General rubbish bin

Your general rubbish bin has a red lid and is collected weekly. Use your general rubbish bin only for things that can’t go in your other bins. 

Check first if they can be recycled, because everything in this bin goes to landfill.

✅ What CAN go in the general rubbish bin?

	✅ Pet poo and cat litter
	✅ Kitchen cloths, serviettes and paper towels
	✅ Old clothing, bedding and textiles
	✅ Plastic bags, plastic wrap and bubble wrap
	✅ Plastic food wrappers
	✅ Crockery and ceramics
	✅ Nappies, baby wipes and sanitary products
	✅ Long-life juice and milk cartons including Tetra Pak and UHT containers
	✅ Drinking glasses
	✅ Foam and polystyrene
	✅ Heat-proof dishes e.g. Pyrex
	✅ Mirrors and broken window glass
	✅ Coffee pods and tea bags
	✅ Pens and pencils
	✅ Garden hoses
	✅ Toothbrushes
	✅ Stickers and sticky tape
	✅ Plant pots

❌ What CAN’T go in the general rubbish bin?

Some items need special handling and can be dangerous for our staff if put in household bins. Use the ‘Which Bin’ tool to find out how to dispose of them safely.

	❌ Electronic waste (anything with a plug or batteries)
	❌ Batteries including car batteries
	❌ Building materials
	❌ Light globes
	❌ Hazardous waste or chemicals
	❌ Oil including motor oil
	❌ Paint tins
	❌ Recyclable items – put these in your yellow-lidded Mixed Recycling bin!
	❌ Food and garden waste – put these in your green-lidded Food and Garden bin!
	❌ Glass bottles and jars – put these in your purple-lidded Glass bin!

What happens to the bin contents? 

Everything collected from your rubbish bin goes to landfill. The community benefits both environmentally and financially from reducing landfill, so it's important to use the right bins and keep recyclable items out of your rubbish bin.