Dorset recycling rates are at an all-time high (59.7%) and your efforts are making us among the best in the country! There are still a few items cropping up in the wrong bin, so we’ve added a reminder below of what should go where.
Putting the wrong stuff in the wrong bin costs Dorset’s tax-payers hundreds of thousands of pounds each year in treatment costs and spoiled recyclable materials, not to mention the damage to the environment.
If you can’t reduce or reuse your waste, please make sure you dispose of it correctly
| Item | Best place | Last resort | Never |
| Food waste | Home composting Food waste bin |
Black rubbish bin | Any household recycling bin |
| Cartons (Tetrapak etc.) | Recycling bank in car park | Black rubbish bin | Any household recycling bin |
| Foil and foil items | Recycling bank in car park | Household recycling centre or black rubbish bin | Any household recycling bin |
| Plastic/carrier bags, crisp bags, wrapping and film from food packaging | Recycling bank in supermarket, school etc. | Black rubbish bin | Any household recycling bin |
| Non-compostable coffee cups | Carton recycling bank in car park | Black rubbish bin | Any household recycling bin |
| Compostable coffee cups | Home composting | Black rubbish bin | Any household recycling bin |
| Batteries | Battery bag or shop tack back scheme | Household recycling centre | Any bin |
