Recycling rules for Tameside
Based on Tameside published guidance · Last verified September 2026
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Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in Tameside.
Search what goes in your bins →Quick answers for Tameside
Polystyrene: Goes in your general waste bin
Green general waste bin.
Cardboard: Goes in your paper & card bin
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
Food waste: Tameside has a separate food waste collection
Takes bread, cakes and pastries, dairy, egg shells and more.
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Aerosols: Goes in your recycling bin
Your bins in Tameside, by colour
Green bin
General waste (refuse)
Council text also mentions black bags and tied refuse sacks for general waste
Black bin
Recycling: plastic bottles, pots, cans, glass
Black is the recycling colour in 4 of the 91 councils with a checked recycling colour.
Blue bin
Paper, cardboard and drinks cartons
Blue is the paper and card colour in 20 of the 34 councils with a checked paper and card colour.
Brown bin
Food and garden waste
Brown is the food waste colour in 26 of the 74 councils with a checked food waste colour.
Brown is the garden waste colour in 77 of the 141 councils with a checked garden waste colour.
What goes in the food waste bin →What goes in the garden waste bin →
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
Plastics
- Plastic bottles · Symbol guide
- Plastic food trays and yoghurt pots
- Pots, tubs and trays · Accepted from 14 October 2024
Metals
- Aerosol cans · UK basics
- Aluminium foil · UK basics
- Tins and cans · Symbol guide
Glass
- Glass bottles and jars · Symbol guide
Not accepted
- Plastic bags · UK basicsInstead: Green general waste bin
Common mistakes
- Drinks cartons → goes in Paper & Card · Blue bin (paper and cardboard) · Symbol guide
- Cardboard → goes in Paper & Card · Blue bin (paper and cardboard) · Symbol guide
- Newspapers and magazines → goes in Paper & Card · Blue bin (paper and cardboard)
- Uncooked and cooked food → goes in Food Waste · Brown bin (food and garden waste)
- Nappies → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
- Dog and cat waste → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
- Polystyrene → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin · UK basics
- Crisp packets → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin · UK basics
- Plastic film → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin · UK basics
Tips (12)
- • No plastic bags in black bin
- • Plastic bags go in green bin
- • Pots, tubs & trays accepted
- • Aerosols & foil accepted
- • Glass bottles & jars accepted
- • Drinks cartons: blue bin
- • Cardboard goes in blue bin
- • Food goes in the brown bin
- • Extra recycling in a clear bag
- • Bin out by 7am on the day
- • Most homes: every 3 weeks
- • Contaminated bins may be left
Food Waste
Accepted
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Dairy
- Egg shells
- Teabags and coffee grounds
- Raw or cooked fruit and vegetables
- Raw or cooked meat and fish, including bones
- Pet food
- Leftovers from your plate
Common mistakes
- Compostable packaging → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
- Kitchen roll → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
- Coffee pods → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
Tips (9)
- • Most homes: collected weekly
- • Shared with garden waste
- • Take food out of packaging
- • Out by 7am on collection day
- • Return bin after emptying
- • Late bin: next collection
- • Loosen stuck waste
- • Contaminated bins may be left
- • Report misses online or in app
Garden Waste
Accepted
- Flowers and plants
- Leaves
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge clippings and trimmings
- Twigs and small branches
- Weeds · No Japanese Knotweed or Himalayan Balsam
Common mistakes
- Dog waste → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
- Cat litter → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin
Tips (8)
- • Most homes: collected weekly
- • Shared with food waste
- • Out by 7am on collection day
- • Return bin after emptying
- • Late bin: next collection
- • Loosen stuck waste
- • Contaminated bins may be left
- • Report misses online or in app
Paper & Card
Accepted
Other
- Drinks cartons
Paper & Card
- Cardboard
- Newspapers and magazines
- Junk mail
- Paper
- Pizza boxes · UK basics
Not accepted
- Plastic bagsInstead: Green general waste bin
Common mistakes
- Plastic bottles → goes in Recycling · Black bin
- Pots, tubs and trays → goes in Recycling · Black bin, from 14 October 2024
- Tins and cans → goes in Recycling · Black bin
- Glass bottles and jars → goes in Recycling · Black bin
- Uncooked and cooked food → goes in Food Waste · Brown bin (food and garden waste)
- Coffee cups → goes in General Waste · Green general waste bin · UK basics
Tips (12)
- • Drinks cartons go in blue bin
- • Cardboard goes in blue bin
- • Newspapers go in blue bin
- • Junk mail goes in blue bin
- • No plastic bags in blue bin
- • Plastic bottles: black bin
- • Glass & cans go in black bin
- • Food goes in the brown bin
- • Extra recycling in a clear bag
- • Bin out by 7am on the day
- • Most homes: every 3 weeks
- • Contaminated bins may be left
How Tameside compares
- Paper and card have their own container in Tameside, as in 53 of the 182 councils we have checked.
Areas covered by Tameside
- Postcode districts all or nearly all in Tameside: M34, M43, OL5, OL6, OL7, SK14, SK15 and SK16.
Built-up areas (ONS) with the most postcodes in Tameside: Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Hyde, Stalybridge, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Mossley, Audenshaw, Hattersley, Hadfield, Broadbottom.
Shares count each district’s live postcodes; a district is listed where Tameside has at least 5% of them or 50. Built-up areas are ONS statistical areas, not a list from the council.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2025. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Council homepages: GOV.UK, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Next door
In High Peak the recycling bin is brown and the garden waste bin is green (availability: Only emptied if subscribed to garden waste service); here the recycling bin is black and the garden waste bin is brown.
In Manchester the garden waste and food waste bin is green; here the garden waste and food waste bin is brown. On bank holidays, collections stay on the usual day in Tameside; in Manchester, that week’s collections move a day later.
In Oldham the recycling bin is brown and the garden waste and food waste bin is green; here the recycling bin is black and the garden waste and food waste bin is brown.
Neighbouring councils we have checked: High Peak, Manchester, Oldham.
When are bins collected in Tameside?
Tameside sets collection days by street: find your bin day, or browse neighbours’ schedules by postcode.
Tameside 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.
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How we checked this page
We checked this guidance against Tameside’s website in September 2026.
Source: Tameside council website, which has the latest updates. Bin colours are as the council publishes them; some homes get a different container.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us
Every report goes to BinBosh’s owner, who checks it against the council’s own page.
Frequently asked questions
What colour are the bins in Tameside?
In Tameside the recycling bin is black, the food waste and garden waste bin is brown and the paper and card bin is blue. Tameside also lists a green bin for general waste (refuse). Black is the recycling colour in 4 of the 91 councils with a checked recycling colour.
Where does glass go in Tameside?
Glass goes in the black recycling bin in Tameside (“Glass bottles and jars”).
Do bin collections change on bank holidays in Tameside?
Tameside 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.
What goes in the recycling bin in Tameside?
Tameside’s recycling bin takes “Plastic bottles”, “Plastic food trays and yoghurt pots” and “Pots, tubs and trays”, among other things.
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