Winter support

Colchester Borough Council is providing support for residents, businesses and communities throughout winter.

What to Put Out - Green Week

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A handy guide so you know what to put out for recycling on Green Week

Food Waste

Where does it go?

Locked in large external caddy

Quick Reference

Yes Please	No Thanks
Meat, fish and shellfish (raw or cooked) Bones and shells Fruit and vegetables (raw or cooked) Dairy Products Bread, cakes or pastries Rice, pasta or beans Uneaten food from plates or dishes Tea bags or coffee grounds	Any type of packaging Plastic bags Liquids Oils and fats Coffee Filter Paper Pet food, litter or waste Biodegradable face wipes Any other recycling and rubbish

Pick up a new caddy

Purchasing Food Caddy Liners

We are working in partnership with venues across the Borough to provide food caddy liners at a discounted rate - from just 99p per roll.

We advise using liners for your food caddy to reduce mess and smell, however you do not have to use liners if you do not wish to purchase them. Your food waste can be put directly into the caddy, we suggest lining the bottom first with some newspaper or kitchen roll.

Please note that if you are going to purchase liners from a stockist which is not on the list below, please look out for the 'seedling' logo on the roll Seedling logo which means that the liners are biodegradable.

Please do not line your bags with plastic bags as they are not biodregradable and cannot decompose naturally.

Find your local Stockist of Food Caddy Liners

Plastics

Where does it go?

Clear bags. Remove bottle tops

Quick Reference

Yes Please	No Thanks
Plastic bottles like: Plastic milk bottles Fizzy drink bottles Water bottles Shampoo bottles Bottles from household cleaning products Bleach bottles Plastic pots like: Yoghurt pots Cream pots Soup pots Salad pots Plastic tubs like: Margarine tubs Ice cream tubs Plastic trays like: Meat trays Fruit trays or punnets Biscuit trays Plastic bags like: Carrier bags Bread bags Freezer bags Fruit and vegetable bags Plastic film and wrapping like: Plastic nets & labels (e.g. for citrus fruits) Plastic film from magazines and newspapers Wrapping from food products Wrapping around multi-packs of cans Wrapping around toilet rolls Cling film Plastic cereal liners Blister packs like: Packaging containing batteries, toys, tablets Plastic plant pots Worn out white garden sacks	Plastic film from ready meals Pesticide or chemical bottles Hard plastics like: Children's toys Milk crates Polystyrene, including: Polystyrene food trays (e.g. take-away boxes) Expanded polystyrene packaging (e.g. Loosefill polystyrene used for padding in packaging) Bubble wrap Electronic items Plastic strapping or rope (e.g. polyrope, lock lashing straps) Aluminium Coated Plastic Pouches and Packaging Cat Food Pouches Crisp Bags Video/cassette tapes or CD/DVD cases Plastic toys Washing up bowls Large items such as garden furniture

Yes Please

No Thanks

Plastic bottles like:
- Plastic milk bottles
- Fizzy drink bottles
- Water bottles
- Shampoo bottles
- Bottles from household cleaning products
- Bleach bottles
Plastic pots like:
- Yoghurt pots
- Cream pots
- Soup pots
- Salad pots
Plastic tubs like:
- Margarine tubs
- Ice cream tubs
Plastic trays like:
- Meat trays
- Fruit trays or punnets
- Biscuit trays
Plastic bags like:
- Carrier bags
- Bread bags
- Freezer bags
- Fruit and vegetable bags
Plastic film and wrapping like:
- Plastic nets & labels (e.g. for citrus fruits)
- Plastic film from magazines and newspapers
- Wrapping from food products
- Wrapping around multi-packs of cans
- Wrapping around toilet rolls
- Cling film
- Plastic cereal liners
Blister packs like:
- Packaging containing batteries, toys, tablets
Plastic plant pots
Worn out white garden sacks

Plastic film from ready meals
Pesticide or chemical bottles
Hard plastics like:
- Children's toys
- Milk crates
Polystyrene, including:
- Polystyrene food trays (e.g. take-away boxes)
- Expanded polystyrene packaging (e.g. Loosefill polystyrene used for padding in packaging)
Bubble wrap
Electronic items
Plastic strapping or rope (e.g. polyrope, lock lashing straps)
Aluminium Coated Plastic Pouches and Packaging
Cat Food Pouches
Crisp Bags
Video/cassette tapes or CD/DVD cases
Plastic toys
Washing up bowls
Large items such as garden furniture

Pick up new bags

Garden Waste

Where does it go?

White Garden Sacks. You can put out up to 4 sacks all year round.

4 sacks = 1 garden waste wheelie bin.

Quick Reference

Yes Please	No Thanks
Grass, leaves and weeds Flowers and plants Hedge clippings Prunings and twigs Hay/straw (bedding from non-meat eating animals only including small animal feces, e.g. rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs) Fruit/veg prunings from garden (no kitchen waste)	Large branches Plastic or black bags Paper (including paper used as bedding for your pet) Soil, mud or rubble Plant pots Treated wood Large stones, bricks, paving slabs and soil Kitchen waste such as raw fruit and vegetable peelings Tea bags, egg shells, cardboard Animal waste or litter - cat litter & dog feces Large branches and household timber with nails and screws inserted Nappies Waxed packaging and polythene Toxic waste and pesticides

Yes Please

No Thanks

Grass, leaves and weeds
Flowers and plants
Hedge clippings
Prunings and twigs
Hay/straw (bedding from non-meat eating animals only including small animal feces, e.g. rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs)
Fruit/veg prunings from garden (no kitchen waste)

Large branches
Plastic or black bags
Paper (including paper used as bedding for your pet)
Soil, mud or rubble
Plant pots
Treated wood
Large stones, bricks, paving slabs and soil
Kitchen waste such as raw fruit and vegetable peelings
Tea bags, egg shells, cardboard
Animal waste or litter - cat litter & dog feces
Large branches and household timber with nails and screws inserted
Nappies
Waxed packaging and polythene
Toxic waste and pesticides

Get your Voucher for Free Garden Sacks

Paper and Card

Where does it go?

Flattened in clear bags, separated into Paper and Card bags

Quick Reference

Yes Please	No Thanks
Paper Plain and Coloured Wrapping Paper Newspapers Magazines Catalogues Brochures Comics Junk Mail Yellow Page/Directories Cereal Packets Tea Packets Cardboard boxes, flattened Food Boxes (not foil backed or waxed) Egg Boxes Brown Paper (in card bag) Wrapping paper (paper based in card bag) Brown envelopes Washing Powder Boxes Dishwasher Tablet Boxes Cleaning Product Boxes Kitchen and Toilet Roll Greeting Cards Cigarette Packets (with foil removed)	Used tissue Kitchen roll Wallpaper Waxed Paper Waxed Card Wrapping Paper (Foil or plastic)

Yes Please

No Thanks

Paper
Plain and Coloured Wrapping Paper
Newspapers
Magazines
Catalogues
Brochures
Comics
Junk Mail
Yellow Page/Directories
Cereal Packets
Tea Packets
Cardboard boxes, flattened
Food Boxes (not foil backed or waxed)
Egg Boxes
Brown Paper (in card bag)
Wrapping paper (paper based in card bag)
Brown envelopes
Washing Powder Boxes
Dishwasher Tablet Boxes
Cleaning Product Boxes
Kitchen and Toilet Roll
Greeting Cards
Cigarette Packets (with foil removed)

Used tissue
Kitchen roll
Wallpaper
Waxed Paper
Waxed Card
Wrapping Paper (Foil or plastic)

Pick up new bags

Clothes and shoes

Where does it go?

Clear bags

Quick Reference

Yes Please	No Thanks
Clothes and textiles Bed Linen Blankets Tablecloths Curtains Towels Handbags Shoes	Oil and Grease Covered Rags Old Paint Sheets Muddy Rags Duvets Cushions General Non-recyclable Household waste