Recycling

Your household recycling is collected fortnightly between 7am and 5pm- even if your recycling is collected in sacks your collection.

Please place your green bin out for collection by 7am and put items in loose - do not use a bin liner or put recycling in bags. 

If you have difficulty placing your recycling bin out for collection we offer an Assisted Collection Service 

Households that are unsuitable for a recycling bin are provided with a Recycling Sack Collection.

Check what you can recycle in your green bin on the Let's Waste Less website

Foil and tubes now accepted in your green bin

We want to make it even easier for residents in the Malvern Hills to recycle more and reduce waste.

You can now recycle aluminium foil, tubes and toothpaste tubes as part of your normal kerbside recycling collection.

Your collection days remain the same – please check your collection calendar or use the collection day finder for up-to-date information.

Follow these simple steps to prepare your items for recycling:

Foil

• Make sure your foil is clean and free of food
• Wipe or rinse foil trays
• Remove any plastic lids or packaging
• Scrunch clean foil into a ball if possible
• Place in your green bin

What types of foil can be recycled?

• Clean kitchen foil used for cooking, wrapping food, etc.
• Clean foil trays e.g. from ready meals or pies
• Foil chocolate or sweet wrappers -check they’re not plastic coated
• Foil lids from yoghurt pots or cream tubs

What is not accepted?

• Foil with food still on it
• Foil that’s plastic-coated or lined e.g. pet food pouches
• Crisp packets or shiny plastic wrappers - these are not foil – do the scrunch test below

TOP TIP:

Not sure if it’s real foil? Scrunch it in your hand. If it stays scrunched, it’s foil and can be recycled.

If it springs back, it’s plastic – please put it in your black bin or take to the plastic film recycling point at a local supermarket

Plastic tubes: 

• Squeeze out any remaining product so the tube is empty.  If possible, wash out residue.
• Leave the cap on – it can be recycled
• Place in your green bin

What types of plastic tube can be recycled?

• Toothpaste tubes
• Cosmetic tubes e.g. hand cream, face wash, etc
• Pump action toothpaste tubes
• Metal or foil lined tubes e.g. tomato puree

What is not accepted?

• Tubes containing leftover product

Benefits of recycling foil and plastic tubes:

Aluminium foil is infinitely recyclable. By recycling it:

• 95% less energy is used compared to making new foil
• Helps create new products like bike frames, car parts or new foil
• Recycling foil costs less than disposing of it at landfill sites or burning it in energy from waste plants and it’s far better for the environment because the materials can be recovered and reused
• Keeps valuable materials out of landfill or energy from waste plant

 Many squeezable tubes e.g. toothpaste or hand cream are made from recyclable plastic.  Recycling them:

• Reduces the amount of non-degradable waste in landfill
• Conserves energy used in producing virgin plastic
• Helps create new plastic packaging or household products