Putting recyclable rubbish in the green bin

Same as you, Lucky.

The fact that recycling wheelies with polythene bags in them still get emptied makes me cynical about how much actual recycling takes place.

I always wash and put recycling in the bin loose.

Straight into the green bin. If they are messy and justify a bin liner, they don't go into the recycling bin at all, but into the lined trash bin in the kitchen, which is tied up when full and goes into the grey landfill wheelie bin.

If I have shredded documents, which fly everywhere, I fill one of those Amazon strong paper mailing bags from a delivery, and seal it with masking tape, write on it SHREDDED PAPER and put that into the recycling bin. I don't know what they do with that when it reaches they recycling centre, whether they open it to check, chuck it in with the rest, or throw it out, but the bin men accept it.

I wash out all recyclable containers and put them straight into the recycling bin, (ours is black.) I have 2 stacked bins in my kitchen, one for recycling, the other for crinkly plastic and fruit punnets. These go to the Co-op to be recycled.

Our bin men will not empty any bins with bin liners in, also shredded paper must go in general household waste.

monk08

Our bin men will not empty any bins with bin liners in, also shredded paper must go in general household waste.

Should have said the recycling bin with liners in.

Always loose, wash cans and plastic bottles etc. I have never needed to clean the bin either (cannot understand people paying to have bins washed) as nothing wet goes in it.
OH burns shredded paper in a bucket in the garden, never have much, and any larger bits of cardboard gets ripped or flattened into the bin.

Colours of bins vary from area to area.
Our green bin is for garden waste.
Recycling is blue. No plastic bags. Items must be loose. No shredded paper, that goes in general refuse, grey bin here.
Our council has details on their website about what can or cannot go in each bin. Very efficient too.

So many people out the recycling in the bin inside a plastic bag. I just winder what happens when it gets to the recycling centre.

I've just looked it up on AI. If recyclable rubbish arrives in a plastic bag it is chucked into the landfill pile.

Mine is all boxes, green for food waste, red for plastic and metal waste, blue for paper and cardboard, light green for bottles, green wheelie bin for garden waste, and black wheelie bin for non recyclables. The only bin liners are for the food waste (biodegradable, and provided by the council), and for the black wheelie bin. It’s a great system, but I feel for people who don’t have much space for all the bins.