Coloured Refuse Sacks

Colour-Coded Bags for Smarter Waste Management

At Cromwell Polythene, we understand that clear communication is essential to effective recycling. Our colour-coded waste and recycling sacks are designed to make waste segregation easier for users while improving efficiency for collection crews. Whether for local authorities, commercial operations, or facilities management, our range of coloured bags helps to reduce contamination, support compliance, and encourage recycling best practices.

By assigning specific colours to different waste streams—such as blue for paper and card, green for food waste, red for plastics, yellow for clinical waste, or black for residual waste—you create instant visual cues that help users sort materials correctly at the point of disposal. This simple approach promotes better recycling habits, lowers rejection rates at material recovery facilities (MRFs), and ultimately supports environmental targets.

Available in a wide variety of sizes, strengths and CHSA-accredited specifications, our coloured bags can also be custom printed with guidance, branding, or collection information to further support user engagement and compliance. Many options are made with high levels of recycled content and are fully recyclable after use.

With the right colour system in place, you can create a cleaner, more resourceful waste management process—one that’s easy to implement and even easier to get right.