What to put in your green bin

HOME	What can you put in your green bin?

You can recycle glass and tins and plastic and paper (note the paper goes BESIDE the bin) - but be careful! Read about what things you can and cannot recycle.

Glass

YES NO

Glass bottles and jars - without lids

Broken glass

Mirrors or window glass

Drinking glasses

Light bulbs

Plastic

YES NO

Milk containers

Soft drink bottles

Detergent bottles

Plastic graded 1 or 2

Margarine tubs

Plastic bags

Plastic graded 3, 4, 5, or any higher no.

To tell the grade of plastic, check the number in the triangle on the base.

Tins

YES NO

Empty food cans

Soft drink and beer cans

Aerosols

Paint cans

Aluminium plates or foil

Paper
Paper & cardboard - remember, these get tied in bundles or put in plastic bags or cardboard boxes and put beside the recycling bin

YES NO

Newspapers

Folded up cardboard boxes

Squashed egg trays

Junk mail

Magazines

Letters

Milk cartons

Juice cartons

Wallpaper

Paper with paint or food on it

So what sort of things should go in your normal rubbish bag (or rubbish bin)? Do you think you should put grass clippings in your rubbish - or is there another way to get rid of them?

FOLLOWUP

1. Find some examples of things you can recycle in the green bins, and those you can't. Stick them on cardboard to make a T chart to tell people about how to recycle properly.

2. Discuss what you should do with the things in the "NO" list. Is there another way you could recycle those?

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YES	NO
Glass bottles and jars - without lids	Broken glass Mirrors or window glass Drinking glasses Light bulbs

YES	NO
Milk containers Soft drink bottles Detergent bottles Plastic graded 1 or 2	Margarine tubs Plastic bags Plastic graded 3, 4, 5, or any higher no.

YES	NO
Empty food cans Soft drink and beer cans Aerosols	Paint cans Aluminium plates or foil

YES	NO
Newspapers Folded up cardboard boxes Squashed egg trays Junk mail Magazines Letters	Milk cartons Juice cartons Wallpaper Paper with paint or food on it