{"id":498817,"date":"2026-03-27T19:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/498817\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:45:11","slug":"full-list-of-39-items-you-cant-put-in-bin-from-march-31-under-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/498817\/","title":{"rendered":"Full list of 39 items you can’t put in bin from March 31 under new rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

From next week, four different containers are set to be collected by refuse staff and workers as part of a bid to “simplify” recycling.\"Full<\/p>\n

Full list of 39 items you can’t put in bin from March 31 under new rules<\/p>\n

The Labour Party government is changing its bin collection rules from March 31, 2026. <\/a>From next week, four different containers are set to be collected by refuse staff and workers as part of a bid to “simplify” recycling.<\/p>\n

The four different collections relate to: food and garden waste, paper and card, all other dry recyclable materials (glass, metal and plastic, including cartons) AND residual waste (non-recyclable waste that is sent for energy recovery or to landfill).<\/p>\n

All these types of waste must be collected from all households (including flats). But the government has also explained there are some materials “you do not need to collect” and these shouldn’t be placed in the containers.<\/p>\n

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But this is not a complete list.<\/p>\n

Glass<\/p>\n

candles<\/p>\n

drinking glasses<\/p>\n

flat glass<\/p>\n

glass cookware (such as Pyrex)<\/p>\n

light bulbs and tubes<\/p>\n

microwave plates<\/p>\n

mirrors<\/p>\n

vases<\/p>\n

window glass<\/p>\n

ceramics, such as crockery or earthenware<\/p>\n

Metal<\/p>\n

laminated foil, like pet food pouches and coffee pouches<\/p>\n

electrical items and batteries<\/p>\n

general kitchenware like cutlery, pots and pans<\/p>\n

kettles<\/p>\n

irons<\/p>\n

pipes<\/p>\n

metal packaging that has contained white spirits, paints, engine oils or antifreeze<\/p>\n

Plastic<\/p>\n

any plastic packaging or non-packaging items labelled as \u2018compostable\u2019 or \u2018biodegradable\u2019, including coffee pods<\/p>\n

plastic bottles that have contained white spirits, paints, engine oils or antifreeze<\/p>\n

bulky rigid plastics such as garden furniture, bins and plastic toys<\/p>\n

polystyrene (expanded and high impact) packaging such as packing beads<\/p>\n

polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packaging<\/p>\n

Paper and card<\/p>\n

food and drinks cartons made of a fibre-based composite (these should be collected in the plastic stream)<\/p>\n

absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) including nappies, period products and incontinence products<\/p>\n

cotton wool or makeup pads<\/p>\n

tissue or toilet paper<\/p>\n

wet wipes<\/p>\n

Food waste<\/p>\n

compostable packaging<\/p>\n

\u2018biodegradable packaging, which includes coffee pods<\/p>\n

Garden waste<\/p>\n

animal bedding<\/p>\n

bulky waste (including garden furniture and fencing)<\/p>\n

garden tools or other gardening equipment<\/p>\n

plant pots<\/p>\n

plastic<\/p>\n

sand<\/p>\n

sawdust<\/p>\n

stone, gravel or bricks<\/p>\n

tea bags or coffee grounds<\/p>\n

branches and trees over a certain size may have to be cut into smaller pieces to follow local guidance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From next week, four different containers are set to be collected by refuse staff and workers as part…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-498817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}