Advent calendars

Pop the plastic inner into your grey bin, and the cardboard into your blue bin.

Batteries

We accept batteries at our household waste recycling centres. You can also recycle them at some supermarkets. Please don't put batteries in your wheelie bins, as this can be dangerous.

Baubles

If they're in good condition, unwanted baubles can be donated. Otherwise, please put them in your grey bin.

Crackers

Used crackers go into your grey bin. Any unused crackers can be saved for next Christmas.

Cardboard boxes

Cardboard boxes go into your blue bin, please ensure that you rip them up into smaller pieces to fit it all in.

Cards

Please put Christmas cards into your grey bin.

Clothes

Unwanted clothes can be donated if they're in good condition. If not, you can take them to a household waste recycling centre.

Christmas tree

To recycle your unwanted Christmas tree wrap it up in an old bed sheet and if necessary saw it in half, then take it to your nearest household waste recycling centre.

Electronics

You can take unwanted electronics to your nearest household waste recycling centre. However, if they're in good condition, please consider donating them.

Foil trays

The foil trays that you use to cook your Christmas dinner go in the brown bin, after you've given them a wash.

Gift bags

There's no need to throw away any gift bags you get given this Christmas. Cut down on your waste by saving them up and using them for your own gift wrapping next year.

Lights

Unwanted Christmas lights can be donated if they're in working condition. If not, we'll accept them at one of our household waste recycling centres.

Leftovers

There's no need for your Christmas leftovers to go to waste. There's lots of recipes to use up that spare veg on the Love Food Hate Waste website.

Mince pie/biscuit trays

Foil trays for your mince pies or biscuits go in the brown bin. Please put any plastic trays in the grey bin.

Plastic bottles

Plastic bottles go in your brown bin. Our teams will collect any extra plastic bottles - just leave them in a clear plastic bag next to your brown bin when you leave it out for collection.

Toys

If they're in good condition, unwanted toys can be donated. Otherwise, please take them to one of our household waste recycling centres.

Unwanted presents

You can make the most out of any unwanted presents this year by donating them to a good cause.

Wrapping paper

Please put wrapping paper in your grey bin.