Paper

We can only recycle...

• newspapers and supplements
• magazines, brochures and catalogues
• white paper (e.g. office / computer paper and letters)
• telephone directories
• leaflets and flyers
• envelopes (including ones with windows)
• shredded paper
• brown paper

Please remember

• remove any plastic wrapping and free gifts from newspapers, magazines, flyers and put in your general rubbish bin
• paper is one of the most valuable recyclable materials - but only when it is clean

We can't recycle...

• paper stained or made dirty with food, grease, paint or dirt
  - once soiled with grease, paper can't be recycled because the fibres cannot be separated from the oils during the recycling process
• hygiene or sanitary products (i.e. nappies, wipes or sanitary towels)
• used paper towels
• tissues
• cotton wool or make up pads
• wet wipes
• sticky papers (e.g. Post-it notes, sticky labels or paper tape)
• non paper gift wrap (e.g. foil based gift wrapping) or bags
• crisp or sweet packets and wrappers
• wallpaper or decoration paper
• books - books in good condition can be donated locally to a charity shop