Recycling Bags and Containers

Collection Points

Recycling bags and containers are available to collect from Vale libraries and the Alps Depot in Wenvoe:

Alps Depot

Alps Quarry Road,
Wenvoe,
CF5 6AA

Some libraries do not stock the full range of items, please check the list below to see what is available at each library:

Separated Recycling Bags and Containers

For residents living in Barry and the Rural Vale.

• Orange Bag - Cardboard

   

   

  

  

  

  • Cardboard boxes
  • Egg boxes
  • Toilet roll tubes
  • Cereal boxes 
  • Toothpaste boxes
  • Brown paper

  

  • Food and drink cartons such as Tetra Pak

  Please note: All cardboard should be folded or broken down to fit in your orange recycling bag with the lid closed. This will help ensure cardboard is dry and of the correct size to be recycled in the new system.

   

  Large boxes that do not fit in the bag and cannot be broken down need to be recycled at our Household Waste and Recycling Centres. 

• White Bag - Paper

   

  

  

  

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Envelopes
  • Shredded paper

  

  • Wallpaper
  • Wrapping paper 
  • Tissues
  • Paper towels
  • Kitchen roll
  • Brown paper

• Grey Caddy - Glass bottles and jars

   

  

  

  

  • Glass jars
  • Glass bottles

  

  • Ceramics or china
  • Drinking glasses
  • Glass panes
  • Light bulbs
  • Pyrex
  • Broken glass

• Blue Bag - Plastic, cans, empty aerosols, foil and food and drink cartons

   

  

  

  

  • Shampoo/conditioner bottles
  • Milk bottles 
  • Drinks cans
  • Drinks bottles
  • Food and drink cartons e.g. Tetra Paks
    
  • Food tins e.g. soup tins
  • Empty aerosols 
  • Foil 
  • Foil cartons 
  • Cleaning product bottles
  • Yoghurt pots
  • Plastic rigid containers e.g. punnet of strawberries or plastic muffin tray
  • Takeaway cartons e.g. chinese takeaway plastic boxes and lids 

  

  • Crisp packets
  • Food pouches e.g. for pet food
  • Biscuit packets
  • Carrier bags
  • Black or brown plastic
  • Film e.g. cling film or ready meal lids
  • Soft plastic packaging e.g. fruit and vegetable bags
  • Hard plastics e.g. toys
  • Gas cannisters
  • Lighters
  • Plastic wrapping and packaging such as bags that goods are delivered in
  • Sleeve/film lids on yogurt pots
  • Bubble wrap
  • Bread bags
  • Any non rigid food coverings

• Green Caddy - Food waste

   

  

  

  

  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Bread, cakes and pastries
  • Meat and fish
  • Cat and dog food
  • Guinea pig, rabbit and hamster food
  • Fruit and vegetable peelings
  • Bones and shells
  • Tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Egg shells

  

  • Packaging 
  • Liquids
  • Oil or fats
  • Animal or human faeces

• Green Bag - Garden Waste

   

  

  

  

  • Grass
  • Shrub cuttings
  • Leaves
  • Plants
  • Flowers
  • Most weeds
  • Hedge clipping

  

  • Soil
  • Stones
  • Invasive weeds e.g. Japanese Knotweed
  • Animal or human faeces

• Black Caddy - Hygiene Waste - £2.00

   

  

  Hygiene caddies should be placed out for collection on your black bag collection day.

   

  Please line your caddy with a strong bag. 

   

  

  • Nappies
  • Incontinence pads
  • Sanitary towels

  

  • General waste

   

Co-Mingled Recycling Bags and Containers

For residents living in Penarth

• Blue Recycling Bags - Paper, Glass, Cans, Card, Plastic, Empty aerosols, Cartons/Tetra Paks, Clean foil

   

   

  

  

  • Paper
  • Glass
  • Cans
  • Card
  • Plastic
  • Empty aerosols
  • Cartons/Tetra Paks
  • Clean foil

  

  • Plastic bags
  • Black plastic
  • Food waste
  • Nappies
  • Sanitary products
  • Tablet packets
  • Crisp packets 

   

• Green Caddy - Food waste

   

  

  

  

  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Bread, cakes and pastries
  • Meat and fish
  • Cat and dog food
  • Guinea pig, rabbit and hamster food
  • Fruit and vegetable peelings
  • Bones and shells
  • Tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Egg shells

  

  • Packaging 
  • Liquids
  • Oil or fats
  • Animal or human faeces

• Green Bag - Garden Waste

   

  

  

  

  • Grass
  • Shrub cuttings
  • Leaves
  • Plants
  • Flowers
  • Most weeds
  • Hedge clipping

  

  • Soil
  • Stones
  • Invasive weeds e.g. Japanese Knotweed
  • Animal or human faeces

• Black Caddy - Hygiene Waste - £2.00

   

  

  Hygiene caddies should be placed out for collection on your black bag collection day. 

   

  Please line your caddy with a strong bag.

   

   

  

  • Nappies
  • Incontinence pads
  • Sanitary towels

  

  • General waste