A-Z Recycling Guide
Use this A-Z Guide to find out if an item will be collected by our recycling kerbside service or can be taken to one of Essex County Council's Recycling Centres (Civic Amenity Sites).
Find further information on specific items on the How do I recycle ..... ? web page.
To find your item, please scroll down the page or select the first letter of your item from the alphabet below.
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A| Item | Container |
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| Aerosol cans | Orange Sack |
| Aluminium foil tops | Orange Sack |
| Aluminium trays | Orange Sack |
| Asbestos | Information on how to dispose of Asbestos |
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C| Item | Container |
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| Candles | Black sack |
| Cans (food) | Orange Sack |
| Cans (drink) | Orange Sack |
| Cardboard | Orange Sack |
| Carrier bags (plastic) | Black Sack or Reuse |
| Cat food | Black Sack |
| Cat food packaging | Black Sack |
| Cat litter | Black Sack |
| CD | Civic Amenity Site or Charity Shop |
| Chicken carcass | Food waste caddy |
| Christmas Cards | Orange Sack |
| Christmas decorations (baubles, tinsel etc.) | Black Sack |
| Cling film | Black sack |
| Clinical Waste | Information on how to dispose of clinical waste is available on the Special Collections web page |
| Clothes | Textiles bag |
| Coat hanger (plastic) | Black Sack |
| Coat hanger (metal) | Black Sack |
| Coffee Beans | Food waste caddy |
| Computer | Civic Amenity Site |
| Cooking Oil | Black sack |
| Cotton Wool | Black sack |
| Crisp packet | Black sack |
| Crockery | Black sack |
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D| Item | Container |
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| Dog food | Black sack |
| Drinking glass | Black sack (please wrap in newspaper) |
| Drinks cartons | Orange sack |
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G| Item | Container |
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| Glass (broken) | Black sack (please wrap in newspaper) |
| Glass bottles & jars | Red box |
| Glass window | Civic Amenity Site |
| Grass cuttings | Brown bin/green bio sack |
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I| Item | Container |
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| Ice cube bags | Orange sack |
| Ice cream tubs | Orange sack |
| Incontinence pads | Double wrap in a plastic bag and place in black sack |
| Inkjet cartridges | Civic Amenity Site |
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J| Item | Container |
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| 'J' cloths | Black sack |
| Jar lids (metal) | Orange sack |
| Jars (glass) | Red box |
| Juice cartons | Orange sack |
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K| Item | Container |
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| Kitchen roll | Black sack |
| Kitchen roll cardboard tube | Orange sack |
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N| Item | Container |
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| Nails (metal) | Black sack |
| Nappies | Black sack |
| Newspaper | Orange sack |
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P| Item | Container |
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| Paint tins | Civic Amenity site |
| Papier mache | Black sack |
| Paper plates | Orange sack |
| Paper serviettes | Black sack |
| Pen | Black sack |
| Pencil | Black sack |
| Plants | Brown bin/green bio sack |
| Plastic bags | Black sack or Reuse |
| Plastic bottles | Orange sack |
| Polystyrene | Black sack |
| Potato peelings | Food waste caddy |
| Print toner | Civic amenity site |
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S| Item | Container |
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| Saucepans | Civic amenity site |
| Sellotape | Black sack |
| Shampoo bottles | Orange sack |
| Shoes | Textiles bag |
| Shopping bags (plastic) | Black sack or Reuse |
| Shredded paper | Orange sack |
| Straw - drinking (plastic) | Black sack |
| Styrofoam food tray | Black sack |
| Sweet tin | Orange sack |
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T| Item | Container |
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| Tablet pack (cardboard) | Orange sack |
| Tablet pack (plastic insert) | Black sack |
| Tea bags | Food waste caddy |
| Telephone directory | Orange sack |
| Tetrapak | Orange sack |
| Tin foil | Orange sack |
| Tissue | Black sack |
| Tissue paper | Orange sack |
| Toilet roll tube | Orange sack |
| Toothpaste tube | Black sack |
| Towels | Textiles bag |
| Turkey carcass | Food waste caddy |
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V| Item | Container |
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| Vegetable peelings | Food waste caddy |
| Video cassette tape | Black sack |
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W| Item | Container |
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| Weeds | Brown bin/green bio sack |
| Wine cork | Black sack |
| Window envelopes | Orange sack |
| Wine glass | Black sack (please wrap in newspaper) |
| Wrapping paper | Orange sack |
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X| Item | Container |
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| X-Ray scans | Black sack |
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Y| Item | Container |
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| Yellow pages | Orange sack |
| Yoghurt pots | Orange sack |
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