Your brown bin is for mixed recycling. It is collected every fortnight on the same day as your green bin (if you have a garden waste subscription).
Important information
Loose, not bagged - if you are using a bag to carry your recyclables to the bin please empty the items into the recycling bin first, then dispose of the bag in the general waste bin or reuse it.
Clean and empty - make sure your recyclables are empty and give them a quick rinse. If they are too dirty they may not be collected e.g. grease covered foil or plastic trays/pots with food in.
Glass
Glass bottles (any colour) e.g. wine, beer, spirit
Glass jars e.g. sauces, jam, baby food
Other glass bottles e.g. perfume, aftershave, face/body cream
Plastic
Plastic cleaner and detergent bottles e.g. bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach
Toiletries and other plastic bathroom bottles e.g. shampoo, shower gel
Plastic drinks bottles e.g. juice, squash, milk
Plastic pots e.g. yoghurt, soup
Plastic tubs e.g. margarine, ice cream
Plastic trays/punnets e.g. meat trays, take-away trays, fruit/veg trays, including black plastic)
Chocolate and biscuit tubs and trays
Metal
Drinks cans
Food tins
Metal lids and tops
Biscuit/chocolate tins (including lids)
Aerosol cans
Aluminium foil
Foil trays e.g. take-away trays
Cartons
Drinks cartons e.g. juices and milk
Food cartons e.g. soup
Cardboard and paper
Cardboard boxes e.g. cereal boxes, delivery boxes
Corrugated cardboard
Plain greetings cards (no foil or glitter)
Cardboard egg boxes
Cardboard sleeves e.g. ready meal sleeves
Cardboard tubes e.g. from inside toilet rolls and kitchen roll
Brown packaging paper and brown envelopes
Newspapers
Magazines
White paper e.g. printer paper and letters
Brochures, catalogues and directories
Junk mail including leaflets and flyers
Envelopes (including windows)
Shredded paper - please wrap this in a newspaper or envelope.
Glass
Glass cookware e.g. Pyrex dishes
Drinking glasses
Vases
Ceramics
Mirrors
Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
Window glass
Plastic
Plastic bags
Crisp packets, sweet wrappers, soft plastics and film
Film lids from plastic pots and trays
Laminated plastic food/drink pouches e.g. baby food pouches, cat food pouches or coffee pouches
Rigid plastics e.g. toys, Tupperware, pipes and hangers
Medicine pill packets e.g. blister packs
Toothpaste tubes
Polystyrene e.g. cups and packaging materials
Plastic straws and cutlery
Metal
Gas cylinders, e.g. soda stream or helium cylinders
Paint and solvent tins (full or empty)
General kitchen ware e.g. cutlery, pots and pans
Electrical items such as kettles, irons, pipes, white goods
Batteries
Cartons
Pringles/Twiglet style tubes
Single use coffee cups
Cardboard and paper
Greetings cards with foil or glitter decoration
Paper towels and tissues
Gift bags
Wrapping paper
Wallpaper
Padded envelopes e.g. Jiffy bags
Sandwich boxes
Used pizza boxes
Disposable nappies
Cotton wool/make up pads
Wet wipes
Whilst we recognise the benefit of reducing single use plastic some of the 'compostable' alternatives are not suited to the technologies used in Hertfordshire. For more information please see: Biodegradable Plastic - what you need to know.
