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 ... Read more Shredded paper When paper is shredded it becomes small and stringy and mixes ... Read more Plastic buckets, toys & nick nacks Only plastic bottles and containers can be recycled in the Yellow ... Read more Long life cartons A long life carton is a cardboard product used to hold ... Read more Paper towel & tissue Paper towels, napkins, and tissues are all paper products; however they ... Read more Scrap metal Only metal cans are accepted for recycling in the Yellow Lid ... Read more Butane canisters and gas bottles These items should not be disposed of in any of your ... Read more Plastic bags & wrappers Even if your plastic bag has a recycling symbol on it, ... Read more Disposable paper cups Due to the many different types and styles of disposable paper ... Read more Clothing, shoes, bags & bedding Clothes, shoes, bags and bedding create problems with the sorting equipment ... Read more Meat trays The main reason we cannot recycle meat trays is due to ... Read more Polystyrene Polystyrene is used to make disposable beverage containers, coolers, meat trays, ... 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! ×