Empty cans can go in your blue recycling bin as the tin-plated steel and aluminium are recovered and recycled. Other recycling options. Aerosols can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Note: All aerosol cans must be empty when disposed of as, If they are not empty, there is a risk of puncturing the containers upon disposal which can spill the contents, making a mess and potentially creating a hazard.

This must be placed in you green household waste bin. For safety and hygiene reasons animal waste cannot be commercially composted and therefore is not collected in either the brown garden waste bin or the blue recycling bin. Other recycling options: Bedding such as hay, straw and wood based litter from vegetarian pets (e.g. rabbits) can be composted at home.

Antifreeze fluid or the bottles it can be purchased in should not be placed in any of the wheeled bins. For disposal please take these items to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.

This should not be placed in any of the wheelie bins and must be collected by a licensed contractor. It is classed as hazardous waste and must be disposed of at specified sites.

LCC offer a free white asbestos disposal service for small amounts which must be pre-booked by calling 01522 782070, alternatively staff at Boston Borough Council can tell you who is licensed in your area.

As there is no way for us to know what was burned and so what is in your ash, it must go in your green household waste bin rather than composting via garden waste wheelie bins.

Other recycling options: If you burn wood, the ash is a great dry addition to a home compost bin. Wood ash can also be put on your flower bed (it’s a high potash fertiliser).

It is illegal for batteries to go in any of your household bins. Batteries are a fire risk and not only are they toxic but they also contain valuable material that can only be recovered by a specialist processor.

Other recycling options: Batteries should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre, or alternatively, many shops which sell batteries offer facilities to return them for recycling.

All metal food and drink containers can be recycled. Please place these in your blue recycling bin.

Soiled blankets, duvets, sheets and towels should be placed in the green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Clean blankets and sheets can be reused or recycled if taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre. So long as it is clean, spare bedding in good condition may be welcomed by homelessness charities for re-use. Animal charities will be able to use more worn bedding and old towels, but they must be clean.

These should be placed in the green household waste bin as they are normally a combination of plastic and metal that cannot be easily separated to be recycled. However, the cardboard box and paper leaflet accompanying most medication can go in the blue recycling bin.

Books must be put in your green household waste bin. They cannot be collected via your blue recycling bins for recycling as they are often poor quality paper and get ripped in the process of automated collection and sorting.

Other recycling options: Books in good enough condition to be read again should be donated to charity or placed in charity book banks available at Household Waste Recycling Centres.

These are recycled in the blue recycling bin but we ask for them to remove from their container as they are often a different type of material. All bottle tops and jar lids are accepted.

Neither clutch fluid nor brake fluid can be placed in any of your bins. For disposal, please take this items to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Twigs and small branches can be placed in your brown garden waste bin. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish to take advantage of this service then you can take small branches to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Thin carrier bag type plastic around bread, fruit, veg, magazines and the peel off lids from cooked meat, ready meals and fruit punnets are not accepted by our recycling contractor so should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: This type of plastic can be recycled along with carrier bags at certain larger supermarkets. Alternatively you can take them to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Bricks are too heavy to be collected via wheelie bins and therefore should not be placed in any of your household bins.

Other recycling options: Bricks can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre. Please note they do have a limit of one bin load per day per household. See Lincolnshire County Council Household Waste Recycling Centres or contact 01522 782070 for information.

This type of plastic is not widely recycled so should be placed in to your green household waste bin if it cannot be reused for packaging etc.

All drink cans and food tins can be put in your blue bin for recycling. They must be clean with no food residue.

Cards and greeting cards can be placed in your blue bin for recycling. Glitter coated cards cannot be recycled. Please place glitter or glitter coated cards in your green household waste bin. The un-glittered part of the card can be placed in your blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and card board waste (no glitter coated cards and paper) into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection.

Small pieces which fit easily into your bin can be put in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Large pieces of carpet may be taken at the Household Waste Recycling Centre for recycling depending on the materials and the collection site. Alternatively, you can contact us to arrange a collection, please note a collection charge will apply.

Top Tip: Worn carpet can also be used to cover garden compost heaps and over unplanted areas to prevent weeds. It can also be placed under the liner when constructing a new pond.

Other recycling options: This type of plastic can be recycled along with carrier bags at certain larger supermarkets. Alternatively you can take them to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

All catalogues can be put in your blue bin. For the paper to be recycled. Any plastic sleeves are not currently recyclable and must be removed and put in green household waste bin separately.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and card board waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Unfortunately we cannot recycle CDs, DVDs or records, please place them in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: The disks and plastic cases can be placed in the ‘rigid plastics’ container at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre, paper inserts and/or sleeves should go in the ‘paper’ container.

Many charities will accept donations for resale providing they are in good condition and still in their cases or by companies like MusicMagpie for fundraising or cash.

All types of cardboard boxes and sleeves can be recycled and should be placed in your blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and card board waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection.

Chemicals should not be placed in any bin as they need specialist treatment for safe disposal.

Household chemicals are accepted at all Household Waste Recycling Centres where staff will access locked storage.

Household chemicals are also accepted at all recycling centres where staff will have access to locked storage.

Glass and plastic baubles should be placed in your green household waste bin. The plastic is not widely recycled and baubles can often be covered in glitter which impacts the recycling process.

Christmas/fairy lights should not be placed in any household bins. However, electrical items are accepted at all Household Waste Recycling Centres. Be sure to check individual sites accepted list of items to ensure they accept the items you plan to take.

Real Christmas trees can be placed in your brown garden waste bin if cut up into small pieces. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish you take advantage of this service then you can take real Christmas trees to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Cling film should be placed in the green household waste bin. For plastic to be recycled it is shredded and then melted to make new products. Cling film generally comes in small pieces and is too thin to be shredded for melting. It is also often soiled with food products.

Clothing that is reusable can either be taken to a local charity shop, taken to a textile bank in most supermarket car parks, placed in one of the textile recycling bags which often come through the letterbox or can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Clean, reusable clothing should be donated to charity, that is unsaleable will generally be sold to the rag trade.

Soiled clothing should be placed in your green household waste bin as it cannot be recycled. However, most charity shops will take clothing so consider donating to them if you are able to clean it.

Hangers are not accepted by our recycling contractor so should be placed in the green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Plain plastic hangers can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Some charities and clothing shops may accept hangers for reuse. Please check before delivering your donation.

Electrical items should not be placed in any of the wheelie bins provided.

Other recycling options: You can take electrical items to Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Corrugated Card can be recycled and should be placed in your blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and card board waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Crisp packets must be recycled by a specialist method and therefore should be placed in your green household waste bin and not your blue recycling bin.

Other recycling options: Walkers run a recycling scheme (all makes of crisp packet including the multipack bags are accepted)

Details of collection points can be found by visiting https://www.walkers.co.uk/recycle

Curtains are not accepted for recycling so should be placed in the green household waste bin. Larger curtains that will not fit in your bin can be collected by our bulky waste collection service.

Other recycling options: Curtains that are taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre are collected with clothes and textiles are taken by the Salvation Army for resale/recycling.

Charities often welcome clean curtains for sale and reuse.

Cutlery cannot be recycled and should be placed in the green household waste bin.

Cardboard and plastic egg boxes can be recycled and should be placed in your blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all cardboard egg boxes into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection, plastic egg cartons should be placed in the blue household waste bin

Egg boxes made from other materials e.g. Styrofoam-type material are not currently recyclable and should therefore be placed in your green household waste bin.

NO BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL ITEMS TO BE PLACED IN ANY OF THE HOUSEHOLD COLLECTION BINS WE PROVIDE

If an item is reusable some charity shops may accept them as donation.

You can contact us to arrange a collection, please note a collection charge will apply. Other recycling options: Electrical items are accepted at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Engine oil cannot be placed in any bins as it needs specialist treatment to enable it to be cleaned and reused.

Other recycling options: Engine oil should be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre in a sealed container.

Engine parts are not household waste and cannot be placed in any of the household bins we provide or taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.

You should dispose of these by taking them to a licensed scrap merchant or breakers yard.

Envelopes (with or without windows) can be placed in your blue recycling bin.

Jiffy type bags should be reused where possible, but cannot be recycled and should be placed in your green household waste bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Flower pots should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Many garden centres accept pots back for reuse and recycling, its advisable to call and check before taking any pots to them. Alternatively, unwanted or broken flower pots can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Foil which is clean or unused should be put in your blue recycling bin.

Foil which cannot be cleaned (e.g. has oil or fat on it) must be put in your green household waste bin, it cannot be recycled.

Foil pouches cannot be recycled and should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Plastic ready meal food trays can be put in your blue recycling bin. They must be rinsed clean of any waste.

Please note that black and brown plastic trays are not currently accepted by our recycling contractor so should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Soft polystyrene type food trays, e.g. from raw meat, fruit & veg cannot be recycled and must be put in your green household waste bin. The cling film that often accompanies these packages also must go in the green household waste bin.

Food waste or items that still contain (even a little) food must be put in your green household waste bin. It must never be put in blue recycling or brown garden waste bins. The contents of our brown garden waste bins is laid outside and turned intermittently to break down into compost. By law, food waste cannot be included in this process.

Other recycling options: Raw fruit and vegetable food waste can be composted at home. Discounted compost bins are available from www.getcomposting.com.

Small items which fit easily in your bin can be placed in the green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: If you take your items to the Household Waste Recycling Centre, there is more opportunity for materials to be sorted and recovered.

If the item is reusable, many charity shops will accept them as donations and in some cases also collect. Boston Borough Council offer a pre-paid collection and disposal service for large household items. Or you can take them free of charge to the Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bittern Way, Boston PE21 7RQ

Gas canisters should not be placed in any bin.

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The best thing for bottles and jars is to re-use them. However, if this is not possible, they can be placed in the blue recycling bin and they will be melted and made into new items.

These types of glass can go in your green household waste bin. Window glass, Pyrex and other hard glass has different properties from jars and bottles making it not possible for our contractor to recycle.

Other recycling options: Small quantities of this type of glass can be taken to local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

If you have to dispose of your old glasses/spectacles, you must place them in the green household waste bin as they cannot be recycled.

Other recycling options: Most opticians collect old spectacles for the charity Visonaid.

Grass cuttings can be placed in your brown garden waste bin. Garden waste cannot be disposed of in the green household waste bin. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish to take advantage of this service then you can take grass to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

These are too heavy to be collected from wheelie bins and are not good ingredients for making compost.

Other recycling options: Grass sods can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre. Please note they do have a limit of one bin load per day per household. See Lincolnshire County Council Household Waste Recycling Centres or contact 01522 782070 for information.

Hedge cuttings can be placed in your brown garden waste bin. Garden waste cannot be disposed of in the green household waste bin. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish to take advantage of this service then you can take hedge cuttings to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

These should be rinsed and placed in the blue recycling bin as they can be recycled.

These are recycled in your blue recycling bin. All lids and bottle tops should be removed and placed separately in the blue recycling bin.

These are not recyclable in your blue recycling bin. Where possible try to reuse the jiffy bag but if you do need to dispose of it, it should be placed in your green household waste bin.

The paper can be recycled and should go into your blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Any plastic packaging sleeves must go in your green household waste bin.

These can be placed in the green household waste bin if they are wrapped in newspaper or something similar for safety purposes. Knives cannot be put in the blue recycling bin as the contents are hand-sorted.

Other recycling options: Knives can also be placed with the scrap metal at the Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Low energy bulbs and fluorescent lights cannot be placed in any of your household wheelie bins. They can be recycled and should be placed in the relevant container at a Household Waste recycling Centre. These lights contain mercury which is safely recovered from those recycled correctly.

Standard light bulbs can be placed in your green household waste bin.

These can be put in your blue bin for recycling.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Any plastic sleeves must be removed and put in the recycling bin separately.

These can be put in your blue bin for recycling.

Mobile phones are a fire risk and should never be disposed of in any of your household bins. phones should not be placed in any bin.

Other recycling options: Mobile phones can be taken to local Household Waste Recycling Centre in the ‘electrical items’ container.

Mobile phones contain precious metals which take huge amounts of energy and environmental destruction to mine. They often have a monetary value and many charities, and some schools, collect unwanted phones which are sold on for reuse, refurbishment or recycling.

Alternatively use one of the many online companies who will send a freepost envelope to recycle your mobile phone and possibly give you money too.

Nappies, used tissues, sanitary protection, plasters, dressings (etc.)

Nappies contain bodily fluids so cannot be recycled or composted regardless of the original materials. They should therefore be placed in the green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Consider choosing reusable, washable nappies, otherwise, the next best are degradable nappies that you can purchase in many supermarkets.

Newspapers can be placed in the blue recycling bin.

Other recycling options: Newspapers can also be used for home composting. Compost heaps need wet and dry ingredients: paper counts as dry and helps when there is a high proportion of kitchen waste, lawn clippings or other wet green material. For further information, please visit www.getcomposting.com.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Neither paint nor paint pots can be recycled. Pots which are completely empty and are dry inside and out can be placed in the green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Paint can contain harmful ingredients which can damage the environment. Because of this, it should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre for specialist disposal.

Paint tins still containing paint should not be placed in any bin. Instead, they should be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Paper and cardboard can be recycled and therefore should be placed in your purple recycling bin.

Please use the green household waste bin for cardboard that is soiled (e.g. greasy pizza boxes or cake boxes covered with cream).

Other recycling options: Paper and cardboard can also be used for home composting. Compost heaps need wet and dry ingredients. Paper counts as dry and helps when there is a high proportion of kitchen waste, lawn clippings or other ‘wet’ green material.

Kitchen roll and paper towels cannot be recycled and should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Kitchen roll and paper hand towels can be used for home composting. Compost heaps need wet and dry ingredients: kitchen roll counts as dry and helps when there is a high proportion of kitchen waste, lawn clippings or other ”wet” green material. For further information, please visit www.getcomposting.com

Photographs have a film on them that means they cannot be recycled like paper. Because of this, photographs must be placed in your green household waste bin.

Paper and card that is greasy or contaminated with food waste reduces the quality of the material and makes it harder to recycle effectively therefore please use the green household waste bin for cardboard that is soiled (e.g. greasy pizza boxes or cake boxes covered with cream).

Plants, twigs and small branches can be placed in your brown garden waste bin. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish to take advantage of this service then you can take small branches to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Plastic packaging and film that covers toothbrushes, toys and gadgets (etc.) cannot be recycled and should be placed in your green household waste bin. Any cardboard and paper instructions included with the item can be recycled in your blue recycling bin. If in doubt, leave it out.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

These should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: These items can be placed in the rigid plastics containers at Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Polystyrene should be placed in your green household waste bin as we cannot recycle it at this time.

Other recycling options: You can take it to your local Household Recycling Centre. It is also worth noting that some companies will offer to take back the packaging of large items they deliver.

Even the most advanced recycling facilities cant get the combination of metal and plastic apart for recycling. Therefore, these should go in the green household waste bin.

These must be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Many manufacturers will provide prepaid envelopes on request or some companies offer refill services and some charities offer freepost envelopes to donate cartridges.

We do not collect these for recycling and they should be placed in the green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Records which are unable to be reused can be recycled via the rigid plastics container at recycling centres. Please remove paper/card sleeves and recycle these separately in your blue recycling bin. For households in the paper and card trial these should be placed in the purple bin. Many charities will accept unscratched records for resale.

Rubber gloves cannot be recycled and should therefore be placed in your green household waste bin.

Scrap metal items that are smaller than a saucepan can be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Ideally all metal should be taken to the local Household Waste Recycling Centre and placed in the ‘scrap metal’ container.

Alternatively, once you have built up enough to take, metal can be taken to scrap metal dealers who will pay to take it off your hands. Search for local dealers online or in the phone directory.

This should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other options: Shredded paper can be placed in the paper recycling bins at recycling centres. However, do be aware that if you have more than one bag staff may need to check with you that it is not waste from a small business as these sites are for household waste only.

Otherwise, shredded paper can be used as pet bedding or can used in your home compost bin. For more information please visit www.getcomposting.com.

Soft cuddly toys that are clean and in a good condition may be accepted by charity shops. They cannot be recycled in your household bins and should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Telephone directories and Yellow Pages can be recycled and therefore should be placed in the blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Plastic sleeves must be removed and put in the green household waste bin separately.

Toys are often thrown away because they are broken or dirty. Toys cannot be collected in the blue recycling bins, even if they are in good condition as they are likely to be damaged during collection and the recycling sorting facility we use is not designed to deal with these items. These should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Many charity shops and toy libraries accept toys in good condition.

These are too heavy to be collected from a bin.

Other disposal options: Small tree stumps and root balls are accepted at local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Twigs and small branches can be placed in your brown garden waste bin. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish to take advantage of this service then you can take twigs to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

We do not collect tyres from any bin.

When your car tyres are replaced at a garage they go to a specialist to be reprocessed into useful items such as carpet underlay, roof tiles and playground surfaces.

Most tyre fitting centres will take them for a small fee. Lincolnshire County Council no longer accept them at any Household Waste Recycling Centres

This can be placed in your blue recycling bin.

Any plastic sleeves must be removed and put in the green household waste bin separately.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

These must be placed in your green household waste bin.

Unused wallpaper can be put in the blue recycling bin to be recycled or donated to charity shops.

Used wallpaper should be placed in your green household waste bin, the attached paste causes problems and contamination if put for recycling.

Other recycling options: Wallpaper can be taken to local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

These should be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: There are lots of shops that will take back these filters for recycling. On the Brita website you can enter your postcode to search for shops where you can recycle Brita cartridges.

Rinsed waxed cartons can be recycled and should be placed in the blue recycling bin.

Weeds, twigs and small branches can be placed in your brown garden waste bin. If you have not joined the garden waste collection service, you can sign up using our online form. If you do not wish you take advantage of this service then you can take twigs to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

The recycling facility that we use does not accept these items, therefore they should be placed in the green household waste bin.

Wires and cables should be placed in your green household waste bin as we cannot recycle them at this time.

Other recycling options: Wires and cables can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre and placed in the ‘electrical’ container.

Wood, Twigs, small branches and real Christmas trees (cut in to small pieces) can be put into your brown garden waste bin for composting. Small offcuts of wood can be placed in your green household waste bin.

Other recycling options: Large pieces or other wood, broken furniture or DIY leftovers will be chipped and recycled if taken to local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

In addition, collection of many wooden items can be arranged through our bulky waste collection service.

Wrapping paper that is not shiny/glittery can be recycled and should be placed in your blue recycling bin.

Please try to remove as much sticky tape as possible.

Shiny/ glittery paper cannot be recycled and should be put in the green household waste bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste (no glittery or shiny card or paper) into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Writing paper can be recycled and should be placed in your blue recycling bin.

For those households included in the paper and cardboard trial you should place all paper and cardboard waste into your purple paper and card bin for separate collection

Rinsed yoghurt pots can be recycled and should be placed in the blue recycling bin.

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