What goes in your green recycling box

Within the Tendring district we operate an alternate weekly collection for recycling.  We have green recycling boxes for plastics, cartons, metals and glass

Food waste is collected every week.  We have two sizes available; a small internal food caddy for use inside your home and a larger external food caddy to present for collection.

To ensure that your box is emptied, please place it on your front boundary by 7am on the day of collection, but no earlier than the night before.

What goes in your green box

Yes Please No thank you
Glass bottles and jars Pyrex glass, window glass, mirrors or lightbulbs
Metal food and drinks and empty aerosol cans Tools, pans, cutlery, gas cannisters
Juice cartons (Tetra Pak) Plastic film, crisp packets, food pouches, bags and chocolate wrappers
Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays Hard plastics, such as children’s toys, garden furniture
Plastic and metal tubes (toothpaste and food) Polystyrene packaging, chemical or oil containers
Aluminium foil trays Blister packs

Remember

  • If its plastic and a bottle - recycle it
  • Rinse and squash all plastic bottles
  • Wash out all tins and cans
  • You can leave the lids on your drink and milk bottles

To make sure you put the right box out in time for collection, take a look at our Rubbish and Recycling collections days form, which tells you when your boxes are due to be emptied.

Contact

Recycle

Town Hall
Station Road
Clacton-On-Sea
CO15 1SE

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