 If recycling bins containing non-recyclable items – such as black plastic sacks, nappies, food waste, polystyrene or garden waste – are not spotted by the crews before they are picked up, this can potentially cause a whole lorry load of recycling to be spoiled.
A very small percentage of non-recyclable items in the bin can result in tonnes of otherwise reusable waste being diverted away from recycling and sent to landfill. We want to stop this from happening. If refuse crews identify a recycling bin which contains non-recyclable items, a bin hanger (like the one in the picture) will be attached to the bin highlighting which items need to be removed. Once these offending items have been removed by the householder the bin will be emptied on the next scheduled collection – we will not return to empty the recycling bin before this. | 
