Can you recycle…?
50 everyday items, answered for UK households. Green = kerbside, amber = depends on your council, red = general waste or special disposal.
Paper & card 28
Pizza boxes♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Wrapping paper📍 Check locally
Cardboard boxes♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Greeting cards♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Glitter cards and glittery paper🚫 Not recyclable
Newspapers♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Magazines and catalogues♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Books💚 Reuse or donate
Shredded paper📍 Check locally
Receipts🚫 Not recyclable
Envelopes with plastic windows♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Padded envelopes and jiffy bags🚫 Not recyclable
Brown kraft paper♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Egg boxes (cardboard)♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Toilet roll and kitchen roll tubes♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Cereal boxes♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Food and drink cartons (Tetra Pak)📍 Check locally
Disposable coffee cups🔄 Specialist take-back
Paper bags♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Tissues and kitchen roll🚫 Not recyclable
Wallpaper🚫 Not recyclable
Photographs🚫 Not recyclable
Laminated paper and documents🚫 Not recyclable
Paper till rolls and non-thermal paper♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Baking paper and greaseproof paper🚫 Not recyclable
Paper plates and bowls🚫 Not recyclable
Postage stamps💚 Reuse or donate
Confetti🚫 Not recyclable
Plastics 10
Plastic drinks bottles♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Plastic milk bottles♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Shampoo and shower gel bottles♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Plastic bottle tops and lids♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Trigger spray bottles♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Pump dispenser tops🚫 Not recyclable
Yoghurt pots♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Margarine and ice cream tubs♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Plastic food trays♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Black plastic trays📍 Check locally
Glass 12
Glass bottles♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Glass jars♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Broken glass📍 Check locally
Drinking glasses and tumblers🚫 Not recyclable
Pyrex and oven-proof glass dishes🚫 Not recyclable
Window glass🏭 Recycling centre
Mirrors🚫 Not recyclable
Perfume and aftershave bottles♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Glass candle jars♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling
Nail varnish bottles🚫 Not recyclable
Glass from picture frames🚫 Not recyclable
Baby food jars♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling