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Coloured paper

What do I do with it?

Recycle at home or at a recycling centre.

  • rip a section of the coloured paper 
  • if the fibres inside are white, put the paper in your blue recycling bag, or
  • if they're coloured, your put it in orange recycling bag 
  • or take it to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre 

Household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs)

We have 14 Household Waste and Recycling Centres across Cornwall. You can find opening times and a list of accepted items for each site using the button below.

Find out more about HWRCs

You can find your nearest HWRC by entering you postcode on our My Area page. 

You need to book a slot to visit some sites.

 Find your collection day 

My collection day

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