A-Z of creating less rubbish
Aerosols (Spray Cans)
Aerosol spray cans should not be placed in your household recycling bin or recycling banks at bring sites such as supermarkets, as we cannot currently recycle them. They should be put in your residual waste bin.
Never puncture, burn or crush aerosol spray cans because they can explode and the gases can damage the environment. Why not buy pump sprays instead as these plastic containers can be put in your household recycling bin.
Animal faeces
Animal faeces, including horse manure, is not accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Animal faeces and bedding (i.e. hay or newspaper) from pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs can be put onto your compost heap. Animal faeces from pets such as dogs and cats should not be put inside your compost bin. If you are walking your dog you can dispose of this type of waste in the appropriate dog bins provided by the council. Otherwise if you are at home faeces from cats or dogs should be placed in a plastic bag inside your residual waste bin.
Asbestos
Asbestos is hazardous and dangerous to human health and must be disposed of properly. Asbestos is not accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Handling asbestos
To find out more about the health and safety aspects of handling asbestos log onto the Government website at www.direct.gov.uk or call:
HSE Information line
Tel:0845 345 0055
Ash
Coal ash
If you have a coal fire rake through it properly to make sure that the coal is burnt. Coal naturally contains sulphur and therefore the ash will make your soil acidic. Any ash that remains should not be put straight onto the soil or into a compost bin. Instead it can be used for garden paths or it should be put into your waste bin.
Wood ash
Wood ash is excellent for placing around the garden as a soil improver, because it contains valuable minerals. Alternatively, you can place it in your compost bin or heap in small quantities.
Bathroom suites
If your bathroom is installed by a builder their company is legally responsible for disposing of the old bathroom suite. The cost of a skip to dispose of this waste should be included in the price of the work and they should dispose of your bathroom for you.
If you install a new bathroom yourself then you can take the units in a car to a Household Waste Recycling Centre. Bathroom suites are not accepted in a van or trailer.
Batteries
Car batteries can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres. for recycling. Over the next few years facilities will be introduced for recycling household batteries to comply with new legislation.
Bedding and blankets (E.g. bed linen, blankets)
Donate clean items such as sheets to local charity shops such as The Salvation Army or Oxfam. Clean sheets can also be placed in textile recycling banks inside a plastic bag. Please note that quilts and pillows may not be acceptable for reuse – please check first with the charity or the local council.
Bicycles
If your old bike is beyond repair then take it to the Household Waste Recycling Centres and it will be recycled through the scrap metal bank.
Boilers
An old metal boiler from your home can be taken in your car to one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres and put in the metal recycling container, or alternatively a scrap metal dealer may pay you a small fee for it.
Books
Donate unwanted books that are in good condition to charity shops or second hand bookshops. Second hand books for children can be given to local playgroups or schools. You can also use a book recycling bank if you have one in your area. Call your local council. to find out where there are local book banks. Or take your old books to one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres and give them to a member of staff.
Building materials/rubble
Under the Waste (Household Waste) Duty of Care (England & Wales) Regulations 2005 there is a new duty on householders to take reasonable measures to ensure that household waste produced on their property is passed on to an authorised person. The purpose of this Duty of Care is to help reduce illegal waste activity such as fly-tipping.
Building waste arising from private building work carried out on your home
You have a legal obligation to abide by the Duty of Care if you are having building work carried out on your home. The builders carrying out the work are legally responsible for the safe disposal of the waste. The price of a skip should be included in the overall cost of the work. If you use a reputable building company you can avoid your waste being flytipped in the countryside.
Building waste arising from DIY work on your home
Building rubble that is generated from any work you carry out yourself on your own home can be disposed of at the Household Waste Recycling Centre if it is taken to the centre in the boot of a car.
If you have too much waste to fit in your car you can consider hiring a skip – look in the Yellow Pages and check that the skip provider is a reputable company.
Alternatively for up to 1.5 tonnes of waste you could consider hiring a skip bag. For more information log onto Hippobag at www.hippobag.co.uk
tel: 0845 850 0 850
Building waste arising from businesses
Businesses also have a Duty of Care regarding the waste that they produce. Building waste that arises from any jobs that builders carry out on customers houses will not be accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Therefore small businesses must make their own arrangements to get rid of their waste and ensure that it is disposed of properly. Businesses can look through the Yellow Pages to find a reputable waste disposal business that will dispose of their waste safely.
When you are hiring a waste disposal company you should ask to see their waste carriers license.
This license should:
•have the organisations name clearly written on it
•be stamped and dated by the Environment Agency stating that the company can carry waste.
If your business is carrying other peoples waste you must have a waste carriers license that will allow you to transport waste.
For more information please contact the Environment Agency.
Tel: 08708 506 506
Website: www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Cans (drink cans and food cans)
Drink cans and food cans can both be recycled:
- in your household recycling bin collection
- at local can recycling bank at the supermarket
- at the Household Waste Recycling Centres
Car parts
Car parts are not accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Normally old car parts will be disposed of as part of the service by the garage that repairs your car. If you have some old parts to get rid of look in the Yellow Pages for a local breakers yard or scrap metal dealer.
Please see scrap cars
Cars
Please see scrap cars.
Caravans
An old caravan that cannot be resold should be taken to a metal scrap yard so that it can be stripped down for parts that may be reused or recycled. Check your local Yellow Pages for a local scrap dealer.
Cardboard
Items such as cereal boxes, egg boxes, kitchen and toilet roll centres and cardboard packaging can be recycled through:
- your recycling bin collection or;
- your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Carpets and rugs
Good quality carpets and rugs can be resold or donated to charity shops and furniture reuse groups. Old carpets can be disposed of by taking them to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Carrier bags
Use reusable shopping bags for your shopping or reuse your old carrier bags as liners for rubbish bins. Some supermarkets reward customers for reusing their old carrier bags. Most supermarkets e.g. Sainsbury's, Tesco and Marks & Spencer have a 'bag for life' scheme and they will replace your reusable bag free of charge. Some supermarkets also provide facilities for recycling carrier bags. Ask at your local supermarket for details. For more information on recycling carrier bags please see plastic packaging.
Catalogues
Please see paper recycling.
CDs (and cassettes, DVDs, records and videos)
Chemicals
You may find that you have a number of unwanted chemicals at home. Please look under the various headings such as garden chemicals, pet care chemicals and solvents to find out about how you should deal with these chemicals.
Christmas cards
Please see Greetings cards.
Christmas trees
Recycle your tree by taking it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or contact your local council to find out about local schemes at Christmas. Most trees will be made into woodchips that can be used as mulch. Purchase a tree with a root so that it can be planted in the garden and used the following year or purchase an artificial tree that can be reused for many years.
Clinical waste
Please see Medical waste.
Clocks and watches
If the clock or watch is in working order reuse it by donating it to a friend, charity shop, furniture project, jumble sale or give it away by logging onto Freecycle at www.freecycle.org.
If you have an electrical clock beyond repair contact the manufacturer to see if they have a take back scheme in place or take it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre. If the clock is mechanically hand wound or battery operated it can be disposed of by putting it in your rubbish bin (please wrap it in newspaper to prevent the front glass from breaking). If the clock is too large to go inside your waste bin it can be collected by your local council but there may be charge.
Clothing
Please see Textiles and footwear.
Coat hangers
Old metal hangers can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Old plastic hangers should be placed inside your residual waste bin.
Composting
If you want to make your own compost then buy a compost bin at a reduced price.
Tel: 0845 077 0757 to request a leaflet or order online by logging onto the Recyclenow home composting page at www.recyclenow.com.
Larger items of garden waste that cannot fit into your compost bin can be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. Any green waste placed in this skip is composted into soil improver. Do not put diseased plants into any compost mixture because it could be spread to farmers crops through the compost. Green waste taken to the centres will be comoposted in windrows. For more information look at the compost factsheet. Contact your local council to find out if they offer a service for the collection of green garden waste in your area.
Computers
Please see Electrical items.
Cork
Chopped up pieces of natural cork can be put into your compost bin or placed at the bottom of plant pots to help retain moisture.
Crockery (ceramics, mugs, cereal bowls, vases)
Donate unbroken crockery to your local charity shop. Broken pieces of crockery and china can be placed at the bottom of plant pots to help drainage. However if you want to dispose of broken pieces of crockery please wrap it in newspaper and place it in the rubbish bin. Please do not place any crockery in glass bottle banks, because it will contaminate the glass and may even prevent it from being recycled.
If you see a large dead animal on the roadside such as a deer or dog in a place that could cause an accident please contact your local council who will arrange for the animal to be collected.
If your pet dies you can dispose of the body through a local pet crematorium. Look in your Yellow Pages under Pet Services for more details.
Egg boxes
If you get your eggs locally ask the farmer or shop where eggs were purchased if they would like to have the boxes back. Playgroups and schools may also collect egg boxes for craft purposes. Cardboard egg boxes can be put in your recycling bin or recycled in the cardboard recycling banks at any of the Household Waste Recycling Centres . Alternatively you can tear them up and place them inside your home compost bin.
Electrical items (cookers, radios, washing machines, freezers, fridges, televisions, toasters and kettles)
If your electrical appliance is safe and in good working order you could:
- donate it to a furniture project or charity
- sell it to a second-hand shop
- take it to a jumble sale or give it away on Freecycle: www.freecycle.org.
If your household item cannot be repaired you can take it to one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres where it will be sorted either for reuseable parts or for scrap metal recycling. If you do not have transport the local council will offer a collection service for big items such as washing machines but there may be a charge involved. Alternatively large electrical retailers may collect your old appliance when they are delivering the new one - check with the company before delivery.
Engine oil
Please refer to the section on oil for disposal.
Envelopes
Envelopes can be reused by placing labels over the old address. They can also be used as scrap paper. Remember to buy envelopes made from recycled or environmentally friendly paper. These envelopes are stocked in many large supermarkets and charity shops such as Oxfam. For more information on paper recycling have a look at the paper recycling factsheet.
Explosives
Please report any explosives you find to your local Police Station straight away. Details of Police Stations will be in the telephone directory or your local Thomson's Guide.
Fire extinguisher
Please do not place fire extinguishers in your residual waste bin. Fire extinguishers contain explosive chemicals so they must be disposed of carefully. Use the telephone directory to contact a company selling fire protection services. There may be a charge involved in disposal. Alternatively you can take unlabelled empty fire extinguishers to one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Fireworks
Buy the right amount of fireworks for your celebration. Find out from the retailer whether any remaining fireworks can be returned. If you have a large number of unused fireworks contact your local police station or fire and rescue service for advice on local points where they can be taken.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service:
tel: 0115 967 0880.
Fireplace
A fireplace or fire place surround can be taken in a car to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Flower pots
Reuse your flower pots. Ask your local garden centre, market trader or allotment association if they would like to use your empty pots. Broken clay pots could be reused by carefully placing the broken pieces at the bottom of new planter pots to improve drainage. Plastic pots that cannot be reused should be disposed of in the residual bin.
Fluorescent light tubes
Please see Electrical Items.
Foil
Foil is not currently collected in your household recycling bin.
Food waste
Try and keep all food waste to a minimum by cooking and buying enough for the family. If you have any left over food you can find recipes by logging onto the Sainsbury's food recipes site at www.sainsburys.co.uk/food/recipe. Vegetable peelings and fruit cores can be placed inside a home compost bin. Dispose of food waste such as meat or fish by wrapping it in paper before you put it in the waste bin. Always remember to keep the bin lid closed. To find out more about home composting log onto the Recyclenow home composting page at www.recyclenow.com.
Fridges and freezers
Household fridges and freezers
Household fridges can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres. If you do not have transport you can call your local council and request that your fridge is picked up as a bulky item. Please note that there may be a charge for this. Remember that older fridges and freezers contain chemicals called CFCs that act as a coolant. These need to be removed and disposed of safely by an official reprocessor. The metal from fridges can be recycled.
Glass fronted and glass topped commercial fridges are not accepted and should be treated as business fridges below;
Furniture
Attempt to repair furniture where possible. If the item of furniture is in a good condition and able to be reused, contact a local charity shop or furniture group.
Furniture can also be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Please ask the attendant which container the furniture should be placed in because some of the furniture may be reusable or recyclable.
Garden and waste
Please see composting
Gas bottles/camping gas cylinders
These cylinders should be returned to the retailer or supplier so that they can be reused. Do not place gas cylinders in your waste bin because they may explode if they are crushed. Only unlabelled gas cylinders, or cylinders from companies who are no longer trading, will be accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres .If the cylinder is leaking contact the manufacturer or the fire brigade straight away.
Glass
Glass Bottles
Your local council may collect glass from your home. Please use this service if it is available. Otherwise glass bottles and jars can be recycled at your local bottle bank. Alternatively you can recycle your glass bottles and jars at all of the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Please remember to remove the lids and put glass bottles and jars into the correct recycling containers either clear, green or brown. If you have blue bottles these should be placed in the green glass recycling bank.
Pyrex glass disposal
Please do not place pyrex containers in the glass recycling banks because this will contaminate the recycling process.
Mirrors, pyrex dishes, drinking glasses and crystal that are in good condition can be donated to a charity shop. If these items are broken they should be wrapped in newspaper and placed inside your residual waste bin.
Plate glass (green house windows)
Please do not place plate glass in the glass recycling banks because this will contaminate the recycling process.
Greenhouses
Greenhouses are accepted at Household Waste Recycling Centres if they are being brought to the centre by the householder in a car. Greenhouses from businesses are not accepted.
Hazardous waste
Materials that are classed as hazardous waste include: garden chemicals, fluorescent light tubes, paint, some batteries, asbestos, fibre glass, car maintenance/cleaning products, some DIY products. Please look under individual headings regarding how these products should be treated.
Horse manure
Horse manure is not acceptable at the Household Waste and Recycling Centres. Horse manure resulting from premises used for the purposes of breeding, boarding, stabling or exhibiting animals is classed as waste. If manure is to be transported by someone who was not the producer of the waste they would have to register as a waste carrier. However, horse manure is considered as a low risk, so it can be spread on land as fertiliser as long as it does not cause harm or pollution. For example, the manure must not come into contact with water courses, boreholes or other water sources.
Minimise your waste
Try to use the horse manure yourself on an area where the horse is kept. Contact local allotments to find out if they can use the manure.
House clearance
Disposal of items from your own home
If you are clearing out your own home then you can take your unwanted items to one of the local Household Waste Recycling Centres. If you have a large amount of household waste, it is possible that the Household Waste Recycling Centre will be unable to accommodate it due to the limited capacity of some of the smaller sites.
Please note that house clearance items will only be accepted if:
- you are the owner of the house
- you live in the property
- you take the items to the centre yourself.
Many charities offer house clearance services, where they redistribute household goods to people in need. Please check the Yellow Pages for charities or private companies offering house clearances. Furniture may also be recycled through a charity furniture group. Please do not leave furniture that can be reused outside because the weather will ruin it and prevent it from being reused. If you do not have transport to get rid of your household items, the local council will offer a bulky waste collection service however some councils may charge for this service.
House clearance for business purposes
If your business provides a house clearance service please note that this is classed as a commercial venture. Therefore any waste generated from the properties will not be accepted at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre. Under the Duty of Care obligations for your business you will need to need to make arrangements to manage this waste safely yourself. For more information about the Duty of Care obligations for your business log onto the NetRegs website at www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs. NetRegs is a partnership between the Environment Agency and other the UK environmental regulators. This organisation provides free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK.
See also Electrical Items
Ink cartridges
Check with the manufacturer or supplier if they will accept empty cartridges back. Otherwise get a free post envelope from retail shops/supermarkets such as Tesco and Staples.
Jiffy bags
Please do not place jiffy bags in your recycling bin because they are not suitable for recycling.
Junk mail
Please see Paper recycling.
Kettle
Please see electrical goods.
Knives
Knives should be securely wrapped and taped. They should be handed to a member of staff at any of the Household Waste Recycling Centres for safe disposal.
Please see Electrical items.
Light bulbs
Please do not place ordinary light bulbs in the glass recycling banks because the metal filaments contaminate the recycling process. Ordinary light bulbs should be wrapped first in newspaper and then placed in your residual waste bin or taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Magazines
Please see Paper recycling.
Medical waste (clinical waste)
Medical waste is not acceptable at the Household Waste Recycling Centres because of its potentially infectious nature. This type of waste includes: adult nappies, syringes, sanitary products, soiled dressings/bandages or any item which may be soiled by blood or bodily fluids. Most households do not produce large amounts of clinical waste. However the correct disposal of this waste is important. Methods of disposing of medical waste are listed below.
If medical waste is generated from a residential home it is classed as commercial waste. Therefore an arrangement should be made for this waste to be collected by the local council or a private firm.
Medicines
Any unused medicines should be returned to your local chemist or pharmacy. Do not pass them on to other people. Empty glass medicine bottles can be recycled with your other glass bottles.
Metals
Metal sheeting such as corrugated sheeting from your shed roof can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres if it can fit into your car. Please note that asbestos is not acceptable at these Centres.
Milk bottles
Try and buy your milk in returnable glass bottles and make sure that you return them to the milk man. On average the glass milk bottles used by the milkmen are reused 24 times. This saves energy and resources each time they are returned to the milkman. Please do not take them to a bottle bank.
If you buy your milk in plastic bottles put the bottles in your recycling bin or recycle them at your supermarket site or the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Mobile phones and batteries
Please see Electrical items.
Monitors (from computers)
Please see Electrical items.
Nappies
It is estimated that your baby will use around 4,500 disposable nappies from birth to potty costing you between £700 - £800! Compare this to using just 50 cotton nappies from birth to potty at a cost of around £300! By using cotton you can help the environment by reducing the amount of rubbish you throw away. You’ll be surprised by how much cotton nappies have changed and how fashionable and easy to use they are.
Nottinghamshire County Council is currently offering £25 cashback when you spend £50 or more on real nappies. For more information please ring 08449 80 80 80
Needles
Please see Medical waste.
Newspaper
Please see Paper recycling.
Oil
Oil accounts for more than one quarter of all pollution incidents, with over 5,000 such incidents in the UK each year. Oil should never be burnt in open air or mixed with other substances. Pouring oil down the drain is illegal. Oil pollution is harmful to humans because it contaminates water supplies and damages the aquatic environment.
For more information look at the oil waste factsheet or contact the Environment Agency Oil Care Line, tel: 08708 506 506.
For more information log onto the Environment Agency Website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk and this will provide you with details on oil pollution. For more details about the storage of oil look at the oil care code.
Types of oil
The most commonly encountered types of oil are: diesel, central heating oil, waste oil and petrol. To dispose of these different types of oil properly please follow the advice below.
- Central Heating Oil
Very small quantities of Central Heating Oil, (maximum of two gallons) can be put in with used engine oil in the oil bank at the Household Waste Recycling Centres - Engine Oil
Small quantities of engine oil can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres. If you do not have transport then call your local council to dispose of the oil. You can find where your nearest oil bank is by logging onto the oil bank website at www.oilbankline.org.uk. To dispose of large quantities of central heating oil, contact the Environment Agency Oil Care Line, tel: 08708 506 506. - Paraffin
Paraffin, kerosene or cooking oil are not acceptable at the Household Waste and Recycling Centres. Unused paraffin or kerosene should be returned to the company where it was brought. You can look in the Yellow Pages for companies that will dispose of your oil for you or alternatively there are some companies listed below that provide oil recycling services.
Paints, varnishes and wood stains contain hazardous chemicals or solvents. Paint must not be poured down the drain. Local community groups, playgroups or charities may welcome donations of useable paints and DIY superstores may take back unwanted paint dependant on where and when you bought it. Unwanted paint can be taken to any of the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Please firmly attach the lid to prevent leakage. Please make the site staff aware that you are leaving paint.
Paper
To recycle your newspapers, magazines, catalogues, junk mail and envelopes put them inside your recycling bin. Alternatively your paper items can be taken to your local supermarket recycling centre or one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Please also look under card because many of the cardboard recycling merchants also recycle paper.
Please remember not to put your paper inside plastic carrier bags before you put it into the recycling bin. Plastic bags contaminate the paper recycling process.
Petrol Carriers
Empty metal and plastic petrol carriers should be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Ask staff on site which skip the container should be placed in.
Plastic bottles
To recycle your plastic bottles put them inside your recycling bin. Alternatively plastic bottles can be taken to your local supermarket recycling centre or one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Also see our Plastic bottles fact sheet.
Plastic Bags
Pillows
Please note that used pillows may not be acceptable for reuse. Please check first with the charity.
Prams, Pushchairs and Cots
If your pram is still in good condition and safe to use, advertise it at: a local baby clinic, on hospital notice boards or in the local paper. You can also offer these items to charity shops, charity furniture groups or social services. Old prams will be accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres .
Printer Cartridges and Toner Cartridges
Please see toner cartridges
Please note that used quilts may not be acceptable for reuse – please check first with the charity.
Please see Scrap metal.
Radio
Please see Electrical items
Records, Tapes and CDs
Suitable educational or entertainment CDs or DVDs can be donated to schools, community groups, hospital radio stations or charity shops for reuse. Unwanted CDs can also be reused as drinks coasters or make excellent scarecrows at allotments.
Companies that will recycle CDs or DVDs are listed below.
Scrap cars
Abandoning vehicles at the roadside or in a field is illegal and if you are caught you may be prosecuted. Once abandoned, these vehicles have to be collected by your local council and they have to dispose of them. The removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles costs the Nottinghamshire tax payer thousands of pounds a year. Scrap cars should be taken to a scrap metal merchant for recycling and disposal. Due to the high price of steel, owners may receive some monetary value back from their car. For more information look in the Yellow Pages under 'Car & Commercial Vehicle Dismantlers' and 'Scrap Metal Merchants'. Some local vehicle dismantlers are listed below.
Sharp Objects (e.g. knives etc)
Sharp objects should be securely wrapped and taped. They should be handed to a member of staff at any of the Household Waste Recycling Centres for safe disposal.
Sheds
Sheds are accepted at Household Waste Recycling Centres as long as they are being brought in by a car and disposed of by the householder and not a business.
Shoes and boots
Please see Textiles and footwear.
Smoke Alarms
To dispose of a smoke alarm contact the manufacturer for advice. If there are no drop off points near you then you can take your smoke alarm to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Soil
A small amount of soil can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres in the boot of your car.
Spectacles
Some opticians collect old spectacles to send overseas to developing countries and support the Vision Aid Overseas scheme. For more information contact Vision Aid Overseas on the address below or log onto www.vao.org.uk . Alternatively ask your optician for more information.
Steel cans
These can be recycled in your household recycling bin, at Household Waste Recycling Centres or in your local recycling banks. Please see cans.
Telephones
Please see Electrical items.
Televisions
Please see Electrical items.
Textiles and footwear
Good quality textiles can be taken to charity shops, or placed in textile banks at the supermarket sites or Household Waste Recycling Centres. Textiles that cannot be sold may be re-spun to make new items or made into cleaning cloths. See our textile factsheet for more information.
Toasters
Please see Electrical goods
Toner and inkjet cartridges
Almost 90 percent of printer and copier cartridges can be reused or recycled. Toner cartridges for laser printers, fax machines and photocopiers can be returned to companies for cleaning, refilling and reuse. It takes approximately 1.5 pints of oil to make a toner cartridge therefore recycling toner cartridges will help to save resources.
Many stores such as PC World and Staples provide free postal bags in store for you to return your toner cartridges. Listed below are some charities that promote cartridge recycling.
Trees
Please see composting
Tyres
Old car tyres are classed as hazardous waste and therefore cannot be taken to the Household Waste and Recycling Centres. Tyres cannot be sent to landfill either and therefore they should not be put inside the waste bin. To dispose of your tyres take them to a garage. Most garages will take old tyres when they are replacing them with new tyres. However if you do not replace your tyres at the same garage you may be a charged for disposal of your old tyres. Dependant on the quality of the tyre they will either be sent for retreading or disposal. Look in the Yellow Pages for garages where you can take your tyres. Alternatively tyres may be used in the garden or as part of children’s play equipment.
Please see Electrical items.
Vending Cups
Large quantities of plastic vending cups can be collected for recycling.
Contact Save-a-Cup for more information:
The Save-a-Cup Recycling Company Ltd
Suite 2, Bridge House
Bridge Street
High Wycombe
Bucks HP11 2EL
tel: 01494 510 167
fax: 01494 510 168
e-Mail: info@save-a-cup.co.uk
website: www.save-a-cup.co.uk
Vegetable peelings
See Food waste.
Video tapes
If your tapes are in good condition, charity shops and play groups may accept them. Please refer to records, tapes and cds for recycling video tapes.
Washing machines
Please see electrical items.
Water Butts
Discounted water butts are no longer available from Nottinghamshire County Council. You can locate other water butt suppliers from the Recyclenow website at www.recyclenow.com/shopping/for_the_garden/
Water Filter Cartridges
Brita cartridges are recyclable. Cartridges returned to Brita are sent to the recycling plant in Germany. Collect up to six cartridges and return them for recycling using the Freepost address:
Brita Recycling
FREEPOSTNAT17876
Bicester
OX26 4BR
Wheelie bins
Your wheelie bins are emptied by your local council. Please contact them with any questions or comments.
Wood
Off cuts of timber can be used by scrap stores, schools etc. for model-making. Contact these organisations first to find out if they can use this material. Please also see scrap store. Wood and chipboard are accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Wood will be sent for chipping and it can either be made into Medium Density Fibre Board and be turned into animal bedding.
Yellow pages
Yellow Pages can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
To find out more about recycling Yellow Pages in your area visit the Directory Recycling Scheme site at www.yellgroup.com.
