Recycling in Halton
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RECYCLING (BLUE BIN):
CARD: Keep it clean and dry.
- Boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, delivery boxes, dishwasher tablet boxes)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Egg cartons
- Envelopes
- Plain greeting cards
- Takeaway boxes
CARTONS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Juice cartons
- Milk cartons
- Plant-based drinks cartons e.g. oat, almond, soya milks
- Soup or sauce cartons
GLASS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Drink bottles of any colour (e.g. wine, beer, spirits)
- Jars (e.g. sauces, baby food, spreads)
- Non-food bottles (e.g. perfume bottles, aftershave bottles)
METALS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Aerosol cans (e.g. deodorant, hairspray, shaving foam)
- Aluminium foil
- Aluminium tubes
- Biscuit/Chocolate/Sweet tins
- Drink cans
- Foil trays
- Food tins
PAPER: Keep them clean and dry.
- Brown paper
- Envelopes (including windows)
- Gift wrap / Wrapping paper *
- Leaflets and flyers
- Magazines, brochures, and catalogues
- Newspapers and supplements
- Paper tape
- White paper (e.g. computer paper, letters)
*Perform the scrunch test! Scrunch gift wrap or wrapping paper into a ball in your hand, if it stays in a ball, you can pop it in your recycling bin, just remove any stickers or tape before!
PLASTICS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse, put the lids back on and pop them in your recycling.
- Bottles (e.g. drinks bottles, cleaning bottles)
- Pots (yoghurt pots, plant pots)
- Takeaway containers
- Trays/punnets (e.g. vegetable, fruit and meat trays)
- Tubes (e.g. hand cream, face wash, toothpaste)
- Tubs (e.g. ice cream tubs, butter tubs, sweet tubs)
METALS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Aerosol cans (e.g. deodorant, hairspray, shaving foam)
- Aluminium foil
- Aluminium tubes
- Biscuit/Chocolate/Sweet tins
- Drink cans
- Foil trays
- Food tins
PAPER: Remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers before recycling
- Brown paper
- Envelopes (including windows)
- Gift wrap / Wrapping paper *
- Leaflets and flyers
- Magazines, brochures, and catalogues
- Newspapers and supplements
- Paper tape
- White paper (e.g. computer paper, letters)
GENERAL WASTE (BLACK/GREY BIN):
- General household waste
- Most items which cannot be recycled or put in your BLUE bin, should be put in your BLACK / GREY bin.
- If you need to dispose of food waste please use your BLACK / GREY bin until food waste collections roll out.
- Building materials or rubble are not accepted in the BLACK / GREY bin.
GARDEN WASTE (GREEN BIN):
- Grass and lawn cuttings
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Dead flowers
- Prunings
- Hedge and tree clippings
- Twigs and branches
- Leaves
- Plants and weeds
- Untreated bark and wood chippings
- Pet bedding (e.g. straw, shredded paper etc. clean or soiled)
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centres are:
Johnsons Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre, Johnson's Lane, Widnes, WA8 0SJ
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Picow Farm Household Waste Recycling Centre, Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, WA7 4UD
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Household Waste Recycling Centres in Halton are operated by Halton Council
All Recycling Centres in Halton are available for use by all Halton residents
NO commercial-type vehicles will now be able to use the sites without a booking. Therefore, if you are planning to use a van or large trailer to access these sites, you will need to book your visit in advance, which can be done online here.
Asbestos (By appointment please book here.)
Batteries (car)
Batteries (household)
Books, CDs & DVDs
Reusable bicycles
Bric-a-brac
Cans
Cardboard
Carpet
Coffee cups (e.g. takeaway cups from coffee shops)
Electrical items (e.g. hairdryers, DVD players)
Fridges & freezers
Fluorescent tubes
Light bulbs
Garden/Green
Glass (bottles & jars)
Plastic bottles
Mattresses
Mobile phones
Oil (engine)
Oil (cooking)
Oil (filters)
Paint (Up to 10 paint tins can be disposed of anytime at Johnsons Lane only.)
Paper (inc. newspapers, magazines & telephone directories)
Paper containers with metal ends
Plasterboard (gypsum)
Rubble
Scrap metal
Shoes;
Soil
Televisions (inc. computer monitors)
Tetrapak cartons
Textiles
Tyres
Upholstered Domestic Seating (if you’re bringing seating with upholstery to a Recycling Centre then site staff will direct you to the Upholstered Domestic Seating Container – click here to learn more)
White goods (e.g. washing machines, microwaves)
Wood (untreated timber)
Wood (chipboard, composite, MDF)
Large plastics
Printer cartridges
Non-recyclable household waste
RECYCLING (BLUE BIN):
CARD: Keep it clean and dry.
- Boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, delivery boxes, dishwasher tablet boxes)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Egg cartons
- Envelopes
- Plain greeting cards
- Takeaway boxes
CARTONS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Juice cartons
- Milk cartons
- Plant-based drinks cartons e.g. oat, almond, soya milks
- Soup or sauce cartons
GLASS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Drink bottles of any colour (e.g. wine, beer, spirits)
- Jars (e.g. sauces, baby food, spreads)
- Non-food bottles (e.g. perfume bottles, aftershave bottles)
METALS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Aerosol cans (e.g. deodorant, hairspray, shaving foam)
- Aluminium foil
- Aluminium tubes
- Biscuit/Chocolate/Sweet tins
- Drink cans
- Foil trays
- Food tins
PAPER: Keep them clean and dry.
- Brown paper
- Envelopes (including windows)
- Gift wrap / Wrapping paper *
- Leaflets and flyers
- Magazines, brochures, and catalogues
- Newspapers and supplements
- Paper tape
- White paper (e.g. computer paper, letters)
*Perform the scrunch test! Scrunch gift wrap or wrapping paper into a ball in your hand, if it stays in a ball, you can pop it in your recycling bin, just remove any stickers or tape before!
PLASTICS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse, put the lids back on and pop them in your recycling.
- Bottles (e.g. drinks bottles, cleaning bottles)
- Pots (yoghurt pots, plant pots)
- Takeaway containers
- Trays/punnets (e.g. vegetable, fruit and meat trays)
- Tubes (e.g. hand cream, face wash, toothpaste)
- Tubs (e.g. ice cream tubs, butter tubs, sweet tubs)
METALS: Remove any food/drink, give them a quick rinse and pop them in your recycling.
- Aerosol cans (e.g. deodorant, hairspray, shaving foam)
- Aluminium foil
- Aluminium tubes
- Biscuit/Chocolate/Sweet tins
- Drink cans
- Foil trays
- Food tins
PAPER: Remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines and flyers before recycling
- Brown paper
- Envelopes (including windows)
- Gift wrap / Wrapping paper *
- Leaflets and flyers
- Magazines, brochures, and catalogues
- Newspapers and supplements
- Paper tape
- White paper (e.g. computer paper, letters)
GENERAL WASTE (BLACK/GREY BIN):
- General household waste
- Most items which cannot be recycled or put in your BLUE bin, should be put in your BLACK / GREY bin.
- If you need to dispose of food waste please use your BLACK / GREY bin until food waste collections roll out.
- Building materials or rubble are not accepted in the BLACK / GREY bin.
GARDEN WASTE (GREEN BIN):
- Grass and lawn cuttings
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Dead flowers
- Prunings
- Hedge and tree clippings
- Twigs and branches
- Leaves
- Plants and weeds
- Untreated bark and wood chippings
- Pet bedding (e.g. straw, shredded paper etc. clean or soiled)
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centres are:
Johnsons Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre, Johnson's Lane, Widnes, WA8 0SJ
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Picow Farm Household Waste Recycling Centre, Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, WA7 4UD
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Household Waste Recycling Centres in Halton are operated by Halton Council
All Recycling Centres in Halton are available for use by all Halton residents
NO commercial-type vehicles will now be able to use the sites without a booking. Therefore, if you are planning to use a van or large trailer to access these sites, you will need to book your visit in advance, which can be done online here.
Asbestos (By appointment please book here.)
Batteries (car)
Batteries (household)
Books, CDs & DVDs
Reusable bicycles
Bric-a-brac
Cans
Cardboard
Carpet
Coffee cups (e.g. takeaway cups from coffee shops)
Electrical items (e.g. hairdryers, DVD players)
Fridges & freezers
Fluorescent tubes
Light bulbs
Garden/Green
Glass (bottles & jars)
Plastic bottles
Mattresses
Mobile phones
Oil (engine)
Oil (cooking)
Oil (filters)
Paint (Up to 10 paint tins can be disposed of anytime at Johnsons Lane only.)
Paper (inc. newspapers, magazines & telephone directories)
Paper containers with metal ends
Plasterboard (gypsum)
Rubble
Scrap metal
Shoes;
Soil
Televisions (inc. computer monitors)
Tetrapak cartons
Textiles
Tyres
Upholstered Domestic Seating (if you’re bringing seating with upholstery to a Recycling Centre then site staff will direct you to the Upholstered Domestic Seating Container – click here to learn more)
White goods (e.g. washing machines, microwaves)
Wood (untreated timber)
Wood (chipboard, composite, MDF)
Large plastics
Printer cartridges
Non-recyclable household waste