Recycling in Liverpool
Find out what Liverpool City Council can collect from your home.
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RECYCLING (BLUE BIN):
CANS AND TINS: Ensure cans and tins are empty and free of food and liquids. Metal lids can be placed inside the tin or can. Do not crush or flatten cans and tins
- Drinks cans
- Food tins (fruit, soup, beans etc.)
CARD: Ensure cardboard is free from sticky and parcel tape, labels, staples and remove all plastic packaging and polystyrene. Please flatten boxes.
- Cardboard boxes
- Cardboard packaging
- Cereal boxes
- Corrugated card
- Egg boxes (card)
- Greeting cards
- Pizza boxes (clean – no grease or food)
- Toilet roll tubes
- Washing powder boxes
- Cardboard food packaging (remove the plastic windows)
PAPER
- Catalogues (no hard covers)
- Envelopes (you don’t need to remove the plastic window)
- Newspapers
- Junk mail (removed from any plastic bags)
- Magazines (removed from any plastic bags)
- Writing paper
- Telephone directories and Yellow Pages
- Wrapping paper (no foil or glitter)
- Soap and toothpaste boxes
GLASS JARS AND BOTTLES: Ensure that jars and bottles are rinsed and free from food and liquids. Glass should not be smashed or broken.
- Food jars and metal lids
- Cosmetic bottles (glass)
- Glass drinks bottles and (metal tops can be put back on)
- Medicine bottles (glass) metal jar lids and bottle tops
PLASTIC BOTTLES: Ensure that plastic bottles are rinsed and free from liquids. Do not crush or flatten plastic bottles. Plastic bottle lids and tops can be left on .
- Fabric conditioner bottles
- Plastic bottle tops
- Shampoo and shower gel bottles
- Plastic drinks bottles (including milk bottles)
- Bleach and cleaner bottles (remove spray or pump tops)
- Cosmetics bottles (plastic)
- Medicine bottles (plastic)
GARDEN WASTE (GREEN BIN):
- Grass and lawn cuttings
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Dead flowers and plants
- 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)
HOUSEHOLD WASTE (PURPLE BIN):
- General household waste
- Most items which cannot be recycled or put in your BLUE bin, should be put in your PURPLE bin.
- If you need to dispose of food waste please use your PURPLE bin.
- Building materials or rubble are not accepted in the PURPLE bin.
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centres are:
Old Swan Household Waste Recycling Centre, Cheadle Avenue, Liverpool L13 3AF
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Otterspool Household Waste Recycling Centre, Jericho Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 5AR
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 are provided by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority
- ALL Recycling Centres in Merseyside are available to use by all Merseyside householders
- If using a van or large trailer at any of the Centre’s householders will require a booking – for more information click HERE
- For more information: Tel: 0151 255 1444 www.merseysidewda.gov.uk email: enquiries@merseysidewda.gov.uk
What do these Centres accept?
- Batteries (car)
- Batteries (household)
- Books, CDs & DVDs
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Coffee cups (e.g. takeaway cups from coffee shops)
- Carpet
- 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 (Old Swan 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):
CANS AND TINS: Ensure cans and tins are empty and free of food and liquids. Metal lids can be placed inside the tin or can. Do not crush or flatten cans and tins
- Drinks cans
- Food tins (fruit, soup, beans etc.)
CARD: Ensure cardboard is free from sticky and parcel tape, labels, staples and remove all plastic packaging and polystyrene. Please flatten boxes.
- Cardboard boxes
- Cardboard packaging
- Cereal boxes
- Corrugated card
- Egg boxes (card)
- Greeting cards
- Pizza boxes (clean – no grease or food)
- Toilet roll tubes
- Washing powder boxes
- Cardboard food packaging (remove the plastic windows)
PAPER
- Catalogues (no hard covers)
- Envelopes (you don’t need to remove the plastic window)
- Newspapers
- Junk mail (removed from any plastic bags)
- Magazines (removed from any plastic bags)
- Writing paper
- Telephone directories and Yellow Pages
- Wrapping paper (no foil or glitter)
- Soap and toothpaste boxes
GLASS JARS AND BOTTLES: Ensure that jars and bottles are rinsed and free from food and liquids. Glass should not be smashed or broken.
- Food jars and metal lids
- Cosmetic bottles (glass)
- Glass drinks bottles and (metal tops can be put back on)
- Medicine bottles (glass) metal jar lids and bottle tops
PLASTIC BOTTLES: Ensure that plastic bottles are rinsed and free from liquids. Do not crush or flatten plastic bottles. Plastic bottle lids and tops can be left on .
- Fabric conditioner bottles
- Plastic bottle tops
- Shampoo and shower gel bottles
- Plastic drinks bottles (including milk bottles)
- Bleach and cleaner bottles (remove spray or pump tops)
- Cosmetics bottles (plastic)
- Medicine bottles (plastic)
GARDEN WASTE (GREEN BIN):
- Grass and lawn cuttings
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Dead flowers and plants
- 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)
HOUSEHOLD WASTE (PURPLE BIN):
- General household waste
- Most items which cannot be recycled or put in your BLUE bin, should be put in your PURPLE bin.
- If you need to dispose of food waste please use your PURPLE bin.
- Building materials or rubble are not accepted in the PURPLE bin.
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centres are:
Old Swan Household Waste Recycling Centre, Cheadle Avenue, Liverpool L13 3AF
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Otterspool Household Waste Recycling Centre, Jericho Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 5AR
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 are provided by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority
- ALL Recycling Centres in Merseyside are available to use by all Merseyside householders
- If using a van or large trailer at any of the Centre’s householders will require a booking – for more information click HERE
- For more information: Tel: 0151 255 1444 www.merseysidewda.gov.uk email: enquiries@merseysidewda.gov.uk
- Batteries (car)
- Batteries (household)
- Books, CDs & DVDs
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Coffee cups (e.g. takeaway cups from coffee shops)
- Carpet
- 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 (Old Swan 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