New rules aimed at increasing recycling across Rhondda Cynon Taf have come into force - but it can be tricky knowing exactly what to put in what bag.
The new rules, which came into effect from June 4, aim to increase recycling figures to meet the Welsh Government target of 70% by 2024-25 by limiting the amount of black bag/bin waste residents can throw away.
With a greater push towards recycling, Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council have released a guide on dozens of household items showing how residents can correctly get rid of them.
Under the new rules, the council will introduce a fixed penalty of £100, which will be issued as a "last resort" to residents who ignore warnings from enforcement officers and repeatedly refuse to recylce.
From June 4, any household without a wheelie bin will be able to put out two black bags for fortnightly collection.
The council said that two wheelie bins will be regarded as side waste and ask residents to remove their second bin.
If necessary, the council said they may remove the second bin.
Any black bags deemed "excessively heavy" will not be collected.
Ash waste will be collected in "manageable" sized black bags, in addition to the amount of black bag waste permitted.
Exceptions to the rules will be made over the Christmas and New Year period.
Large families and households disposing of ash which cannot be recycled may also be exempt.
The number of recycling bags per household will remain unlimited.
Here's a guide on what can be recycled, what can't and where you should take it.
A search engine , which will be updated by the council, has also been launched to help find out what to do with items not on the list below.
Clear bags
Used aerosols
Aluminium cans
Clean aluminium foil
Animal waste (used sawdust bedding)
Bleach bottles
Books
Glass and plastic bottles
Steel and aluminum cans
Cardboard (Any)
Cards
Carrier bags
Food and drink cartons
Catalogues
Christmas cards
Real Christmas trees
Directories
Plastic egg boxes
Envelopes
Shop bought flowers
Garden waste (Grass and cuttings)
Glass bottles and jars
Hutch waste
Junk mail
Glass jars
Magazines
Newspapers
Padded envelopes
Paper
Plastic bags
Plastic bottles (Any)
Plastic plant pots
Telephone directories
Plain wrapping paper
Yellow pages
Black bag
Dirty aluminum foil
Animal and pet waste
Body lotion tubes
Broken glass. Safely wrap up n newspaper or a cereal box first
Bubble wrap
Cat litter
Cellophane
Cling film
Coat hangers
Cotton wool products
Crayons
Crisp packets
Dog waste
Drawing pins
Cardboard egg boxes
Face lotion tubes
Kitchen paper (Cleaning products)
Laminated products
Meat trays
Medical feeding tubes
Pencils
Pens
Poly-pockets
Polystyrene (Food)
Ring binders
Rubbers
Sanitary waste
Stoma bags
Sweet wrappers
Tooth care
Wallpaper
Foil and glitter wrapping paper
Community recycling centre
Car and household batteries
Bicycles
Liquid bleach. Only at the Ty Amgen centre and a prior appointment is needed.
Carpet
CDs and DVDs
Household chemicals e.g. thinners
Artifical Christmas trees
Clothes
Computers
Domestic cookers
Crockery and cutlery
DIY waste
Duvets
Electrical equipment, e.g. toasters, radios, irons
Fluorescent tubes
Domestic fridges and freezers
Furnishings and furniture
Garden furniture
Garden tools
Gas cylinders
Glass sheets
Hardcore/rubble
Household tools
Knives
Lawnmowers
Light bulbs
Mattresses
Bulky metal
Metals
Mirrors
Mobile phones
Musical instruments
Cooking and engine oil
Oil fliter
Paint
Pillows
Plasterboard
Block polystyrene
Sand
Smoke alarms
Soil and stones
Hardcore
Shoes and boots, tied in pairs
Sports equipment
Clean textiles
Tiles
Timber and logs
Toys
Car, motorbike and bicycle tyres
TVs
Video cassettes
Washing machines
Wood
Food waste bag
Kitchen paper (food)
Food waste
Purple nappy recycling bag
Nappies
Incontinent waste
Asbestos
Only at the Ty Amgen centre and a prior appointment is needed.
Used asthma inhalers and medicines
Can be disposed of at a pharmacy.
Clinical waste and needles and syringes
Collected by Cwm Taf University Health Board.
Hazardous waste
RCT Council say to contact waste services for further information
Re-use items
Visit The Shed re-use shop in Llantrisant
Spectacles
These are collected and re-used by most major opticians.
