A-Z of Waste
Waste Items beginning with 'P'
- Padded envelopes: General waste/non-recyclable bin (grey)
- Paint: Household waste recycling centre
- Paper: Recycling bin (green)
- Paper plates: General waste/non-recyclable bin (grey) if used and dirty, or your recycling bin (green) if clean
- Pesticides: Household waste recycling centre
- Pizza box: Recycling bin (green), remove any excess food that may be in the box before placing in the bin
- Plants: Garden waste bin (brown)
- Plastic bottles: Recycling bin (green). Rinse to prevent contamination and squash to save space in your bin
- Plastic container: Recycling bin (green)
- Plastic cutlery: General waste/non-recyclable bin (grey)
- Plastic plant pots: General waste/non-recyclable bin
- Plastic trays: Recycling bin (green) for clear, white or light-coloured trays, rinse to prevent contamination. Black plastic trays need to go in your general waste/non-recyclable bin (grey)
- Plastic tubs: Recycling bin (green), rinse to prevent contamination
- Plastics - single use: Supermarkets have collection points to take them for recycling or use your general waste/non-recyclable bin (grey)
- Polystyrene: General waste/non-recyclable bin (grey)
- Potato peelings: Food caddy
- Printer and toner cartridges: Household waste recycling centre, selected supermarkets accept cartridges for recycling
- Pumpkins: Food caddy
- Pyrex: While pyrex ovenware is a type of glass - it has been specially treated in the manufacturing process to withstand high temperatures, which makes it non-recyclable so place it in your general waste/non-recyclable bin (grey)
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