| | Batteries
Use rechargeable batteries as they can be used over and over again until you've exhausted them. You can recycle your car batteries by taking them to your Community Recycling Centre. |
| | Bicycles
You can take bikes to one of the Community Recycling Centres where they are collected as part of the Bikes 4 All project |
| | Books
You can recycle books at the Recycling Bring Sites or Community Recycling Centres. |
| | Cans
Aluminium and steel cans can be recycled at Recycling Bring Sites or Community Recycling Centres. Recycled aluminium is used to produce drink cans, cars, bikes etc. |
| | Cardboard
You must try to avoid buying products with excessive packaging and buy in bulk or concentrated items, which will save you money and the environment. You can recycle cardboard at Recycling Bring Sites or the Community Recycling Centres. |
| | Furniture
You can take unwanted furniture items to the Community Recycling Centres |
| | Fridges / White goods & Electrical equipment
You can take the electrical items, fridges, freezers etc to the Community Recycling Centre for recycling or donate items in good condition to charities. Fridges / white goods are recycled to produce steel, aluminium and mixed plastics. |
| | Glass
Glass bottles and jars can be recycled at the Bring Sites and Community Recycling Centres. Most big supermarkets have bottle banks situated at their sites. Click here to see a list of Recycling bring sites. Recycled glass is used to make new glass bottles and jars. |
| | Green/Garden waste
You can make your own compost at home using your garden waste or take it to your Community Recycling Centre. This includes garden clippings, hedge trimmings, tree stumps etc
It is used to make nutrient rich compost, which is excellent for the health and growth of plants. |
| | Metal
You can dispose scrap metal at the Community Recycling Centre. Steel is used to make saucepans, food cans etc. |
| | Oil
You can take oil to your Community Recycling Centre for recycling. |
| | Paper
You can recycle paper, newspaper, magazines by using the paper banks at recycling bring sites or the Community Recycling Centres. Paper is used to make postcards, egg boxes, toilet rolls, paper. |
| | Plastic
Plastic bottles can be recycled at your Community Recycling Centre. It is used to make traffic coats, coat hangers, carrier bags, pencils, fleeces, duvet fillings, bin liners etc. |
| | Soil / Hardcore
You can recycle this at your Community Recycling Centre. This is then processed and reused as building material. |
| | Textiles
You can donate old clothes to charities or recycle them by using the textile banks at Recycling Bring Sites or at the Community Recycling Centres.
Good quality clothing is sent to third world countries; textiles are stripped down back to fibres to make blankets, rugs, sound insulation, panels in cars, padding and filling for sofas. |
| | Tyres
See your local directory for garages that send tyres for recycling. |
| | Wood
It can be recycled at the Community Recycling Centre but we do not except Medium density fibre board(MDF), Hardboard or Chipboard for recycling at the centres. Let us all resolve to make our environment greener. Few other tips that could help us achieve this are – - Turn your thermostat down by 1 degree - it could save up to 10% of your heating bill.
- Change to low energy light bulbs-they last up to 15 times longer than traditional bulbs and use 80% less electricity
- Remember to cover saucepans with lids to ensure the heat is kept in. It will boil faster, using less energy
- Switch off all appliances, leaving them on standby wastes energy
- Take a shower instead of a bath. An ordinary shower will use a third of the hot water needed for a bath
- Switch off the tap when cleaning your teeth- this will save water & money
- Switch off your car/vehicle if waiting for more than 3 minutes
- An energy efficient washing machine could use up to 33% less energy a year
- Always do a full load of washing; washing at 40 degrees uses three quarters less electricity than washing at 60 degrees
- Buying A-rated appliances will save money and energy
- A new energy efficient dishwasher uses 60% of the energy of a typical old one
- Start composting- the majority of garden & kitchen scraps can be composted, reducing the amount of waste going into landfill
- Re-use carrier bags/buy long-life bags when supermarket shopping. The vast majority of bags are not recycled, ending up in the landfill
- Recycle more where possible. Produce less waste.
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