Wirral Council has issued a reminder to residents about what they can throw into grey bins, after a recycling truck caught fire this morning.
The fire started in the Biffa bin lorry in New Brighton when a disposable BBQ that had been discarded into a household recycling bin was emptied into the back of the truck.
The local authority Tweeted this morning: "Important reminder: BBQs should NOT be disposed of in household recycling bins.
"Biffa have had a recycling truck fire in New Brighton this morning due to a disposable BBQ.
"Thankfully, everyone is safe. Crews are continuing the round however the incident will cause delays."
The full list of items that can be put into a grey household recycling bins is as follows:
- cans (drinks and food)
- card
- cardboard boxes
- cardboard packaging
- catalogues
- cereal boxes
- corrugated card
- cosmetic bottles (glass and plastic)
- egg boxes (card)
- envelopes (you don't need to remove the plastic window)
- fabric conditioner bottles
- glass bottles and jars (tops can be put back on)
- greeting cards
- junk mail (removed from any plastic bags)
- magazines (removed from any plastic bags)
- medicine bottles plastic and glass (empty)
- metal jar lids
- newspapers
- paper
- pizza boxes (clean - no grease or food)
- plastic bottle tops
- plastic bottles (including milk bottles)
- shampoo and shower gel bottles
- telephone directories and Yellow Pages
- toilet roll tubes
- unused wallpaper
- washing powder boxes
- wrapping paper (not foil)
- bleach bottles
- cleaning bottles
- soap and toothpaste boxes
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