WHAT GOES IN YOUR BINS?





Download your free bin guide

If you live in Greater Manchester here’s a guide to everything that goes in your bins at home.

Keep it handy on your phone or print and pop it on the fridge or by the bins.
















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Bin guide. What should go in which bin? Updated 2026.
Your paper and card bin = cardboard envelopes, take away menus, shredded papers, greetings cards, newspapers, cardboard gravy tubs, cereal boxes, dishwasher tablets cardboard boxes, egg boxes, envelopes, almond milk cartons, magazines, toilet roll tubes.
Your mix recycling bin = washing up liquid bottles, jam jars, deodorant sprays, foil take away trays, aluminium foils, pop bottles, bean tins, shaving foam aerosols, drink cans, fruit punnets, meat trays, spray cleaning bottles, plastic bottles of milk, yoghurt pots, bleach bottles, shampoo bottles.
Your food and garden bin and street caddy = mouldy foods, tea bags, bones, leaves, grass cuttings, leftovers on plates, egg shells, dead flowers, fruit and veg peelings.
Your general waste bin = salad bags, crisp packets, bubble wrap, dog poo bags, cling films, pouches like pet food and drinks, polystyrene take away containers, sanitary towels, plastic bags, tissues, bread bags, broken drinking glasses, nappies, take away coffee cups, face masks.



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