best to contact your local council as it varies across the country.
I have relatives down south who can put glass in but we cant in east anglia.
We also cant recycle shredded paper
As redcrx says it's best to contact your local council. We do receive a list every year, along with the dates of collection, stateing what we can and can't put in our recycling boxes, eg no envelopes (too much glue apparently).