More than a quarter of Lincolnshire’s recycling is being rejected because it has been contaminated by items placed in the wrong bin.
To help improve the situation, the county council is launching a sticker campaign to raise awareness of the sort of things we shouldn’t be trying to recycle.
The most common offenders includes nappies, batteries and electricals.
Kayleigh Wagg from Boston Borough Council says some items can even be dangerous if put in the wrong bin - as has been seen in the area in recent months.
A fire at Boston&apos;s Household Waste Transfer Station earlier this year was caused by a battery in the wrong bin.
Lincolnshire Waste Partnership is now reminding residents in Lincolnshire to keep their recycling clean.
The partnership is distributing bin stickers to all areas with recycle bins or postcards to some other households in the county where bins are not used.
The stickers will begin to be distributed this week and are part of Lincolnshire&apos;s contribution to National Recycle Week.
The stickers are designed to highlight some of the &apos;worst offending&apos; items that are incorrectly put into recycling bins which can be dangerous, or contaminate other items and stop them being suitable for recycling too.
Councillor Eddy Poll, chairman of the LWP, said: "The Lincolnshire Waste Partnership is working hard towards improving the county&apos;s recycling efforts.
"We recognised that there was room for improvement nationally and within our recycling streams in Lincolnshire and addressing that need is one of the priorities for this partnership.
"With the valued co-operation of all the Districts Councils, it has been possible to produce and distribute stickers or postcards to every household.
The importance of recycling correctly will be the focus for the partnership, which is made up of Lincolnshire County Council, all seven district councils and the Environment Agency, during National Recycling Week which starts next Monday and runs until September 30.