What you can put in communal or shared recycling bins. These are the large recycling bins on streets or shared bins for blocks of flats.
tins and cans - empty and rinsed
aerosols - all kinds, empty
cardboard - clean and flattened or torn in pieces to fit in your bin
paper - including magazines and envelopes with windows. Do not include shredded paper
plastic bottles - all kinds, rinsed and squashed with lids, pumps and triggers on
plastic pots, tubs and trays - rinsed and squashed. Do not include plant pots.
Glass bottles and jars – all kinds, rinsed, with any metal lids on - go in your black glass recycling box or a local communal glass bin (plastic lids go in your general waste bin)
If you have electrical items, clothes and other non-household or garden waste, these can't go in the communal bins. You’ll need to:
Batteries can be recycled at battery recycling points listed on Recycle Now's website.
If you live in a block of flats, you'll likely have large shared bins in the bin store for household recycling.
The recycling bins might be small green wheelie bins or large black bins. They'll be clearly labelled with recycling stickers..
At least one bin will be for glass and the other bins will be for recycling materials.
If you are elderly, disabled or for any other reason can’t take your rubbish and recycling to a communal bin on the street, you could get an assisted collection.
Find out how to recycle other household items in our A to Z guide to recycling.