Recycling rules for North Tyneside
Based on North Tyneside published guidance · Last verified September 2026
Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in North Tyneside.
Search what goes in your bins →Quick answers for North Tyneside
Polystyrene: Not accepted in North Tyneside's recycling bin
Not accepted in the grey recycling bin.
Cardboard: Goes in your recycling bin
Please flatten.
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
In the caddy — no window glass, no pyrex.
Food waste: Not accepted in North Tyneside's recycling bin
Not accepted in the grey recycling bin. Green bin until your ward's food caddy arrives.
Shredded paper: Goes in your recycling bin
Accepted, but bag it first — no black bags.
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Including pet food tins — wash and squash.
Your bins in North Tyneside, by colour
Container colours as published by North Tyneside. Some homes get a different container. See the notes.
Grey bin
Recycling
Glass bottles and jars go in the caddy on top of this bin
Green bin
Household rubbish
Food waste too, until the weekly food caddy reaches your ward
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
Paper & Card
- Cardboard · Please flatten
- Newspapers, magazines and junk mail
- Tetra Paks and juice cartons · Wash and squash
- Envelopes
- Telephone directories · Including yellow pages
- Catalogues · No hard backs
Plastics
- Plastic bottles · Pop, squash, milk, toiletries, cleaners
- Plastic pots, tubs and trays · Margarine tubs, yoghurt pots, punnets
Metals
- Drinks cans and food tins · Including pet food tins — wash and squash
- Aerosols · Completely empty; do not crush
- Aluminium food trays and foil · Pie and quiche trays, mince pie cases — rinse if required
Glass
- Glass bottles and jars · In the caddy — no window glass, no pyrex
Not accepted
- Black plastic items · Not accepted in the grey recycling bin
- Plastic film · Cling film, crisp and biscuit wrappers
- Hard plastics · Toys, kitchenware, CD and DVD cases
- Polystyrene · Not accepted in the grey recycling bin
- Window glass and Pyrex · Not accepted in the glass caddy
- Textiles · No clothing or beddingInstead: Use one of the borough's clothes and shoes banks
- Food waste · Not accepted in the grey recycling binInstead: Green bin until your ward's food caddy arrives
Common mistakes
- Batteries · Take to a shop or supermarket battery point
- Electrical items · Electrical collection boxes around the borough
- Shredded paper→ goes in Recycling · Accepted, but bag it first — no black bags
- Glass→ goes in Recycling · Goes in the caddy on top, not the main bin
Tips (10)
- • Wash and squash items
- • Flatten cardboard boxes
- • Glass goes in the caddy
- • No window glass or Pyrex
- • No black plastic
- • No plastic film or wrappers
- • No textiles in recycling
- • Bag shredded paper
- • Batteries to shop points
- • No food in the grey bin
When are bins collected in North Tyneside?
This page covers what goes in each bin. Collection days are set by the council and vary by street. See how to find your bin collection day, or browse streets by postcode to see schedules your neighbours have added.
North Tyneside doesn't move bin collections for bank holidays, so your usual day stands. Christmas and New Year weeks can still differ, so check the council's site for those. Your neighbours can vote on the actual day on BinBosh if it changes.
In North Tyneside’s own words: “Your recycling is collected once a fortnight, on the same day as rubbish collections but at a different time of day, in a grey wheeled bin with a caddy in the top.”
Frequently asked questions
What bin does polystyrene go in North Tyneside?
In North Tyneside, polystyrene can't go in your recycling bin. Not accepted in the grey recycling bin.
What bin does cardboard go in North Tyneside?
In North Tyneside, cardboard goes in your recycling bin. Please flatten.
What bin do glass bottles and jars go in North Tyneside?
In North Tyneside, glass bottles and jars go in your recycling bin. In the caddy — no window glass, no pyrex.
What bin does food waste go in North Tyneside?
In North Tyneside, food waste can't go in your recycling bin. Not accepted in the grey recycling bin. Green bin until your ward's food caddy arrives.
What bin does shredded paper go in North Tyneside?
In North Tyneside, shredded paper goes in your recycling bin. Accepted, but bag it first — no black bags.
What bin do tins and cans go in North Tyneside?
In North Tyneside, drinks cans and food tins go in your recycling bin. Including pet food tins — wash and squash.
What goes in the recycling bin in North Tyneside?
North Tyneside's recycling bin accepts cardboard, newspapers, magazines and junk mail, tetra paks and juice cartons, plastic bottles, plastic pots, tubs and trays, drinks cans and food tins, and more. Please flatten.
What can't be recycled in North Tyneside?
Items not accepted in North Tyneside: black plastic items, plastic film, hard plastics, polystyrene. Black plastic items — not accepted in the grey recycling bin.
Helpful guides
Source: North Tyneside council website. Check your council's site for the latest updates.
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