Latest - City Centre Recycling Banks
Glasgow is the first city in the UK to have the Valpak designed banks situated in the City Centre for the collection of Plastic Bottles, Cans and Papers. Further Information
What exactly can be recycled?
Recycling Point - Blue Bins:
Blue bins are collected and emptied at the Materials Reclamation Facility (MRF)
Use the Blue Bins to recycle paper, plastic bottles, cans and tins
Please place your recyclables loose in the blue and green recycling bins as carrier bags and bin liners can't be recycled.
PAPER
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YES PLEASE |
NO THANKS |
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Newspapers |
Envelopes |
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Magazines |
Shredded Paper |
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Catalougues |
Card Packaging |
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Brochures |
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Telephone Directories |
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Unwanted Mail |
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Office Paper
Yellow Pages |
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PLASTIC BOTTLES
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YES PLEASE |
NO THANKS |
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Detergent Bottles |
Plastic bags |
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Drinks Bottles |
Plastic film or wrapping |
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Plastic milk Bottles |
Plastic food containers |
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Plastic Sauce Bottles |
Polystyrene |
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Shampoo Bottles |
Yogurt pots |
Please remember to remove the bottle tops before placing your bottles in the blue bin.
CANS & TINS
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YES PLEASE |
NO THANKS |
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Food Tins |
Paint Tins |
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Pet Food Tins |
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Soft Drink Cans |
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Alcoholic Drink Cans |
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Please remember to rinse out your cans and tins before placing them in the Blue Bin.
Recycling Point - Green Bins:
If You wish to recycle Your glass bottles and jars please use the Green Bins.
GLASS
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YES PLEASE |
NO THANKS |
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Sauce Bottles |
Crockery |
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Alcoholic Bottles |
Drinking glasses |
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Food Jars |
Light bulbs |
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Pyrex |
To locate a public recycling site in your area use the find my nearest location search, enter your address and tick the environmental box.
Remember various household materials can also be recycled an your local Civic Amenity Site/Household Recycling Centre
If you require further information on this or any other aspect of recycling in Glasgow please contact the Council Customer Care Centre.