General waste bin - Red lid
Recycling bin - Yellow lid
FOGO bin - Bright green lid
Items which do NOT belong in your FOGO bin (and where they should go instead):
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Plastic fruit stickers – peel them off and pop them in your general waste bin
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BBQ charcoal and ash from outdoor fires etc. – once cooled, they belong in the general waste
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Large branches – green waste bulk verge collection
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Candles – even if they are beeswax, they must go into the general waste bin
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Cardboard boxes – recycling bin
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Cigarette butts – general waste bin
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Aluminium and plastic coffee pods – coffee grounds can go into your FOGO bin – the pods can’t. They need specialist recycling or go into the general waste bin.
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Compostable nappies – despite the name, these aren’t accepted in your FOGO bin – so put them in your general waste bin.
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Corks – general waste bin
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Cotton buds and cotton wool – general waste bin
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Disposable coffee cups – general waste bin
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Dirt and soil – specialist recycling
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Disposable nappies – general waste
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Egg cartons – recycling bin
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Envelopes – recycling bin (including the ones with the plastic 'window')
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Gift wrap/paper – recycling bin
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Greaseproof paper – general waste bin
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Kitty litter – general waste
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Medicines – none of your kerbside bins - return to your local pharmacy for disposal
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Soiled newspaper – general waste bin
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Cooking oil – general waste bin or specialist recycling
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Clean pizza boxes – recycling bin
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Soiled cardboard takeaway food containers – general waste
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Vacuum cleaner dust – general waste
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Toothbrushes – plastic, biodegradable, compostable, electric – general waste
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Wooden icy pole sticks – general waste bin
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Toilet paper inserts/tubes – recycling bin
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Rags – general waste bin
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Sawdust – general waste bin
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Small, dead animals (such as rats or mice) – general waste bin
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Egg cartons – recycling bin
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Fertiliser – Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) - Specialist recycling
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Garden chemicals – HHW specialist recycling
Less obvious items which CAN go into your FOGO bin:
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Feathers
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Animal hair
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Human hair
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Paper towels – clean or food soiled
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Food soiled paper
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Shredded paper – small amounts
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Cooking fat – cold
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Soiled pizza boxes
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Animal droppings
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Bamboo utensils and skewers
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Bones and shells
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Soiled tissues
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Manure