Recycling rules for Pendle
Based on Pendle published guidance · Last verified October 2026
Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in Pendle.
Search what goes in your bins →Quick answers for Pendle
Polystyrene: Not accepted in Pendle's recycling bin
Cannot easily be reformed.
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
Brown bin.
Food waste: Pendle has a separate food waste collection
Takes fruit and vegetables, fish, tea bags and coffee grounds and more.
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Brown bin.
Aerosols: Goes in your recycling bin
Brown bin.
Drink cartons: Goes in your recycling bin
Brown bin.
Your bins in Pendle, by colour
Container colours as published by Pendle. Some homes get a different container. See the notes.
Blue bin
Paper and cardboard
Or a cardboard box
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
Put in your brown bin::
- Glass bottles · Brown bin
- Glass jars · Brown bin
- Food tins · Brown bin
- Drink cans · Brown bin
- Empty aerosol cans · Brown bin
- Metal biscuit and sweet tins · Brown bin
- Metal bottle caps and lids · Brown bin
- Food and drink cartons · Brown bin
- Plastic bottles · Brown bin
- Plastic lids · Brown bin; on or off the bottles
- Pots · Brown bin
- Tubs · Brown bin
- Trays and punnets · Brown bin; remove film lids and pads
- Chocolate and biscuit tubs and trays · Brown bin
- Other clear plastic packaging · Brown bin
- Plant pots · Brown bin
- Toothpaste tubes · Brown bin
- Foil trays and containers · Brown bin; rinse, no large food pieces
- Batteries
Not accepted
Do not put in your brown bin::
- Plastic bags
- Plastic film and carrier bags (types 3 and 4)
- Polystyrene (type 6) · Cannot easily be reformed
- Paper and card in brown bin
- Cat food pouches
- Crisp packets
- Hard plasticsInstead: Household Waste Recycling Site
- Paint tins or tubsInstead: Community Repaint scheme
- Any other metal
Common mistakes
- Aluminium foil→ goes in Recycling
Food Waste
Accepted
A. You can include all food waste from your home, including leftovers from meals, food that has gone past its use by date, and any other food waste from your kitchen, including the following::
- Fruit and vegetables
- Fish
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Meat and bones
- Dairy products
- Tinned and dry pet food
- Meal or take-away leftovers
Not accepted
A. Please do not put any of the following in your food waste bins::
- Packaging of any kind
- Liquids such as milk
- Oil or liquid fat
- Any material that is not food waste
Garden Waste
Accepted
- Grass cuttings, hedge clippings, leaves, twigs
- Tree loppings, bark and small branches
- Straw and hay
- Flowers and plants
- Fallen fruit and rabbit bedding
Not accepted
- Large branches, turf, earth, soil, stones or gravel
- Household rubbish and food/kitchen waste · Contamination
- Card/paper and plastic · Contamination
- Logs, thick branches and ragwort · Contamination
- Rubble, flower pots and plastic bags · Contamination
When are bins collected in Pendle?
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.
Check with the council over bank holidays. See the council’s page →
In Pendle’s own words: “Recycling is collected every fortnight.”
No streets in Pendle on BinBosh yet — be the first to add yours, and your neighbours can adopt it instead of setting up their own.
Frequently asked questions
What bin does polystyrene go in Pendle?
In Pendle, polystyrene (type 6) can't go in your recycling bin. Cannot easily be reformed.
What bin do glass bottles and jars go in Pendle?
In Pendle, glass bottles go in your recycling bin. Brown bin.
What bin does food waste go in Pendle?
In Pendle, food waste goes in your food waste bin. It takes fruit and vegetables, fish, tea bags and coffee grounds and more.
What bin do tins and cans go in Pendle?
In Pendle, food tins go in your recycling bin. Brown bin.
What goes in the recycling bin in Pendle?
Pendle's recycling bin accepts glass bottles, glass jars, food tins, drink cans, empty aerosol cans, metal biscuit and sweet tins, and more. Brown bin.
What goes in the food waste bin in Pendle?
Pendle's food waste bin accepts fruit and vegetables, fish, tea bags and coffee grounds, bread, cakes and pastries, rice, pasta and beans, meat and bones, and more.
What goes in the garden waste bin in Pendle?
Pendle's garden waste bin accepts grass cuttings, hedge clippings, leaves, twigs, tree loppings, bark and small branches, straw and hay, flowers and plants, fallen fruit and rabbit bedding, and more.
What can't be recycled in Pendle?
Items not accepted in Pendle: plastic bags, plastic film and carrier bags (types 3 and 4), polystyrene (type 6), paper and card in brown bin. Polystyrene (type 6) — cannot easily be reformed.
Helpful guides
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