Fantastic plastic

We know that recycling can be pretty confusing, but let's get things clear (or multicoloured!), most of the fantastic plastic things from your weekly shop can be recycled in your green bin once empty.

Yes please - green bin

Recycle all these types of plastic in your green bin:

Bottles 

(Leave any caps, lids or triggers on and they will get recycled too!)

  • drinks bottles
  • milk bottles
  • cooking oil bottles
  • cleaning product bottles
  • skincare, shampoo and soap bottles

Pots, tubs and trays

  • yoghurt pots
  • butter and margarine tubs
  • ice cream tubs
  • sweet and chocolate tubs
  • fruit, meat and veg trays

Bags and wrapping

  • bread bags
  • toilet and kitchen roll wrappers
  • bubble wrap
  • stretchy fresh or frozen fruit and vegetable bags
  • carrier bags
  • stretchy wrapping from food tins and drinks can multipacks

Cartons and Tetra Paks

  • milk, juice, coconut and soya cartons
  • tomato and custard cartons

image showing a green recycling wheelie bin with paper, card, cartons, food and drinks cans, foil, aerosols, plastic pots, plastic bottles and plastic bags, which can all be recycled in Leeds

No thanks - black bin

Put these in your black bin:

  • black plastic
  • compostable and biodegradable plastic
  • crisp packets
  • cling film
  • film lids from fruit trays

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Alternatively, many local convenience stores and supermarkets have collection points for these trickier to recycle materials. Check out Recycle Now's handy recycling locator to see if there's a recycling point near you.

If you're out and about, you can recycle your empty plastic drinks bottles in our recycling on-the-go bins across Leeds.

Find out what happens to the plastic you recycle