All your clean cardboard recycling should go in here. To fit as much into the bin as possible, please flatten, fold or cut up any boxes.

• Boxes (remove tape)
• Cartons (rinsed and squashed)
• Greetings cards (no glitter)
• Cardboard tubes
• Brown paper

Give these items a quick rinse and squash them if you can.

• Cans
• Plastic bottles
• Lids and caps
• Plastic packaging (no black plastic or plastic film)
• Aerosols (empty with the lids removed)
• Foil

• White or coloured paper
• Magazines junk mail

Please only put glass into this bin. 

All your leftover cooked and uncooked food should go in here, including:

• Fruit and vegetables
• Cheese and dairy
• Meat, fish and bones
• Plate scrapings
• Eggshells
• Bread, pasta, rice and cereal
• Coffee grounds and tea bags

Line your food waste caddy with a compostable liner or a plastic bag such as an old bread bag or shopping bag. All liners will be removed before the food waste is processed.

You should put almost everything that cannot be recycled into this bin. For safety reasons, you should take hazardous waste, electronics and batteries to a recycling centre.

Batteries are a fire risk and must never be put into the general waste.

This includes ‘hidden’ batteries inside electronics. Take them to a recycling centre or a supermarket collection point.

We don’t collect electronics, also called WEEE, from mini recycling centres. Instead, please take small electronics to your nearest recycling centre. If they still work, you can donate them to our Reuse Shop or a charity shop.

We don’t collect batteries from mini recycling centres. Instead, please take batteries to your nearest battery recycling point or one of Bristol’s recycling centres. Do not put batteries in your general waste bin as this is a fire risk.

Bulky waste is anything that won’t fit into your bin. Remember, we won’t collect waste left on the floor unless you have booked a bulky waste collection.

How to book:

Book a bulky waste collection for larger items such as mattresses, electrical items, fridges and freezers on the Bristol City Council website. There is a small service fee (£25 for up to 3 items or £50 for up to 6 items) for the service. You must book this service first and only put the items out on the day of the scheduled collection.

Bulky items can also be taken to one of Bristol’s recycling centres where waste, recycling and large items can be disposed of for free.

Please take them to a reuse and recycling centre or a charity shop. We cannot collect textiles from a mini recycling centre.