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Garden pots (plastic)

Recycle these in your green bin (must be clean).

Garden pots (ceramic)

Take these to a recycling centre.

Garden waste (organic)

Use our Garden Waste Service or take to a recycling centre.

Gas canisters (small butane canisters for camping stove)

Take these to a recycling centre even if empty.

Gas canisters (heavy, metal)

Return these to the provider.

Glass bottles (drinks)

Take these to a recycling bank.

Glass cookware (dishes, etc.)

Take these to a recycling centre. Do not put them in a glass bank.

Glass jars

Take these to a recycling bank.

Glass jar lids

Aluminium (non-magnetic): Leave these on the jar and recycle them through the recycling banks.

Steel (magnetic), placed inside a steel food can.: Recycle these in your green bin. You can also leave them on the jars and recycle them at the recycling banks, but Exeter won’t benefit from the sale of the metal.

Glass tableware (drinking glasses, mugs, etc.)

Take these to a recycling centre. Do not put them in a glass bank.

Glass perfume bottles

Take these to a recycling bank (must be purely glass – no lids, pumps or casings).

Glass makeup pots

Take these to a recycling bank.

Glass cream pots

Take these to a recycling bank.

Greaseproof paper

Place this in your black bin.

Greasy card/paper

Place these in your black bin (if it’s only a few spots then it can go in your green bin).

Greetings cards

Place these in your black bin (their quality is insufficient to recycle with our paper) or reuse them as gift tags.

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Hand cream tubes (soft plastic)

Recycle these in your green bin.

Hand sanitiser bottles

Recycle these in your green bin.

Household/garden chemicals/detergents

Take these to a recycling centre.

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Ice cream tubs (paper/card)

Place these in your black bin.

Ice cream tubs (plastic)

Recycle these in your green bin.

Inflatables

Place these in your black bin.

Ink cartridges

Return these to the supplier or producer.

Inhalers (casing and cartridge)

Take these to a pharmacy.