed as garden waste and you can put it in your garden bin. If the waste comes from your kitchen, it is classed as food waste and you cannot put it in your garden bin.

The retailer may have a collection scheme. They can go in home compost systems but not in green garden waste bins. 

If you don't have a home compost bin and the retailer does not have a collection scheme, they will need to go in the grey household waste bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

Some charity shops will accept videotapes

If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

If you cannot dispose of it at the household recycling centre, you can put it in your grey household waste bin.

Water filters can be taken to certain shops for recycling. To find your nearest participating shop visit the BRITA website.

If you cannot recycle your water filter, please put it in the grey household waste bin.

Find your nearest household recycling centre

Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.  

You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable)

Find your nearest household recycling centre. 

Please put paper-based wrapping paper in the blue recycling bin.

Please put foil-based wrapping paper and any with embellishments, such as glitter, in the grey household waste bin.

Please rinse to help prevent contamination