Recycle week: One wrong item in your recycling bins can make whole lorry loads useless says Northern Ireland council

Putting items in the right bin at home can make a huge difference when it comes to Northern Ireland's recycling efforts.

While councils across the region use different systems to help us reduce the waste going to landfill and ensure more of what we throw away can be reused in other forms, putting the wrong stuff in the wrong bin can make whole lorry loads of waste unrecyclable.

This recycle week (October 17-23) we have put together a handy list of what goes where to help reduce the emissions created when waste is thrown away.