Your dry recycling waste is collected every two weeks.
Please ensure that all recycling material is clean and dry and put loose into your bin or box for collection.
Please do not put your recycling items into plastic bags or refuse sacks, as materials need cannot be separated like this at the recycling facility and may be considered as contamination instead.
- Any excess recycling that you cannot fit in your bin can be placed in a rigid container or a cardboard box, as long as the cardboard box is intended for recycling, next to your wheeled bin. Alternatively, you can take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
- Textiles, household batteries and small electrical electrical items can be put into a standard carrier bag and placed next to or on top of your recycling bin.
If you believe you require an additional dry recycling bin, please visit the How to Get a Bin for further information.
What Can We Recycle?
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| Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays | Pouches, sachets and packets - microwaveable food, baby/pet food, cosmetics, detergent and cleaning |
| Glass jars and bottles | Compostable or biodegradable bags and wrapping |
| Tins, clean cans, clean foil and aerosols | Textiles and clothing - put these in a bag at the side of your bin |
| Clean, dry paper and card | Blister packs, pills, and tablets packaging |
| Tetra Pak and cartons | Crisp tubes |
| Carrier bags, fruit and vegetable bags, frozen food bags, bread bags, cereal bags | Disposable gloves or masks |
| Chocolate, sweets, biscuits, cakes, ice cream, and chewing gum wrappers | Foam or polystyrene of any kind |
| Crisp and snack packets, coffee bags | Plastic straws or cutlery |
| Removeable film, lids, plastic sleeves for bottles and jars | Food waste |
| Multipacks, toilet and kitchen roll, magazine and newspaper wrapping | Nappies |
| Bubble wrap and cling film (maximum 1m sections) | Shredded paper |
| Cheese, fish, and meat wrapping | Coffee pods |
| Fruit and vegetable net bags (once empty) |
Yes, please
No, thanks 
Since 14th April 2025, we have been able to recycle the following items:
A-Z of recycling and disposals
Still wondering what you can put in your recycling bin / box ? You can use our A-Z of recycling and disposals page to find out how to correctly dispose of your household items.
A-Z of recycling and disposalsBlister Packs and Tablets Packaging
The Net Zero Stratford climate hub at 30 Meer Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6QB offer medical blister pack recycling.
Boots offers a blister pack recycling service through their Scan2Recycle scheme.
Superdrug Pharmacies also accept blister packs, in selected stores.
Contact
- Email: info@stratford-dc.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01789 260616
Page last updated on 23/02/2026