Recycling in Boston Borough
Click on the images below to find what items you can and cannot recycle.
PLASTIC
All items must be empty, clean and dry with no food residue and placed loosely in the bin
Yes please
- Bottle tops (loose)
- Butter tub including lid (loose)
- Cereal packets
- Egg trays
- Food trays (except black and brown plastics)
- Fruit punnets and vegetable trays (except black and brown plastics)
- Ice cream tubs/pots including lids (loose)
- Margarine tubs including lids (loose)
- Plastic milk bottles (clear or coloured)
- Plastic drink bottles (clear or coloured)
- Plastic cleaning product bottles
- Plastic biscuit tubs (clear or coloured – no black)
- Plastic sweet tubs (clear or coloured – no black)
- Plastic trays
- Toiletry bottles
- Yogurt pots
No thanks
- Bread bags
- Plastic carrier bags
- Bubble wrap
- Black and brown plastic food trays
- Black rubbish sacks
- CD’s and DVD’s cases
- Coat hangers
- Cling film
- Crisp packets
- Food bags
- Plant trays
- Polystyrene packaging
- Sweet packets
- Toothpaste tubes
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
