What's accepted - hard plastics

Hard plastic items accepted for recycling:

• Plastic storage containers
• Buckets and bins
• Plastic patio furniture
• Large children’s toys
• Plastic gutters, downpipes and utility pipes
• Wheelie bins
• Compost bins and water butts
• Plastic plant pots (empty)
• Car bumpers
• Traffic cones and barriers

Hard plastic items not accepted for recycling (and should be placed with the general waste for disposal):

• brittle plastics that shatter easily e.g. coat hangers, CD cases
• upholstered plastics e.g. child car seats
• empty containers of oil, grease, paint or chemicals
• mastic tubes
• video tapes, CDs, small children’s toys
• empty food packaging e.g. plastic bottles, tubs, trays
• fibreglass e.g. baths
• rubber products e.g. hoses, matting, netting
• general waste