{"id":665092,"date":"2026-06-29T23:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665092\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:01:16","slug":"nottingham-residents-can-now-recycle-plastic-bags-cartons-and-foil-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665092\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham residents can now recycle plastic bags, cartons and foil at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham City Council says it\u2019s easier for residents to recycle more from home, with plastic bags and wrapping, food and drink cartons, foil, and foil trays now accepted in household recycling bins from June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The move means <a href=\"https:\/\/westbridgfordwire.com\/news\/nottingham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham<\/a> is introducing plastic bags and wrapping collections ahead of the national requirement, helping residents recycle more everyday packaging sooner while reducing waste and disposal costs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rexgooding.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-wire-rex-gooding-19th-nov.jpg\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rushcliffe.gov.uk\/homealarms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Alarms-Wire-Banner.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new materials can be placed in existing recycling bins alongside paper, card, cans, tins, glass, and plastic bottles, tubs, trays, pots, and tubes.<\/p>\n<p>All recycling should be empty, clean, and placed loose in the recycling bin. Plastic bags and wrapping do not need to be collected together inside a carrier bag.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can now officially recycle:<\/p>\n<p>Plastic bags and wrapping:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Supermarket carrier bags<br \/>\u2013 Fresh fruit, vegetable, and salad bags<br \/>\u2013 Fruit and vegetable net bags<br \/>\u2013 Bread and bagel bags<br \/>\u2013 Cereal, pasta, and rice bags<br \/>\u2013 Frozen food bags<br \/>\u2013 Multipack wrapping, e.g. kitchen roll, toilet paper, and drinks cans<br \/>\u2013 Film lids, e.g. from fruit punnets, yoghurts, deli items, meat trays, and ready meals<br \/>\u2013 Confectionery wrappers, e.g. sweets, chocolates, cakes, and biscuits<br \/>\u2013 Crisp packets<br \/>\u2013 Sandwich and freezer bags<br \/>\u2013 Cling film<br \/>\u2013 Bubble wrap<br \/>\u2013 Plastic wrapping, e.g. magazines, clothing, and mailing bags<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.uk\/stores\/westbridgford?utm_source=westbridgford_wire&amp;utm_campaign=westbridgfordwire_local&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=baa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0-1.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cartons:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Drinks cartons, e.g. juice, milk, and plant-based drinks cartons<br \/>\u2013 Food cartons, e.g. soup, broth, chopped tomatoes, and passata cartons<br \/>\u2013 Laundry detergent cartons<\/p>\n<p>Foil items:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Clean, loose aluminium foil (scrunched into a ball the size of a tennis ball)<br \/>\u2013 Foil oven trays, e.g. ready meal trays and baking trays\/dishes<br \/>\u2013 Pie, tart, and quiche tins<br \/>\u2013 Foil containers, e.g. takeaway boxes<br \/>\u2013 Empty foil tubes, e.g. tomato pur\u00e9e tubes<\/p>\n<p>Some items should still go in the general waste bin, such as pouches, sachets, compostable or biodegradable packaging, and blister packs.<\/p>\n<p>To help small pieces of foil make their way through the recycling process, clean foil should be scrunched together into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball before being placed in your recycling bin. Cartons and bottles can also be squashed to save space in your bin, as can cardboard boxes be dismantled.<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham City Council will be running a city-wide communications campaign over the coming months, including a detailed leaflet delivered to all properties in the city outlining all of the items that can now be recycled at home.<\/p>\n<p>From April 2027, all local authorities will be required to collect and recycle plastic bags and wrapping.<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Sam Lux, Executive Member for Environment and Sustainability, said: \u201cWe are incredibly proud to be introducing these new recycling options for Nottingham residents ahead of the national requirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fantastic step forward in making recycling clearer, simpler, and more convenient for everyone. We know many residents are already passionate about recycling and will welcome these changes, and we\u2019re excited to support them in being able to recycle even more from home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recycled plastic bags and wrapping can be used to make new plastic products such as packaging, bags for life, boxes, bins, and agricultural and construction materials, reducing the need for virgin plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Aluminium can be recycled endlessly and is commonly turned into new cans and food packaging, as well as electrical products and components for cars and aircraft. Recycled cartons can also be made into a range of new products, including cardboard boxes, paper bags, and tissue paper.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk\/newrecyclingitems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk\/newrecyclingitems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nottingham City Council says it\u2019s easier for residents to recycle more from home, with plastic bags and wrapping,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-665092","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\/665092","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=665092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}