Waste & Recycling Services

Plastic based electrical items, such as hairdryers, irons, vacuum cleaners, stereos etc. The materials in each are separated for recycling. Please note this facility is NOT for TVs and monitors, which should be placed in the dedicated areas.

Metal based electrical items such as cookers, washing machines, microwaves etc. The materials in each are separated for recycling. Please note this facility is NOT for fridges,freezers, TVs and monitors, which should be placed in the dedicated areas.

Traditional TVs and monitors are separately collected and recycled to prevent the release of harmful phosphorus in the cathode ray tube.

Modern LCD and Plasma screens can be recycled in the Small Appliances Container as they do not contain cathode ray tubes.

These are sorted and distributed for reuse in the Developing Countries. For your personal protection, please ensure all personal information is deleted and the sim card is removed.

Ensure that these are empty of all food and drink these should be left upright, with the door slightly open, in the designated area. Site staff will provide assistance if required. The harmful CFCs from the insulation foam and coolant are safely recovered and the rest of the material is recycled.

All printer cartridges can be deposited at either site. They are then refilled and reused. Those that cannot be refilled are recycled.

There are special containers for grass cuttings, leaves and small branches. This is turned into compost which you can buy. Please continue to use your brown bin to dispose of your food waste as we cannot process that here.

All bottles and glass jars. There are separate bins at all sites for clear, brown and green glass. Please do not leave pyrex, strengthened or plated glass.

Please wash them and squash them - this makes them easier to store and transport and stops them smelling or attracting pests. The cans are sorted into different types of material during the recycling process. Aluminium foil and empty aerosol cans are also accepted in these banks.

Scrap metal can be deposited in the appropriate areas. It is then separated into ferrous and non-ferrous and melted down for use again in new products.

Non-mechanical tools, such as saws, hammers etc are accepted at both Reuse and Recycling Centres. These will be refurbished and distributed to Developing Countries.

Acids and heavy metals from these batteries are safely recovered. Please note that this is for vehicle batteries only and not for household batteries. Household batteries can be accepted at selected large electrical retailers.

This is collected, refined and used again in industry. Please ensure that you deposit the container in the tanks provided. Please do not contaminate with used vegetable oil.

Timber Waste (NO MDF or CHIPBOARD): Both Re-use and Recycling Centres have facilities for collecting timber waste including, offcuts, pallets and furniture. This is turned into chipboard and used in the construction industry.

We accept breeze blocks, bricks, general hardcore, concrete and rubble. Please ensure that the material is not bagged. This material is cleaned and graded and used again in the construction industry.We do not take tiles, wood (We have a separate area for wood) or asbestos (see below).

Most gas bottles can be returned to the store where they were purchased. When you are unable to do this, you can deposit any gas bottles/cylinders at either of our Reuse and Recycling Centres. Please ask a member of staff for assistance, who will take them to a designated area. Under no circumstances put them in the general household containers.

Please use the containers for old clothes and pairs of shoes which are then sent to Developing Countries or reprocessed. Please do not leave pillows, duvets or carpets.

Please use the containers for old pairs of shoes and trainers, which are then sent to Developing Countries or reprocessed. The Reuse and Recycling Centre at Foots Cray also has a separate wellie bank.

All spectacles and reading glasses (even broken and damaged) are accepted. These are sorted and distributed for reuse in Developing Countries. Please note that sunglasses are not accepted.

Books/CDs/Videos/DVDs/Cassettes: All of these are accepted at both sites. These are resold in charity shops to raise funds for worthy causes. Home recorded videos, CDs, DVDs and cassettes along with pirated material are not accepted.

These banks are for any coloured plastic bottles which hold liquids. Plastic food containers and bags cannot be recycled.The plastic is turned into new bottles, street furniture and fleece clothing.

We will accept newspapers, cardboard, telephone directories, junk mail and magazines.

We accept all lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes. Mercury from fluorescent tubes is safely recovered and all other materials are recycled.

Information to be added soon

Good quality furniture and working (or easily repairable) white goods such as fridges, freezers, washing machines and cookers can now be reused. Simply make the site staff aware that you have such items, those that are suitable will be stored separately for our reuse partner Respond to collect for distribution to disadvantaged persons.

Household waste can be placed in the designated areas. All household waste goes to landfill sites, so please ensure that you separate your recyclable waste.