Please use the recycling bins to recycle the following household waste. Please note that we can’t collect a bin if it contains the wrong items.
If you require an additional or replacement bin, information can be found here.
Blue Bin / Green Box
From 1 October 2019 you can recycle clean plastic pots, tubs and trays – grade 1, 2 and 5 within the recycling triangle on the packaging:
1 – single use, clear plastic bottles, fruit containers, ready meal food trays
2 – milk bottles, shampoo bottles, margarine tubs and cleaning product bottles
5 – food pots, bottle tops, yoghurt pots and sauce bottles, meat packaging and egg cartons, biscuit/chocolate trays
| YES Please | NO Thanks |
|---|---|
| Plastic bottles – drinks, cosmetic, toiletry and detergent (including lids) | Plastic carrier bags – place items loose in the bin/box |
| Plastic pots - yoghurt, soup, dairy, snack (including lids) | Plastic film, wrappings, bags, bubble wrap |
| Plastic tubs - margarine, ice cream, chocolate/biscuit, detergent (including lids) | Polystyrene |
| Plastic trays – meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables (including lids, remove film lids and absorbent pads from meat trays) | Food, nappies, wet wipes, tissues |
| Plastic plant pots (without plant/soil) | Paper /cardboard – place in the brown bin/blue bag |
| Glass bottles and jars (including lids) | Crockery, pans, cutlery |
| Empty aerosols | Glass panes, Pyrex glass, drinking glass |
| Clean aluminium foil and foil trays | Waxed food and drink cartons (such as juice, milk and soup) |
| Drink cans and food tins |
Please ensure all items are rinsed before placing in the recycling bin / box, this ensures that the items are of the quality required by the reprocessing plant to meet recycling guidance.
Brown Bin / Blue Bag
| YES Please | NO Thanks |
|---|---|
| All cardboard (food packaging boxes, toiletry and cosmetic boxes, detergent boxes, delivery boxes and toilet/kitchen roll tubes | Plastic carrier bags – place items loose in the bin/bag |
| Newspapers and magazines | Plastic film, wrappings, bags, bubble wrap |
| Shredded paper | Polystyrene |
| Envelopes – plain and window | Food, nappies, wet wipes, tissues |
| Junk Mail | Waxed food and drinks cartons including milk, juice and soup |
| Brochures and catalogues | Glass bottle/jars, cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays – please in the blue bin/green box |
| Greeting cards and wrapping paper (no foil) | Wallpaper |
Battery bag
All household batteries should be placed in the clear plastic bag provided and once full, placed on top of the blue or brown bin for collection.
| YES please | NO thanks |
|---|---|
| 6v | Car/motorbike batteries |
| D | Industrial batteries |
| C | |
| AA | |
| AAA | |
| 9v | |
| Button | |
| Laptop | |
| Vape | |
| Mobile phone |
To request a battery bag, please fill out this form.
Green Bin
This is an optional chargeable service, to receive collections please sign up here
| YES Please | NO Thanks |
|---|---|
| Grass cuttings | Large branches and pieces of wood – including trees and tree roots |
| Leaves | Soil, rubble, hardcore, sand |
| Flowers, plants and weeds (remove soil from the roots before placing in the bin) | Cardboard |
| Garden prunings | Food, oils, liquids |
| Wood shavings and bark | Plastic carrier bags, wrappings and food and drink containers |
| Twigs and small branches | Cat litter and dog faeces |
| Straw animal bedding | Artificial Christmas trees and decorations |
| Real Christmas trees (chopped up) |
Grey Bin
The grey bin should only be used for household waste that cannot be recycled. Extra bags left at the side of the grey bin will not be collected.
| YES Please | NO Thanks |
|---|---|
| Food waste | Hardcore, rubble |
| Nappies, wet wipes, tissues | Plasterboard |
| Plastic film, wrappings, bags, bubble wrap | Asbestos |
| Polystyrene | Electrical items |
| Waxed food and drinks cartons including milk, juice and soup | Paint cans |
| Cat litter and dog faeces (bagged) | Oil drums |
| Soil |
Important information
- Please note that it will not be possible to empty the grey, blue, brown and green bins if they are deemed too heavy or the contents are compacted
- The bins are emptied on alternate weeks with the blue, brown and green bins emptied one week and the grey bin emptied the following week
- Place the containers out for collection at the edge of your property by 7.00am on your collection day
- Please place all items loose in the blue, brown and green bins
- Please note that we do not collect any excess waste placed at the side of the blue, brown and green bins
- Excess waste can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Collection (HWRC) site at Saltcotes Road, Lytham
- Extra recycling bins can be ordered and purchased through Fylde Council if required
- Please store wheeled bins and waste containers away from the public highway between collections
