WasteNet is the Councils' shared service that works to reduce waste to landfill and encourage the uptake of actions to improve use of resources.
The yellow recycling bin is for the disposal of clean recyclables - plastic packaging and white polystyrene, paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars and, metal cans and tins. Click on the picture for a more detailed list of accepted materials.
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The yellow recycling bin is for the disposal of clean recyclables.
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Recycle your empty aerosol cans in the yellow recycling bin or local recycle centre
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