Black / blue household waste bin
What goes in my black/blue household waste bin?
You can put any household waste that can’t be recycled or composted in your black/blue household waste bin, such as…
- Crisp packets
- Sweet/chocolate wrappers
- Plastic wrapping
- Cling film
- Bubble wrap
- Polystyrene
- Nappies
No thanks!
- Any items that could be recycled using your other containers.
A 240 litre household waste bin is eligible for collection once a fortnight.
Side waste will not be collected.
Boxes and sack
What goes in my boxes and sack?
Green box
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots
- Plastic trays
- Plastic tubs
- Cans
- Tins
- Aerosols
- Clean foil
- Metal lids
Black box
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars (please remove metal lids and put in the green box)
Blue sack
- Cardboard packaging
- Corrugated cardboard
- Junk mail
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Yellow pages
- Catalogues
- Shredded paper
- Envelopes
- Paper toilet tubes
- Cardboard egg boxes
Large boxes should be ripped up and placed inside your blue sack for collection.
No thanks!
- Broken glass
- Food and drink cartons (these can be taken to our household recycling centres instead, make sure to rinse out first)
- Dirty nappies
- Cling film
- Crisp packets
Recycling boxes and sacks are collected every week.
Wheelie box
What goes in my wheelie box?
Top box
- Cardboard packaging
- Corrugated cardboard
- Junk mail
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Yellow pages
- Catalogues
- Shredded paper
- Envelopes
- Paper toilet tubes
- Cardboard egg boxes
- Large boxes should be ripped up and placed inside your top box for collection.
Middle box
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots
- Plastic trays
- Plastic tubs
- Cans
- Tins
- Aerosols
- Clean foil
- Metal lids
Bottom box
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars (please remove metal lids and put in the middle box)
No thanks!
- Broken glass
- Food and drink cartons (these can be taken to our household recycling centres instead, make sure to rinse out first)
- Dirty nappies
- Cling film
- Crisp packets
Wheelie boxes are collected every week.
Kerbside caddy (food waste)
What can go in my kerbside caddy?
You can put most food waste in your caddy, including:
- Out of date/mouldy foods
- Fruit and veg – raw and cooked, as well as peelings
- Meat and fish – raw and cooked, as well as bones
- Egg shells
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Uneaten food from your plate
No thanks!
Avoid putting any of the following in your caddy:
- Food packaging
- Plastic carrier bags
- Other type of waste or recycling (household or garden)
- Liquids (such as oil, milk or juice)
You should avoid putting liquids into your caddy to prevent ‘bin juice’ from collecting at the bottom.
However, you can put in ‘semi-liquid’ foods such as eggs and yoghurt.
Compostable liners
You can also request more free liners by tying an empty liner to the handle of your kerbside caddy on collection day.
Never use plastic carrier bags as they don't compost. If you decide to buy your own liners, make sure they have the European Bioplastics compostable logo.
Kerbside caddies are collected every week.
Communal recycling bins
What goes in my communal recycling bin?
Paper and cardboard
- Cardboard packaging
- Corrugated cardboard
- Junk mail
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Yellow pages
- Catalogues
- Shredded paper
- Envelopes
- Paper toilet tubes
- Cardboard egg boxes
Mixed plastics
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots
- Plastic trays
- Plastic tubs
Glass
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars
Tins and cans
- Drinks cans
- Food tins
- Aerosols
- Clean foil
No thanks!
- Broken glass
- Food and drink cartons (these can be taken to our household recycling centres instead, make sure to rinse out first)
- Dirty nappies
- Cling film
- Crisp packets
- Carrier bags
Please don’t place carrier bags in any of the communal recycling bins. This will cause contamination, and your recycling bin may not be emptied.
Garden waste bin
Only households subscribed to the garden waste collection service have their garden waste bin(s) collected.
What goes in my garden waste bin?
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge and shrub prunings
- Twigs and small branches
- Weeds
- Plants
- Dead flowers
- Leaves and bark
No thanks!
- Soil
- Wood
- Bricks
- Stones
- Ash
- Japanese knotweed
- Plastic bags
- Pet bedding
- Pet and animal faeces
- Cardboard
- Newspapers
- Food waste
- General waste
Don't forget you can take garden waste to your nearest household recycling centre to dispose of free of charge. Or, if you have the space, you can compost it at home.
Bulky household items
Some items are too large or heavy for your normal bin collection (such as furniture, white goods and garden equipment). If you have any bulky items you can order a bulky household item removal.
Alternatively you can take the items to your local household recycling centre and there are also places you can donate furniture to in Wrexham.
Sign up for bin reminders
If you sign up for reminders you’ll receive a weekly email the day before each collection - so you never have to remember what bin goes out when.