Can I recycle it?
Egg boxes of cardboard traditional design should be treated as cardboard which is is collected as part of your recycling collection. Please remove tape, polystyrene and plastic from packaging.
Which container?
Household cardboard bag (orange bag)
When is my collection day?
Useful information
If your egg box is made from plastic it can be recycled in the red bag along with your pots, tubs and trays.
If your egg box is made from polystyrene it can't be recycled and should be placed into your general waste collection.
Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC)
View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find
- location maps
- opening times
- materials accepted
You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.
For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.
Only waste from households in Cornwall can be taken to these sites. Commercial waste is not accepted at any recycling centre.
