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Colour of your bins

134 replies

costacoffeee · 04/08/2024 21:54

Let’s discuss an extremely boring topic, just regular and recycle.

Regular Bin: Green
Recycling Bin: Brown

OP posts:
IBegYourBiggestPardon · 04/08/2024 22:49

Regular bin Green
Recycling bin Blue
Food and garden Brown

IBegYourBiggestPardon · 04/08/2024 22:54

whyamonthis · 04/08/2024 22:04

Black- general rubbish
blue- cardboard/paper
grey-glass/plastic
brown-garden/food
No idea of the cycle, I just watch for my neighbours but never get that full (except the glass bin 🙄)

I do this. Just wait to see what bin has appeared outside next doors drive as I come home from work on a Sunday night

Jxtina86 · 04/08/2024 23:02

Regular bin - brown
Paper bin - green
Food waste - little caddy style bin
Plastics/glass - green tubs with a black lid

AnOldCynic · 04/08/2024 23:04

BeaRF75 · 04/08/2024 22:06

Regular bin is a colour not yet mentioned on this thread (& pretty famous.... it's how I know I'm home 😂)
Recycling is blue.
Garden stuff is green.

Purple?

AnOldCynic · 04/08/2024 23:06

costacoffeee · 04/08/2024 22:35

Geez SIMPLE instructions - just list the two. How was that so difficult.

You have two bins
Others have more than two
SIMPLE

Karmaisac4t · 04/08/2024 23:07

BeaRF75 · 04/08/2024 22:06

Regular bin is a colour not yet mentioned on this thread (& pretty famous.... it's how I know I'm home 😂)
Recycling is blue.
Garden stuff is green.

purple bin? Haha

Koko83 · 04/08/2024 23:08

All green = general waste
green with blue lid = paper & cardboard
green grey lid = plastic & tin
green with brown lid = garden & food waste
green with pinky purple lid = additional general waste (we use it for nappies)

jiskoot · 04/08/2024 23:12

No waste bin, we just put it out in black sacks (rural)

No one recycling bin, we have a mixture of 5 boxes/bags

ErrolTheDragon · 04/08/2024 23:21

costacoffeee · 04/08/2024 22:35

Geez SIMPLE instructions - just list the two. How was that so difficult.

I've got grey general, then 2 for recycling - they're green with a red lid for pale and card, yellow for plastic, cans and glass. There aren't 'just the two'.

(And a brown bin for garden waste which I have to pay extra for so it deserves a mention)

Redglitter · 04/08/2024 23:23

Grey - general
Blue - paper/card
Green - glass & cans
Brown - garden & food

Kinneddar · 04/08/2024 23:29

costacoffeee · 04/08/2024 22:35

Geez SIMPLE instructions - just list the two. How was that so difficult.

Rude!!

List what 2? Clearly most of us have one general waste & several recycling ones.

Clearly none of us realised we were only 'allowed' to list 2 or the thread police would be alerted

AnOldCynic · 04/08/2024 23:29

@Karmaisac4t, never visited Liverpool?

BruceAndNosh · 04/08/2024 23:30

whyamonthis · 04/08/2024 22:04

Black- general rubbish
blue- cardboard/paper
grey-glass/plastic
brown-garden/food
No idea of the cycle, I just watch for my neighbours but never get that full (except the glass bin 🙄)

I am proud to be The Neighbour who others follow to put the correct bin out.
They also expect me to email Council when our collection is missed.

I'm a Binfluencer

CrushingOnRubies · 04/08/2024 23:31

Rubbish- black
Paper- blue bag
Glass- black box
Garden waste - brown bag
Metal and plastic- red (which looks orange once faded)
Cardboard- orange

CrushingOnRubies · 04/08/2024 23:32

Oh rubbish weekly
Recycling fortnightly
Garden waste alternates with recycling but on a different day

TheTripThatWasnt · 04/08/2024 23:51

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 04/08/2024 21:56

Regular: Black (but the council call them grey, even though they’re black).
Recycling: Black with a blue lid.
Garden: Green

This. With a green food caddy too.

SabrinaThwaite · 04/08/2024 23:54

BruceAndNosh · 04/08/2024 23:30

I am proud to be The Neighbour who others follow to put the correct bin out.
They also expect me to email Council when our collection is missed.

I'm a Binfluencer

‘Binfluencer’ 🤣

chattyness · 04/08/2024 23:58

Black -General waste
Blue - Paper & Card
Green- Plastic & Metal

NewName24 · 05/08/2024 00:05

Our bins are all grey, only the colour of the lids is different

Regular household waste - grey, same as bin
Recycling - blue
Garden waste (if you choose to buy in to it) - brown

kwetu · 05/08/2024 00:05

Regular bin - dark blue
Garden waste - green
Recycling - black with purple lid
Paper/card - blue tarpaulin bag

gano · 05/08/2024 00:05

Regular bin - all dark grey
Recycling - dark grey with blue lid
Garden - dark grey with brown lid

OlympicsFanGirl · 05/08/2024 00:06

Blue: mixed waste: fortnightly

Green: plastic and tins: monthly

Black: paper: monthly

Brown: food and garden waste: fortnightly

OrkneyGirl · 05/08/2024 00:18

Guys...please stop...you are giving away your location by the colour of your bins...Smile

SnowFrogJelly · 05/08/2024 00:31

Regular black
Recycling blue
Garden brown

Starlightgazing · 05/08/2024 00:46

Green, general,
Black, recycling,
Brown, garden.