What can I recycle in my dry mixed recycling bags?
In Hillingdon, you can recycle paper, cardboard, glass and plastics every week for free - and it all goes in the same clear (dry mixed) recycling bag.
Items accepted in our dry mixed recycling bags
Check what you can and can't put in your clear recycling bags in Hillingdon, and help make Hillingdon an even greener borough.
Please ensure all items/containers are clean, dry and empty.
- Aerosol cans (do not pierce or squash)
- Aluminium foil (clean)
- Books
- Butter and margarine tubs
- Cardboard
- Cartons
- Catalogues
- Directories
- Drinks cans
- Envelopes
- Food cans
- Foil trays and containers
- Glass bottles and jars (lids can be added to your recycling bag separately)
- Junk mall
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Paper
- Plastic trays
- Plastic bottles (including lids)
- Shredded paper
- Tetra packs (cartons with a waxed finish)
- Wrapping paper (not the foil type)
- Yellow Pages
- Yoghurt pots
Items not accepted as dry mixed recycling
- Asthma pumps
- Batteries
- Bubble wrap
- Clinical waste
- Crisp packets
- Disposable nappies
- Disposable takeaway cups
- Flower pots
- Flowers and flower packaging
- Food waste
- Hard plastics
- Hot food containers
- Light bulbs
- Packaging tape
- Pet food packaging
- Plastic toys
- Polystyrene
- Prescription bottles
- Sanitary products
- Shopping bags
- Textiles
- Wood
