Recycling with Forest of Dean District Council
The guidance on this page is for recycling plastic at home only. For all other materials visit Bins and recycling - Forest of Dean District Council
Know your plastics
| Can I recycle mixed plastics | No. For more information visit Forest of Dean District Councils website here. | |
| Should I be washing and squashing my plastic bottles? | Yes, please wash and squash your plastic bottles as it saves space in your recycling container | |
| Can I recycle black plastic packaging | Not recyclable at kerbside, please put in your non recycling bin | |
| Can I recycle plastic film including bread bags and crisp packets | Not recyclable at kerbside, please put in your non recycling bin | You may be able to recycle them at your local supermarket. Check if your local store recycles bags. |
| Should I leave on or remove lids? | Please remove these and put them in your non recycling bin | |
| Should I leave on or remove trigger sprays (like on cleaning sprays) | Please remove these and put them in your non recycling bin | |
When?
Plastic bottles, food/drink cans, empty aerosols and aluminium foil (box 1)
Glass, bagged textiles and shoes (box 2)
What do we want?
Plastic bottles
- Clear/coloured plastic bottles
- Detergent bottles
- Hand soap bottles (without pump)
- Cleaning product bottles (e.g. bleach bottles and bathroom cleaners)
- Skin care product bottles
- Shampoo and shower gel bottles
- Milk bottles
- Fizzy and non fizzy drinks and water bottles
What don't we want?
- Plastic pots, tubs or trays
- Crisp packets
- Pre-prepared salad bags
- Film lids from pots or trays
- Black plastic or black polystyrene trays
- Medicine packs e.g. headache pills
- Plastic film/wrappers/bags*
- Pet food pouches
- Soap bottle pumps
- Paint pots
- Plastic toys (for details about electronic and electrical items visit the website here)
- Plastic plant pots
- Bubble wrap
- Plastic bottles containing chemicals e.g. anti-freeze
- Polystyrene packaging
* Plastic bags cannot be recycled through the kerbside recycling collection services. However, some local supermarkets have recycling collection points in store: check if your local store recycles bags.
Can't recycle an item? Find out where you can take your items to be recycled.