What goes to general waste bin

19 things that belong in general waste bin.

Item	Answer
Used cooking oil	Let it cool, seal it in a container, and put it in general waste — or take it to an oil bank.
Polystyrene and foam packaging	General waste almost everywhere. It is recyclable in principle and collected almost nowhere.
Incandescent and halogen bulbs	General waste, wrapped. They are not recyclable glass and not electrical waste either.
Crisp packets and snack wrappers	General waste, or a supermarket soft-plastics bin where one exists. Not the kerbside recycling.
Broken glass	Wrap it thickly and put it in general waste, unless it is a broken bottle or jar — those can go in the glass bin.
Dried-out paint and empty tins	Once the paint is solid, many councils take the tin in general waste or as scrap metal. Check yours, because this one genuinely varies.
Cling film	General waste. It is excluded even from soft plastic collections almost everywhere.
Till receipts	General waste. Thermal paper is coated, not printed, and it should not go in with paper or compost.
Wet wipes and makeup wipes	General waste. Never the toilet, whatever the packet says about flushability.
Dog waste	Bagged in general waste, or a dog waste bin. Not the food waste caddy, and not the compost heap.
Nappies	General waste, bagged. There is no kerbside recycling route for them anywhere in ordinary use.
Cat litter	General waste, bagged. Clay litter is not compostable, and cat faeces carry a parasite that keeps it out of the garden.
Medicine blister packs	General waste in most places, or a pharmacy collection scheme where one exists.
Greetings cards with glitter or foil	Tear off the plain card and recycle that; the glittery part goes in general waste.
Cigarette butts	Put it out completely, then bin it. Filters are cellulose acetate plastic, and a live butt starts bin fires.
Candle stubs and wax	General waste, or remelt the stubs. Never rinse wax down a sink.
Chewing gum	Wrap it and bin it. Gum base is synthetic rubber and it is not going to break down.
Face masks	General waste. Cut the ear loops first — wildlife gets caught in them.
Vacuum cleaner dust and hair	General waste. Hair alone can be composted; house dust is mostly synthetic fibre and cannot.

Used cooking oil Let it cool, seal it in a container, and put it in general waste — or take it to an oil bank.
Polystyrene and foam packaging General waste almost everywhere. It is recyclable in principle and collected almost nowhere.
Incandescent and halogen bulbs General waste, wrapped. They are not recyclable glass and not electrical waste either.
Crisp packets and snack wrappers General waste, or a supermarket soft-plastics bin where one exists. Not the kerbside recycling.
Broken glass Wrap it thickly and put it in general waste, unless it is a broken bottle or jar — those can go in the glass bin.
Dried-out paint and empty tins Once the paint is solid, many councils take the tin in general waste or as scrap metal. Check yours, because this one genuinely varies.
Cling film General waste. It is excluded even from soft plastic collections almost everywhere.
Till receipts General waste. Thermal paper is coated, not printed, and it should not go in with paper or compost.
Wet wipes and makeup wipes General waste. Never the toilet, whatever the packet says about flushability.
Dog waste Bagged in general waste, or a dog waste bin. Not the food waste caddy, and not the compost heap.
Nappies General waste, bagged. There is no kerbside recycling route for them anywhere in ordinary use.
Cat litter General waste, bagged. Clay litter is not compostable, and cat faeces carry a parasite that keeps it out of the garden.
Medicine blister packs General waste in most places, or a pharmacy collection scheme where one exists.
Greetings cards with glitter or foil Tear off the plain card and recycle that; the glittery part goes in general waste.
Cigarette butts Put it out completely, then bin it. Filters are cellulose acetate plastic, and a live butt starts bin fires.
Candle stubs and wax General waste, or remelt the stubs. Never rinse wax down a sink.
Chewing gum Wrap it and bin it. Gum base is synthetic rubber and it is not going to break down.
Face masks General waste. Cut the ear loops first — wildlife gets caught in them.
Vacuum cleaner dust and hair General waste. Hair alone can be composted; house dust is mostly synthetic fibre and cannot.