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Blue recycling bins and bags (including communal recycling)
What goes in your bins
Blue recycling bins and bags (including communal recycling)
Help the environment by putting the right things in your blue recycling bin or bags. These include:
| Item | What to do |
|---|---|
| Aerosol cans | empty spray cans like deodorant, air freshener, or cleaning sprays. Take the lids off – they can't be recycled. |
| Aluminium foil | clean foil and trays from food (like takeaways or ready meals). Don’t recycle foil pouches (like pet food pouches). |
| Cans and tins | clean food and drink cans, like soup tins or fizzy drink cans. Pet food tins are okay too! |
| Cardboard | things like cereal boxes, toilet roll tubes, and fruit trays. Even boxes with plastic windows are okay. |
| Cartons | juice and milk cartons (like Tetra Pak). Take the lids off – they can't be recycled. |
| Glass bottles and jars | clean bottles and jars from food and drinks. You can leave the lids on. |
| Paper | newspapers, magazines, letters, envelopes (even with windows), greeting cards, clean wrapping paper, and shredded paper. Don’t put shredded paper in a bag – just loose. |
| Plastic bottles | bottles from drinks, shampoo, cleaning sprays, and even medicine. Leave the lids on if you can. |
| Plastic pots, tubs, and trays | clean yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, fruit trays, and ready meal trays. Leave plastic lids on. Take off cling film or plastic wrap – that can’t be recycled. |
Find out how to reduce waste and recycle more.
Recycling tips
Wash it first: Before you put bottles, cans, or food containers in your blue bin, rinse them out so they’re clean.
Too much recycling? If your blue bin is full, you can put extra recycling in a clear bag or a cardboard box next to your bin on collection day. If you have big cardboard boxes, cut them down so they fit in the bin after it’s emptied.
Glass goes in the bin: Don’t leave glass bottles or jars next to your bin. Always put them inside the blue bin.
Take it to a centre: If you have a lot of recycling, you can take it to:
For more information about recycling, visit the Norfolk recycles website .
There are small recycling points, known as bring banks, located throughout the city. Many supermarkets also have recycling facilities available.
Find your nearest bring bank.
