More and more residents are recycling in their wheelie boxes, reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and minimising their impact on the environment.
Please note that due to COVID-19, in order to reduce the hand sorting of materials by staff, there are some temporary changes to how your recycling should be sorted. Click here for more information. We cannot currently accept clothing, textiles, batteries or hand tools. Overflow bags cannot be accepted at present due to the temporary collection measures in place.
Top Box (blue lid)
Plain sheets of paper go in the top box (remember to remove any staples or clips)
Shredded paper goes in the top box (should be placed in a separate plastic bag)
Egg boxes (cardboard) go in the top box
Envelopes go in the top box (except for envelopes with a plastic lining or bubble wrap inner)
Plain greetings cards go in the top box (embellished or foiled cards should go in the black bin)
Newspapers go in the top box
Middle Box (red flap)
Empty aerosols go in the middle box
Drink cans go in the middle box
Foil trays go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse)
Tin foil goes in the middle box (give it a quick rinse)
Food cans, biscuits tins and aluminium sweet tins go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse)
Plastic bottles and empty cleaning bottles go in the middle box
Plastic pots and tubs go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse and stack them to save space)
Plastic food trays go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse) Polystyrene trays should be placed in black bin
Milk cartons go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse and flatten to save space)
Juice cartons go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse and flatten to save space)
Food cartons go in the middle box (give them a quick rinse and flatten to save space)
Bottom Box (green flap)
Clean cardboard goes in the bottom box (flatten it to save space) Please temporarily put this in the top box
Food boxes go in the bottom box (flatten it to save space) Please temporarily put this in the top box
Toilet roll and kitchen roll tubes go in the bottom box Please temporarily put this in the top box
Glass bottles go in the bottom box (give them a quick rinse)
Glass jars go in the bottom box (give them a quick rinse)
Plastic bags, plastic film, plastic packaging
Ploystyrene
Food or garden waste
Nappies
Syringes and sharps
Wrapping paper
Embellished paper or card
General waste
Any items that cannot be recycled will be left behind with a card explaining why it was not accepted. If you are unsure if an item can be recycled in your wheelie box please contact the Waste Management Team on T. 028 9034 0056 or E. waste@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk For issues relating to the collection of your wheelie box please contact Bryson Recycling on T. 028 9084 8494 or E. info@brysonrecycling.org
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Key To Map
Plastic bags, plastic film, plastic packaging Ploystyrene Food or garden waste Nappies Syringes and sharps Wrapping paper Embellished paper or card General waste