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Recycling A to Z

To find out what household waste you can and can’t recycle at home, use our handy A to Z guide.

 

You can search for an item and we'll tell you how to recycle or dispose of it correctly. 

 

What can I recycle?

Search for an item and we'll tell you how to recycle or dispose of it correctly.

 

 

 

A

  • Aerosols

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Empty cans only

  • Aluminium cans

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Aluminium foil

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Asthma inhalers
    Please contact your local pharmacy

 

B 

  • Baby food jars [Glass]

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Grey Caddy

    Notes: Please rinse. Lids to go in blue bag (plastic and metal)

  • Bike inner tubes (used, any condition)
    Notes: Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge
  • Birthday cards (with foil or glitter)

    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

  • Birthday cards (without foil or glitter)

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Orange Bag

    Notes: Unfortunately we are unable to recycle cards with glitter or other metallic materials on, please put these in your black bag.

  • Bras (any condition, new or used)
    Notes: Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge
  • Bread bags
    Notes: Terracycle - Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge
  • Butter and margarine tubs
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

 

C

  • Cards
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Orange Bag

    Notes: Please remove any decorations e.g. glitter

  • Cartons
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Cereal boxes
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Orange Bag

    Notes: Please place inner plastic wrapping in your black bag waste.

  • Chemicals, poisons and pesticides
    Notes: Please contact a specialist company.
  • Coffee pods

    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

    Notes: Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge (Tassimo and L'or brand only pods and outer packaging). Please visit the manufacturers website for more information about recycling these items.

  • Confectionery packaging (any brand of plastic chocolate and sweet pouches and bags, any brand of chocolate or sweets multipack packaging, individual plastic chocolate bar wrappers)
    Notes: Terracycle - Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge
  • Contact lenses
    Notes: Terracycle - Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge
  • Crisp packets

    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

    Notes: Terracycle - Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge

 

D

  • Disposable face masks
    Notes: Now recyclable at Barry Morrisons, full info at https://www.reworked.com/blog/

 

E

 

 

 

 

  

F

  • Fabric softener bottles
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

  • Foil
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Furniture polish cans
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

 

G

  • Glass bottles

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Grey Caddy

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Glass candle jars

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Grey Caddy

    Notes: Please ensure all wax is removed.

  • Guinea pig hay/sawdust [used]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

 

H

  • Hair conditioner and shampoo bottles
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

  • Hair spray cans
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

  • Hamster hay/sawdust [used]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

 

I 

  • Inkjet cartridges
    Notes: Please refer to manufacturer guidelines.

 

J

 

  • Japanese knotweed
    Notes: Please contact Natural Resources Wales for advice.
  • Juice cartons
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

 

K

  • Kitchen roll cardboard tube

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Orange Bag

 

L

 

M

  • Make up containers (any brand of make up containers including powder and eyeshadow compacts, lip and cheek sticks, mascara wands and tubes, lipsticks, lips glosses and lip balms.
     Notes: Terracycle - Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge.
  • Margarine Tubs
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Medical waste
    Notes: Please contact your local Health Board to arrange disposal.
  • Medicine bottles [Glass]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Grey Caddy

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Milk cartons /Tetra Pak
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Milk cartons and bottles [Plastic]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

 

N

 

O

 

P

 

  • Pens and writing instruments (any brand of pen, highlighters, marker or correction fluid)
    Notes: Terracycle - Recycle instore at Awesome in Barry or Cowbridge.
  • Plastic cleaning product bottles
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

  • Plastic egg boxes
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

  • Plastic trays [Not brown and black plastics]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

 

Q

 

 

R

 

S

  • Sauce bottles [Glass]

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Grey Caddy

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Sauce bottles [Plastic]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Shampoo bottles
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

  • Shredded paper
    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: White Bag

    Notes: Small quantities only.

  • Smoothie carton
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Soft plastic bags and wrapping (fruit and veg bags, broken carrier bags, frozen food bags, bubble wrap) 

    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

    Notes: Recycle at large supermarkets: Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose.

 

T

  • Takeaway plastic boxes [Clean]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Tetra Pak® Cartons
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

  • Toilet roll wrapping [Plastic]

    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

 

U

 

V

  • Vegetable bags [Plastic]

    Co-mingled Recycling: Black Bag

    Separated Recycling: Black Bag

 

W

  • Washing powder boxes

    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Orange Bag

    Notes: Please ensure no powder remains in box.

  • Water bottles [Plastic]
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

 

X

 

Y

  • Yellow Pages / Telephone Directory 
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: White Bag

  • Yoghurt pots
    Co-mingled Recycling: Blue Bag

    Separated Recycling: Blue Bag

    Notes: Please rinse.

 

Z