Get yourself on Santa’s recycling nice list this Christmas!

We've made a list, we've checked it twice. 
Here's our guide to what's naughty and nice.

Nice (put these in your recycling bin)

Remember to keep it clean, dry and loose!

Tins and cans – give them a rinse out so they don’t mess up other recycling.

Paper – like greeting cards (if they’re not made with plastic, foil or glitter) and envelopes.

Cardboard – take off any sticky tape that you can and remove plastic windows.

Plastic bottles – other plastics are naughty!

Glass bottles and jars – in your glass box. Our crews will take any excess as long as it's in a suitable container.

Empty aerosol spray cans – such as deodorant cans and air freshener sprays. Not camping gas or cans with a hazard symbol (an orange and black skull and crossbones).

Naughty (this stuff shouldn’t go in your recycling bin)

Plastics that aren’t bottles – if it's not bottle shaped, it will be rejected by Hampshire County Council's recycling machines, so put plastic packaging in your refuse (green) bin.

Batteries – these can be a hazard if put in your bin and have started fires at tips and in the back of bin lorries. You can dispose of them at a Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) which is run by HCC, or you may be able to take them back to the shop where you bought them.

Gift wrap – do the wrapping paper scrunch test to see if you can recycle it. If it springs back, it is likely to contain plastic and cannot be recycled. Remember, all wrapping paper containing glitter or foil – or if it still has sticky tape still attached – cannot be recycled! 

Foam packaging – this needs to go in your refuse (green) bin.

Foil – can’t go into your recycling (black) bin but can be recycled at HWRCs.

Remember...

Remember, our crews will take any excess recycling on your collection day as long as it’s in a dry cardboard box.