Waste and Recycling A-Z

• Plastic wrappers
• Bread bags
• Shrink wrap
• Soft plastic

The following different types of plastic films are accepted at plastic carrier bag collection points.

Larger stores of major supermarkets accept:

• All plastic bags, except biodegradable or compostable bags
• Bread bags
• Breakfast cereal liners
• Bubble wrap
• Delivery bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Frozen food bags
• Magazine and newspaper wrappers
• Multi-pack wrapping
• Plastic marked as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) - resin ID code 4
• Toilet roll wrapping

Selected stores of major supermarkets also accept:

• Baby, pet food, detergent and cleaning pouches
• Biscuits and chocolate wrapping
• Cheese, fish and meat wrapping
• Cling film
• Crisp and sweet bags
• Plastic film lids
• Salad, pasta and rice bags

Enter your postcode to find your nearest soft plastic collection point. Click through to the store details to find out which soft plastics they collect.