What can I recycle?
Local authorities across Norfolk now operate regular collections of dry recyclable waste from households across the county.
Here is a guide to what can and cannot be recycled through your recycling bin.
Recycling - the art of the possible
Paper
Recyclable
Newspapers
Magazines
Junk Mail (without envelopes)
Clean paper (letters etc)
Clean cardboard
Packaging boxes (cereal boxes, etc)
Catalogues
Leaflets
Telephone directories
Not recyclable
Contaminated paper, cardboard and packaging
Brown paper
Shredded paper
Envelopes
Christmas Cards
Books
Tetra Pak and similar containers
Ring binders and lever arch files
Plastics
Recyclable
Milk and drink bottles
Shampoo, shower gel etc bottles
Washing up liquid and detergent bottles
Cooking oil bottles
Not recyclable
Margarine and yoghurt pots
Plastic cups
Plastic food packaging
Other plastic packaging
Carrier bags
Cling film
Steel and aluminium cans
Recyclable
Drink cans (cola, beer, etc)
Food tins and cans (soup, baked beans, etc)
Aerosol cans
Not recyclable
Motor oil cans
Cooking oil cans
Any other steel or aluminium products
Other recyclable materials
Glass
Glass is not recyclable* via household recycling bins. Instead, glass should be recycled via your local bottle bank or at household waste recycling centres.
* Norwich City Council has a different arrangement and collects glass from households.
Textiles
Textiles (including shoes, which should be tied together in pairs) can be recycled at household waste recycling centres or taken to charity shops.
Garden waste
Some local authorities operate collections of garden waste from households - follow the Links to your local council. Alternatively, garden waste can be taken to household waste recycling centres. The Composting Association has advice on home composting.
Steel and aluminium
Apart from drink and food cans and aerosols, which can be recycled through your recycling bin, all other ferrous and non-ferrous metals should be taken to household waste recycling centres for recycling.
