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A guide to your boxes and bins
In your green box
- Paper- Newspapers, magazines and telephone directories
- Glass- Green, brown and clear glass bottles and jars. No broken glass
- Cans- Food and drink cans, aerosol cans, aluminium foil
- Plastic bottles only- Please remove lids, rinse and squash
- Textiles and clothes- Please put in a plastic bag
- Shoes- Tie together in pairs
- Car batteries and household batteries- Please put in a clear plastic bag
- Engine oil- Please ensure container lid is tightly closed
Recycling using the green box is compulsory in Brent.
Order another or a new green box. You can order as many green boxes as you need for free.
View the Compulsory recycling leaflet (.pdf, 304Kb)
In your green organics bin
- Garden waste- Dead flowers, grass cuttings, hedge/branch trimmings, weeds, fallen fruit
- Food waste- Egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds, food scraps, bones and peel. Please wrap food in newspaper and then put it in your green organics bin.
- Cardboard- Boxes, card cereal boxes and card egg boxes
- Please no plastics, soil or rubble
In your grey rubbish bin
- Broken glass
- Broken crockery
- Vacuum cleaner dust
- Lids from bottles and jars
- Nappies
- Pet faeces
- Plastics trays and pots
- Plastic carrier bags
- Plastic wrappings
- Polystyrene
- Washing powder boxes
- Wood- Small pieces
- Wrapping paper
Updated 03/19/2010 08:33:19 AM