A binman has shared tips to ensure trash is taken every time by not putting four items into recycling, according to the Bristol Post. If recycling rules are not followed correctly, there is a risk of having the bin left full in front of the property, the Bristol Post reports. Refuse collectors can decline to collect rubbish if particular items are found in incorrect bins, says Ashley, a refuse collector known as The No1 Binman.
Pizza boxes should not be in the recycling bin and should go in the general waste bin, Ashley states. However, the Bristol Post notes that some pizza boxes can be recycled only if they are clean and dry. If a pizza box is excessively soiled, it should go into general waste or be composted, while the clean cardboard lid can go in paper and card recycling, according to the Bristol Post.
Pizza boxes should not be in the recycling bin. They should be in your general waste bin, whatever colour that will be. You are told to put all cardboard in the blue bin. I don't know what your blue bin is, I don't know. Let's just make this clear, pizza boxes - general waste bin, not recycling bin. That's all I needed to say. It doesn't matter what colour your bin is, it goes in your general waste.
Refuse collectors can reject a complete recycling bin if it contains non-recyclable, contaminated items like soiled or greasy pizza boxes, the Bristol Post adds. Food and grease stop cardboard fibres from bonding during pulping, making the material unsuitable for recycling, the Bristol Post explains. Crisp packets do not belong in the recycling bin and should be taken to supermarkets or tips for recycling, Ashley says.
Items like carrier bags, film, and bubble wrap do not go in recycling bins and should be taken to tips or supermarkets, he adds. Polystyrene is plastic but does not go in recycling bins because it takes up too much room and is costly to recycle due to low plastic content, Ashley notes. People should check before putting items in recycling bins to avoid contamination and bin rejection, Ashley concludes.
Crisp packets do not belong in your recycling bin. You're meant to take them to the supermarket and recycle them there, because it's a different type of plastic. Just like carrier bags, just like film, bubble wrap - all that stuff does not go in your recycling. Take it to the tip, they can sometimes dispose of it there differently, or take it to a supermarket. There's loads of stuff. Polystyrene is plastic, but it doesn't go in your recycling bin because it takes up too much room, and it costs too much money to recycle because there's barely any plastic in it. It's mainly air. Please check before you put it in your bin. Normally, it's like tins and bottles. Easy things to put in the recycling. Please check before you do it because you don't want your bin to be contaminated. Don't be the person who gets their bin rejected when you want it to be emptied.
It remains unclear what the other two items among the four mentioned that should not be put in recycling bins are, and whether these recycling rules are standardized across all UK regions or specific to certain areas. The exact consequences for repeatedly having bins rejected are also not specified.