A quick guide to some items which can’t be recycled in your Yellow Lid Bin. The following items cannot be recycled in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin. Click ‘READ MORE’ to find out why. Newspapers wrapped in plastic Any recycling that enters the recycling sorting facility in a plastic bag... Read more Shredded paper When paper is shredded it becomes small and stringy and mixes thr... Read more Plastic buckets, toys & nick nacks Only plastic bottles and containers can be recycled in the Yellow Lid... Read more Long life cartons A long life carton is a cardboard product used to hold liq... Read more Paper towel & tissue Paper towels, napkins, and tissues are all paper products; however they are... Read more Scrap metal Only metal cans are accepted for recycling in the Yellow Lid Bin... Read more Butane canisters and gas bottles These items should not be disposed of in any of your ker... Read more Plastic bags & wrappers We have good news! If you would like to recycle your pla... Read more Disposable paper cups Due to the many different types and styles of disposable paper cup... Read more Clothing, shoes, bags & bedding Clothes, shoes, bags and bedding create problems with the sorting equipment at ... Read more Meat trays The main reason we cannot recycle meat trays is due to blo... Read more Polystyrene Polystyrene is used to make disposable beverage containers, coolers, meat trays, pac... Read more Check our a-z waste disposal & recycling guide to know what goes in which bin Do you think you are a champion recycler? Try our online quiz here! ×