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Jar lids
Recycle these in your green bin: steel (magnetic), placed inside a steel food can. 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.
Leave these on the jar and recycle them through the recycling banks: aluminium (non-magnetic).
Jars
Take these to a recycling bank.
Jiffy bags (padded envelopes)
Place these in your black bin: bubble wrap padded (unless materials can be separated and each put in the green bin).
Recycle these in your green bin: paper padded.
Junk mail
Recycle this in your green bin.
You can register with Royal Mail’s Door to Door Opt Out Service for non-addressed junk mail.
You can also register with the Mailing Preference Service, which can remove your name from up to 95% of Direct Mail lists.
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Kitchen roll tubes
Recycle these in your green bin.
Kitchen sponges
Place these in your black bin.
Kitchen spray bottles
Separate the nozzle/pump and recycle the bottle in your green bin.
Place the nozzle/pump in your black bin unless you can find a return scheme (check online).
Kitchen towel (tissue)
Place this in your black bin.
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Labels (plastic or paper, on milk bottles and other recyclable items)
Leave these on the packet and recycle them in your green bin.
Laminated paper
Place this in your black bin.
Lamps
Take these to a recycling centre.
Lids (metal)
Aluminium (non-magnetic): Leave these on the jar and take them to a recycling bank.
Steel (magnetic), placed inside a steel food can: Recycle these in your green bin.
Lids (plastic)
Leave these on the bottle and recycle them in your green bin.
Light bulbs (energy-saving)
Take these to a recycling centre or to a bulb banks and some shops.
Light bulbs (fluorescent)
Take these to a recycling centre.
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Magazines
Recycle these in your green bin.
Magazine wrappers
Polythene: Recycle these in your green bin.
Biodegradable or industrially compostable: Place these in your black bin.
Home-compostable: Compost these in your home composter if you can (otherwise place them in your black bin).
Margarine tubs
Recycle these in your green bin.
Mattress
Take these to a recycling centre. They can’t be recycled, due to the mix of materials in them, but they may be resalable if they have the correct fireproof labels and are unsoiled.
Mattress protector
Place this in your black bin or take it to a recycling centre for disposal.
Meat trays (foam/polystyrene)
Place these in your black bin.
Meat trays (plastic)
Recycle these in your green bin.
Meat trays (foam/polystyrene)
Place these in your black bin.
Metal cookware
Take these to a recycling centre.
Mesh fruit nets
Place these in your black bin.
Milk bottles (plastic)
Recycle these in your green bin.
Mobile phones
Take these to a recycling centre, resale shop or return scheme.
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Nappies
Place these in your black bin.
Net fruit bags
Place these in your black bin.
Newspapers
Recycle these in your green bin.
Newspaper plastic bag
Polythene: Recycle these in your green bin.
Biodegradable or industrially compostable: Place these in your black bin.
Home-compostable: Compost these in your home composter if you can (otherwise place them in your black bin).
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Office paper
Recycle these in your green bin.
Oil (cooking and engine)
Take this to a recycling centre.