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Major change to what people can put in their recycling bins in Greater Manchester announced

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A big shake-up of recycling is coming to nine Greater Manchester boroughs from today (October 14). The move means residents in Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford will now be able to recycle a wider range of plastic items in their household mixed recycling bin.

Previously, only plastic bottles could be recycled at home. Specifically plastic pots, like yoghurts, soup, and cosmetics; plastic tubs, like margarine, laundry powder, and chocolates; and plastic trays, including black plastic trays, for raw and cooked meat and fruit and veg punnets can now be recycled. READ MORE: Angela Rayner breaks silence on latest chapter of Tameside council fiasco Already, plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, food tins, drinks cans, aerosols, and foil could be recycled.

But items with plastic films like crisp packets, bread bags, pet food pouches and carrier bags, still cannot go in the recycling bin. “We’re already in the top five authorities in the UK for recycling rates and this will help us to continue leading the way,” said Coun Tom Ross, who leads Trafford Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA’s) recycling programme. “With the Government’s Simpler Recycling policy on the horizon, we have taken swift action to prepare for the coming changes, to ensure we’ll be compliant when the new rules come in.

These upgrades will keep up our momentum on recycling, giving us time to build our new, cutting-edge materials recovery centre in Manchester while supporting residents to recycle more easily.” The new government Simpler Recycling will require every local authority in England to recycle a consistent set of materials by April 2026, so wherever you live in England

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