Please can you put the following recyclates (materials that can be recycled) in your blue bin:
Can
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Aluminium and steel cans (e.g. drinks cans, soup tins, baked bean tins)
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Paper (e.g. brochures, junk mail, magazines, newspapers, office paper and telephone directories)
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Plastic bottles (e.g. drinks bottles, plastic milk bottles, detergent and shampoo bottles)
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Cardboard
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Clean foil and aluminium trays
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Empty aerosol cans
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Steel or aluminium lids (e.g. jam jar lids)
Can't
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Plastic bags
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Glass
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Food stuff
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Plastic food trays
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Youghurt pots
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Paint tins
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Garden pesticide containers
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Textiles
As well as the mentioned materials above there is a lot more you can do to reduce the amout of household waste|.
Larger sized bins are available free of charge. To request another bin, or for more information about what to put in your blue bin, please call Falkirk Council's recycling helpline on 01324 504444.
