Face wipes

Wet wipes, baby wipes, cosmetic wipes, bathroom cleaning wipes and moist toilet tissues are not recyclable and are not flushable either even though some labels say they are. They should always be placed in your black general rubbish bin.

Faeces - animal waste

You cannot take animal waste to recycling centres. This kind of waste can be collected with your normal domestic refuse providing this is of domestic quantity. Animal waste must not be put in your green wheelie bin for composting.

Fire ash

Ash should be disposed of in your black general waste bin.

Wood ash is a useful addition to any compost heap or cone, so if you have one it would be best to be composted at home.

Flat glass

Flat glass can be taken to your local recycling centre. We cannot accept this in your green recycling box due to the type of glass and for health and safety reasons.

Flower pots

Broken terracotta pots can be placed at the bottom of new planter pots to help improve drainage. Otherwise they should go in your black general waste bin. Old plastic flower pots that are clean can be put in one of the mixed plastic packaging banks across the district, but cannot be recycled along with household plastics in the black recycling box.

Flowers

Subscribers for the garden waste collection service can put cut flowers in their green bin. Alternatively, they can be composted at home.

Fluorescent tubes

Fluorescent tubes are the strip lights normally found in kitchens. They are classed as hazardous waste and must be disposed of properly as they contain mercury. You can take any old tubes to your local recycling centre for disposal.

Fly-tipping

Please report fly-tipping online, or telephone our customer service centre on 01271 388870. The number is manned from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. We can only deal with fly-tipping on public land, private landowners are responsible for dealing with fly-tipping on private land.

Foil

Clean takeaway trays, pie trays, foil milk bottle top, etc. can be scrunched up and recycled in your green/black recycling box or taken to a foil bank or your local recycling centre.

Food cans

These can be recycled in your green/black recycling box. They can also be taken to your local recycling centre or a recycling bank.

Food waste

All your food waste including cooked and uncooked scraps, tea bags, coffee grounds, fruit and veg peelings, bread, pasta, cereal, egg shells, dairy products, bones, plate scrapings, meat and fish should be placed into your kerbside caddy. This is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant where it is converted into electricity. Food waste cannot be taken to the recycling centre.

Fridges and freezers

If your old appliance still works, someone else may want it. Contact Refurnish who may be able to collect it and reuse or recycle it. We can arrange for a special collection as part of our chargeable bulky waste collection service for fridges or freezers. Alternatively you can take your old appliance to your local recycling centre.

Furniture

A bulky waste collection service is available for the special collection of large domestic items such as wardrobes, beds, tables, fridge/freezers, cookers, microwaves, dishwashers and garden waste (please be aware that the items must be located outside the house as we cannot allow our staff to collect items from inside your property for insurance purposes). There is a charge for this service. Alternatively, you can take your bulky waste items to your local recycling centre, and some charities may be able to take your items if they are re-usable. Try Refurnish who may be able to collect your goods from you free of charge.

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Garden waste

We collect garden waste from those that have subscribed to the garden waste collection service.

Your local recycling centre will also take garden waste. The most environmentally friendly way to dispose of your garden waste is to compost it at home.

Gas bottles

These should be returned to the retailer or supplier so that they can be reused. Do not place gas cylinders in your black general waste bin because they may explode if they are crushed. Your local recycling centre may be able to take them, please ring to confirm.

Glass - flat

We cannot accept this as part of our recycling scheme due to the type of glass and for health and safety reasons.

If flat glass (like windows) is broken into small pieces, it can go in the black waste, but please package the glass securely so as not to cause injury to anyone. Securely wrap it in paper and then place in a cardboard/plastic box/tub. This can then safely be put in the bin.

Flat glass can also be taken to your nearest recycling centre. 

Glass bottles and jars

Can be recycled in your blue recycling box. Bottle and jar lids remain on glass bottle/jar. Glass bottles can also be taken to a recycling centre or a glass bottle recycling bank.

Glasses 

Some opticians take old glasses/spectacles to send overseas for charitable purposes. Most accept them to support the Vision Aid Overseas scheme.

Guns

Please contact your local police station. Household waste recycling centres cannot accept waste of this type under any circumstances. It poses a risk to site staff and members of the public. Weapons should never be destroyed or disposed of by their owners. Every weapon needs to be accounted for and the police authority that issued the certificate must be informed as to what has happened to the weapon. Unwanted section 1 ammunition can be disposed of through another authorised firearm certificate holder, Registered Firearms Dealer, your target shooting club or surrendered at any police station.

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