Sevenoaks District Council has been running a recycling service for some time.
This is a reminder of those items which can and those which cannot be recycled.
YES
NO
CANS
soft drink and alcoholic beverage cans
baked beans and tinned meat cans
tinned vegetables & fruit tins
tinned fish & pet-food cans
empty aerosol cans
clear bags containing general rubbish will not be collected
ALUMINIUM FOIL
ready meal containers & party platters;
clean kitchen foil & pet food containers;
take-away & meals-on wheels containers
DRINKS CARTONS
e.g., orange juice & Ribena;
PAPER & CARDBOARD
newspapers & magazines;
all cardboard (packaging boxes, cereal & teabag boxes, soap-powder);
junk mail, envelopes & pamphlets;
all telephone directories (inc Yellow Pages) & catalogues;
GLASS
please remember that glass cannot go into the clear sacks. Kindly bring glass bottles to bottle -banks located at our recycling sites throughout the District. Call us if you need to be advised of bottle-bank locations.
please continue to use the existing Green Garden Waste collection scheme - call 01959 562936
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
thin "shopping" bags, i.e., from the market, DIY store, etc
OTHER PLASTICS
plastic packaging from food & vegetables, containers such as yoghurt and ice-cream tubs and vitamin and medicine bottles cannot be taken by the scheme at the moment;
thick plastic bags, including those with hard handles, cannot be taken at the moment