Plastics Recycling
Trying to recycle your plastic can seem very complicated
as there are over 50 different common household 'blends' of
plastic.
If you have a green recycling wheeled bin, you can place all of
your plastic bottles and containers in this bin for
recycling. Unfortunately there is no process at this time
to recycle black plastic so this will need to go into
your grey wheeled bin.
If you do not have a green bin, and wish to recycle your plastic
then please be advised there is an 100Ltr bin at the Church Hill
shopping Centre off Rickyard Lane which you can use.
We will endeavour to provide the whole of Redditch with a
recycling collection where we can.
What can we recycle in the Green wheeled
bins?
So we can continue to provide this service it is critical
that all items are clean with no food waste remains and that no
carrier bags are placed in this bank. You do not need to
squash any of the bottles or cans that go into your green wheeled
bin.
YES PLEASE
- All household plastic bottles, pop bottles, shampoo, bleach
etc
- Yoghurt and soup pots
- Margarine tubs
- Coleslaw pots
- Fruit punnets i.e. strawberry packaging, tomato packs (the base
container not the shrink wrapped plastic) and plastic meat
trays
- General household food and drink semi-rigid plastic
- Waxed cartons
NO THANK YOU
- Plastic bags – this is the worst thing to put in as the bags
can block the vacuum that empties the banks and are not
recycled
- Polystyrene
- Plastic film
- Clingfilm
- Chocolate and sweet packaging
- Magazine packaging
- Rigid plastic e.g. hair combs, plastic desk tidy, disposable
cutlery, biro's and felt tips
- Plastic pet food pouches
- Garden furniture or plant pots
- Plastic folders
- Plastic hangers
- Plastic children's toys
- Old CD/video cases or floppy disks
- Laminated paper or photo's
Please note: You can now
put your old drinks cartons/waxed cartons into your green
bin.
For more details please call 
(01527) 534123 or email 
contact.centre@redditchbc.gov.uk
Please be advised that we have introduced more items that you
will be able to put into your green bin, look out for your
recycling guides which are delivered to you in December
every year. Or check out the EnviroSort Website. http://www.envirosort.co.uk/ 
to see where your recycled waste
goes.
Thank you for 'doing your bit'!
