Recycling in Boston Borough

 

Click on the images below to find what items you can and cannot recycle.

METAL

All items must be empty, clean and dry with no food residue and placed loosely in the bin

Yes please

  • Aerosol cans
  • Biscuit tins and lids
  • Cans/tins including food tins 
  • Drink cans
  • Foil and foil trays (clean/unused)
  • Jar lids
  • Metal bottle tops
  • Metal food trays
  • Sweet tins and lids

No thanks

  • Batteries – take these to battery collection points
  • Electrical items – take these to Unplugged, use the council-provided bulky waste collection or the HWRC
  • Engine parts
  • Flower pots
  • Kitchen utensils including cutlery
  • Metal buckets
  • Metal-framed spectacles
  • Metal pans
  • Paint tins (empty)
  • Scrap metal
  • Wires and cables

NO BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL ITEMS TO BE PLACED IN ANY BIN

These items can be disposed of for free at the Boston Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bittern Way, Boston, PE21 7RQ, which is open 7 days a week from 9am to 4pm.  You can bring your batteries into our reception at the Municipal Buildings, West Street, these can also be taken back to most supermarkets for recycling