Grey bin - Household recycling

Your grey wheelie bin is for kerbside recycling. 

  • If you live in a flat or apartment, your containers and collection system may be slightly different.

Please check the table below for what we can and cannot collect in your grey bin:  

TickYes Please

 CrossNo Thanks

All types of plastic bottles: including drinks bottles, washing up liquid bottles and shampoo bottles – please rinse and put the top back on

Plastic bags

Glass bottles and jars of all colours – please rinse and remove the lids (these can be put in to the bin loose)

Foil

Magazines, junk mail, newspapers, office paper, windowless envelopes, paper bags, wrapping paper (not foil)

Textiles – can be taken to a bring site

Cardboard boxes, cardboard food packaging (not soiled), egg cartons, loo/kitchen rolls or greeting cards.

Any food or liquids

Aluminium food or drink cans, steel lids from jars and bottles – please rinse

Tetra packs (milk and juice cartons) – can be taken to a bring site

Telephone directories, including yellow pages

Plastic film / cling film

Catalogues

Broken drinking glasses, sheet glass, pyrex dishes

 

Polystyrene
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Please see the bin collections page for details of when your bins are collected.

Presenting your bin correctly

Missing Bins

If your bin goes missing on the day of collection or is damaged, please contact Streetscene by phone (0151 606 2004), email (streetscene@wirral.gov.uk) or online, by 5pm the next working day after collection or you could be charged for a new bin (see bin charging for further details). Report a missing bin.