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Plastic bottles

Can I recycle it?

Plastic bottles are collected as part of your recycling collection. Please empty and rinse the bottles before recycling them.

Which container?

Plastic bottles go in your red recycling bag for plastic and metal packaging. 

When is my collection day?

Check your collection day

Useful information

Squash the bottles and replace the lid to save space in your recycling bag. 

Triggers can be left on when recycling cleaning product bottles such as bathroom cleaners. Pumps can also be left on bottles when recycling products such as soap bottles.

You can cut down your use of single use plastic bottles by investing in reusable alternatives and taking advantage of free water refill stations around the county.

Household Waste and Recycling Centres 

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.

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