School's blue recycling bins

All North Yorkshire County Council schools can take part in the Borough's blue bin recycling scheme. To request a blue bin please call Customer First on 01723 232323 or email recycling@scarborough.gov.uk with your requirements.

Blue recycling bins are free to schools and are collected once every two weeks on the same day as the domestic round in your area.

In your blue bin please recycle:

Paper, such as: leaflets, newspapers, magazines, directories, envelopes (no windows)
Card and cardboard; from cardboard boxes to plain greetings cards (no glitter etc
Plastic bottles
Clean yoghurt pots
Clean margarine or butter tubs
large plastic ice cream tubs
Plastic fruit punnets and food trays
Food and drink cans; please rinse cans first
Empty aerosols
Cartons, such as juice cartons and milk cartons

Remember: Put recyclables straight into the blue bin loose and follow the list above; if you put items in your blue bin or sack which shouldn't be there it means we can't recycle the entire content.

Please do not put the following in the blue bin:

Glass
Food waste
Plastic bags
Nappies
Plastic film
Polystyrene trays
Aluminium trays
Plastic toys or plastic garden furniture etc

Top tip! If you have a big cardboard box leave this beside the bin on collection day, if you put it in the blue bin it often prevents the other recyclables falling out when tipped onto the lorry!