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Blackpool Council
Customer First Centre

Tel: (01253) 477477

Customer First Centre
Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.15pm
Saturday Closed

Customer First Telephone Line
Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.15pm
Saturday Closed

Municipal Building
Corporation Street
Blackpool
FY1 1NF

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Blue-lidded Bin

Blue-lidded Bin
                
                      Yes Please               
     		                    No Thanks 
               
                Empty glass bottles
   
                       Mirrors
    
                  
                 Empty glass jars
    		         
                   Sheet glass
          
     
                 Empty drinks cans
    		            Any type of glass not
            listed as acceptable
        
                   Empty food tins
   		      
                     Aerosols
              
       
   Empty metal biscuit and sweet tins    
            		      
                        Foils
      
               
               Empty plastic bottles
     		    
         Plastic coated cardboard
        
    
           Empty plastic milk cartons
     		     
                 Margarine tubs
    
        
      Empty plastic detergent bottles
         		      
                Yoghurt cartons
       
   
  
  		        
                  Carrier bags
           
   
      Please make sure all lids are 
       placed in the grey lidded bin
   		     Any other none 'bottle-shaped'   
                    plastic items
    
  
   		        
                 General rubbish
          



Important information about your Blue-lidded Bin...

  • Please make sure your bin is ready for collection at your designated presentation point, usually at the front of your property, by 7.30 on the morning of your collection day. 
     
  • Please check the list above to make sure you are putting the right things in your bin. Your bin will not be collected if it does not contain the correct things.
  • Please make sure that any metal / plastic lids are removed from plastic and glass containers before being put in the recycling bin. Please place lids in the grey general waste bin.
  • If you have extra recycling please place in open bags next to your bin. These will be collected along with your bin, up to a maximum of three manageable bags.
  • Please make sure your bin lid is closed.
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