Blue recycling bin

What goes in your blue bin

Below are examples of what goes in and what not to put in your recycling bin. 

  Yes please to -

• Paper, for example -

newspapers, magazines and catalogues	telephone directories	envelopes and junk mail	books

• Cardboard, for example -

corrugated card	food packaging and cereal boxes	toilet rolls	cartons

• Tins and cans, for example -

food and drink cans	foil	aerosols

• Glass, for example -

all glass bottles	jars

• Plastics, for example -

plastic bottles	tubs	plastic bags	food pots	yoghurt pots

  No thanks to -

electrical goods	food waste	other glass
other plastics	nappies	textiles

Collections

Your blue bin is emptied every two weeks. Please put your bin out by 7am at the boundary of your property and return it as soon as you can after it’s been emptied. Bins will be emptied between 7am and 4.30pm.

Use our postcode checker to find out your collection dates

Assisted collections

If you need help moving your bin, you can request assisted collection by telephoning 01482 300 300.

Replacements and additional bins

You can request up to two additional blue bins per household to help you recycle more. To apply for an additional bin, please complete the online form available below -

How to use your blue bin

Put your recycling in your blue bin	Put it out by 7am on your collection day (every two weeks)	We'll do the rest!

Contact us

Waste management
Hull City Council
Staveley House
Stockholm Road
Hull
HU7 0XW

Tel: 01482 300 300
Text phone: 01482 300 349
Email: info@hullcc.gov.uk