UK Recycling Guide
Find out which bin common household items go in and where council rules vary.
Can I recycle tin cans?
Rinse cans before recycling. Most kerbside collections accept food tins and drink cans.
Can I recycle batteries?
Often needs specialist disposal or general waste unless your council says otherwise.
Can I recycle egg cartons?
Paper egg cartons can go in kerbside recycling or be composted. Plastic egg trays: check your local council.
Can I recycle paint?
Often needs specialist disposal or general waste unless your council says otherwise.
Can I recycle polystyrene?
Polystyrene is not collected in most UK kerbside recycling. Place in general waste or take to a specialist recycling centre.
Can I recycle yogurt pots?
Plastic yogurt pots are accepted by some councils but not others. Rinse and check your local rules.
Can I recycle aerosols?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle aluminium cans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle aluminium foil?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle asbestos?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle ash?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bamboo plates?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bedding?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle belts?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bicycles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle biodegradable packaging?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle black bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle black plastic trays?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bleach bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle books?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle books with hard covers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bottle corks?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bottle tops?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle branches?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bread?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bread bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bricks?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle brown paper?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bubble wrap?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle bulky waste?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle button batteries?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cables?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle candles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle car batteries?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cardboard boxes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle carpet?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle carrier bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle catalogues?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cat food tins?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cat litter?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cds?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle ceramics?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cereal boxes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle chargers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle chemicals?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle christmas trees?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cigarette ends?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cleaning chemicals?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cleaning product bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cling film?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle clinical waste?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle clothes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle coal bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle coat hangers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle coat hanger wires?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle coffee cups?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle coffee grounds?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle compost?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle compostable liners?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle compostable packaging?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle compost bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle contact lenses?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cooking oil?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle corks?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle corrugated cardboard?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle crisp packets?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle curtains?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle cutlery?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle deodorant roll-ons?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle dog food tins?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle drink cans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle drinking glasses?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle duvets?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle dvds?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle egg boxes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle egg shells?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle electric toothbrushes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle empty paint cans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle engine oil?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle envelopes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle face masks?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fence panels?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fertiliser bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fire extinguishers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fish bones?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fizzy drink bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle flowers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fluorescent tubes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle foil balloons?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle foil-lined packets?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle foil trays?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle food tins?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle food waste?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fruit peel?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle fruit punnets?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle furniture?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle garden tools?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle garden waste?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle gas canisters?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle glass bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle glass jars?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle grass cuttings?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle greetings cards?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle hairdryers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle handbags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle hedge trimmings?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle hosepipes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle ink cartridges?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle jam jar lids?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle jam jars?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle juice cartons?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle junk mail?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle kettles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle kitchen paper?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle kitchen roll tubes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle laptops?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle leaves?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle leftovers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle light bulbs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle magazines?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle makeup containers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle margarine tubs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle mattresses?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle meat bones?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle meat trays?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle medicine?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle medicine blister packs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle medicine bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle metal lids?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle milk bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle milk bottle tops?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle milk cartons?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle mirrors?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle mobile phones?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle mugs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle nappies?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle needles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle newspapers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle office paper?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle paint tins?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle paper bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle paper plates?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle paper straws?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle party decorations?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pasta?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle perfume bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pesticides?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pet food pouches?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pet waste?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle photographs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pillows?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pizza boxes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pizza crusts?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plant-based plastic?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plant labels?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plant pots?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plant soil bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plant trays?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plasterboard?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic cutlery?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic film?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic lids?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic straws?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic toys?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic trays?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plastic tubs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle plates?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle polystyrene packaging?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pots and pans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle printer cartridges?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle pyrex dishes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle receipts?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle remote controls?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle rice?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle rubble?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle sanitary products?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle saucepans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle scrap metal?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle shampoo bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle shampoo pumps?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle shoe boxes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle shoes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle shredded paper?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle small electricals?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle soil?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle spectacles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle spray cans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle steel cans?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle sweet wrappers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tablets?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle takeaway containers?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle takeaway cups?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tea bags?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tetra pak cartons?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle textile offcuts?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tiles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tin foil?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tissues?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle toasters?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle toilet roll tubes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle toner cartridges?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle toothpaste tubes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle towels?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle trigger spray tops?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle twigs?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle tyres?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle vacuum dust?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle vape batteries?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle vegetable peelings?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle video tapes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wallpaper?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle water bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wax?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle weeds?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wet wipes?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle window glass?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wine bottles?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wood?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wooden cutlery?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wooden pallets?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle wrapping paper?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.
Can I recycle yoghurt pots?
Accepted by many councils when clean, dry, and loose.