https://www.somerset.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-waste/

Bright Blue Bag

Plastic bottles – Rinse and squash the bottles and put caps and tops back on. Throw away pumps and trigger sprays.

Plastic pots, tubs and trays – Any colour can be recycled.

Tins and cans that are steel or aluminium – Rinse cans, and squash them if it is safe to do so. Place any loose lids inside the squashed cans. There is no need to remove labels.

Aluminium foil – Make sure it is rinsed and scrunched.

Aerosols – Must be empty. Do not pierce them.

gas canisters are not accepted.

Toothpaste tubes – Must be empty

Box 1 (usually black)

Paper – Newspapers, magazines, leaflets, directories, white envelopes (no need to remove windows) and white paper.

Cardboard – Brown or grey, corrugated, greeting cards or brown envelopes, Pringles brand tubes (non-metal base version). Small pieces can go inside larger boxes, cut or tear up the large pieces.

Large boxes – Pieces should be torn up or taken to a recycling site. We can accept up to one extra bins worth of cardboard, large boxes must be broken down into smaller pieces. Crews can’t collect boxes larger than the size of the black recycling box

Food waste bin

For all food waste, cooked or raw.

Box 2 (usually green)

Glass bottles and jars – Rinsed bottles and jars are accepted. Put metal and plastic tops and lids back on. Please note: Broken glass is not accepted. Table or cookware is not accepted.

Cartons, such as Tetra Paks – Please rinse, squash and put any caps back on.

Plastic bags

Small household batteries – Put in a tied plastic bag.

Small household electrical items – No bigger than a carrier bag (such as kettles or toasters). Put in an untied plastic bag. TVs, monitors and microwaves cannot be collected.

Vapes – Keep separate and put in a small tied plastic bag.

Textiles – Only clothes of good enough quality to be worn again (that you would take to a charity shop). Put in a tied bag (to keep dry) and put on top of a recycling box