Recycling

Thanks to your support, Salford is now recycling more items than ever before with 34% of your waste now being recycled. But we still need your help!

Please see below for more information on your kerbside recycling services:

Blue recycling bin or bag

Your blue recycling bin or bag is collected once a month on the same day as your black bin.

You can use you blue bin or bag to recycle the following items:

• Paper and junk mail
• Cardboard (all types)
• Newspapers and magazines
• Envelopes
• Catalogues and yellow pages
• Waxed food and drink cartons e.g. milk and orange cartons, tetra pak
• Corrugated packaging
• Shoe boxes

Top Tip: To maximise the capacity of your bin, break up and flatten materials where possible. Please do not use plastic bags as these cannot be recycled.

Brown recycling bin or box

Your brown recycling bin or bag is collected once a month on the same day as your black bin.

You can use you brown bin or box to recycle the following items:

• Mixed glass
• Plastic bottles, e.g. drink and shampoo bottles (no lids)
• Jars
• Aluminium cans
• Foil and foil trays
• Aerosols

Top tip: Rinse out and squash plastic bottles to make more room in your bin. Please do not recycle yoghurt pots, food trays and plastic bags as these are different types of plastic that cannot yet be recycled.

Magenta-lidded bin and kitchen caddy

Your magenta-lidded garden and food waste recycling bin is collected every two weeks on either a Monday or Saturday.

You can use you magenta-lidded bin to recycle the following items:

• Grass and hedge cuttings
• Leaves and small branches
• Flowers and plants (no plant pots)
• Bread, cakes and pastries
• Fruit and vegetables
• Dairy products, e.g. cheese or yoghurt
• Leftovers from your meals
• Rice and pasta
• Eggs and shells
• Fish and meat - raw and cooked (including bones)
• Tea bags and ground coffee
• Pet food

How do I recycle my food waste?
You can recycle all of your food waste using your free (seven litre) kitchen caddy. Simply, line your caddy with compostable liners and fill it with food waste.

When the bag starts to get full, tie it and pop it into your magenta-lidded bin. If you prefer, you can also place your food waste directly into your magenta-lidded bin.

Top tip: Only use compostable liners that display the looped leaf logo. Please do not use plastic bags as these cannot be recycled.

Need extra recycling bins and bags?

If you don’t have a magenta-lidded garden waste bin or kitchen caddy (including a roll of compostable liners) you can order them free of charge by calling 0161 909 6500 or emailing environment@salford.gov.uk.

We can also provide you with additional blue and brown recycling bins or reusable bags that you can put out on collection day.

Who to contact

Name

Waste Services

Address

Turnpike House
631 Eccles New Road
Salford
M50 1SW
Map to this location

Telephone

0161 909 6500

Email

environment@salford.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 14 December 2011