Introduction
How to use the recycling A to Z
Select the letter that best describes your item or material and you’ll be taken to it, or redirected if we’ve put it under a different heading.
We’ve tried to be as complete as possible in developing this guide, and have included as many items and materials as possible.
We're only suggesting council-based recycling options at the moment. In the future, we hope to include other recycling organisations.
If you can’t find what you are looking for, try Recycle Now’s recycling locator or for local information Brighton Green Centre’s directory.
Materials starting with A and B
In this section you will find:
- aerosol cans
- aluminium foil and containers
- asbestos
- ash
- baby wipes
- bathroom fittings and furniture
- batteries: cars
- batteries: household
- BBQs: disposable
- BBQs: metal
- beds
- beverage cartons
- bikes
- biscuit tins and sweet tubs
- blankets and bedding
- blister packs for tablets
- books
- bottles and jars
- bras
- bric-a-brac
- bricks and building materials
- bubble wrap
- bulky waste
Aerosol cans
Recycle
Place in your household recycling. Aerosols can also be taken to one of our many recycling points throughout the city and our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Please make sure the cans are completely empty. Do not pierce or try to flatten.
Aluminium foil and containers
Reduce
You can use silicone or beeswax reusable wraps as an alternative when wrapping food.
Reuse
Try as much as possible to clean, flatten and put it back in the drawer for next time. Containers can be used for seed trays.
Recycle
Can only be recycled at one of the city's Household Waste Recycling Sites and placed in the metal container.
Dispose
In your household rubbish.
Metal coated plastic like crisp packets cannot be recycled either and should be placed in your normal waste at home.
Asbestos
Dispose
Asbestos cannot be recycled.
Hove Household Waste Recycling Site can take bonded asbestos.
We can accept up to 4 sheets or 6 small builder’s bags of plasterboard asbestos per household per month. Asbestos must be wrapped in at least 2 layers of plastic and sealed.
If you are planning on visiting the Hove Household Waste Recycling Site with asbestos make sure you bring two forms of identification to prove you live in the city including one form of photo ID.
Bonded asbestos is often grey in colour and looks similar to cement - if you are in any doubt please have the material checked.
When handling bonded asbestos you should wear goggles, a face mask and gloves.
Do not break the asbestos into smaller pieces. Do not cut or saw it.
If you have any smaller pieces please make sure you dampen them down with water.
For more information go to the Health and Safety Executive asbestos page.
Ash
Reuse
You can reuse for garden paths or make a narrow path across your lawn for the winter.
Recycle
Wood ash can be sprinkled lightly into your compost heap or around your garden.
Dispose
Coal ash should be disposed of in your household rubbish.
Baby wipes
Dispose
Baby wipes cannot be recycled. You should place them in your household rubbish.
Bathroom fittings and furniture
Dispose
A limited amount - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites. Please ask a member of staff at the site for advice.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste, the person will be turned away. Find out more about business waste.
Batteries: cars
Recycle
Car batteries can be recycled at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Please do not put car batteries in your household rubbish or recycling - they contain hazardous materials and can cause fires.
Batteries: household
Reduce
Consider rechargeable batteries - they're environmentally friendly and better value over time.
Recycle
Household batteries can be recycled at our Household Waste Recycling Sites and some larger supermarkets.
You can check if your local shop or supermarket have a battery recycling point on the Take Charge website.
Recycling points accept alkaline batteries, used in remotes, and lithium batteries, found in electrical items.
Please do not throw batteries in your household rubbish or recycling as they contain hazardous materials and cause fires.
Lithium batteries
Many household electrical items, including vapes, hearing aids and laptops, contain a hidden lithium battery that can be extremely dangerous when thrown away. Before recycling electrical items, always check to see if the battery can be removed to recycle separately.
Find out what to do with electrical items in section D to F, by looking under ‘electrical appliances and electronic equipment’.
BBQs: disposable
Reduce
Consider using a portable BBQ instead.
Dispose
Disposable BBQs cannot be recycled in your household recycling.
Dispose in your household rubbish. You need to make sure your BBQ is fully extinguished first.
BBQs: metal
Reuse
You could reuse as a planter in the garden or on the balcony.
Sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
Old, unwanted or damaged metal BBQs can be recycled at one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Beds
Reuse
If they are still in a decent condition, beds can be sold, donated or passed on for reuse by someone else.
Advertise locally for sale or donate using Freegle and other online platforms.
Dispose
Beds can be taken to either of our Household Waste Recycling Sites and put in the landfill bin.
Beverage cartons
You can find out what to do with beverage cartons in section C, by looking under 'cartons'.
Bikes
Reuse
Repair
A broken bike can normally be repaired.
Emmaus rebuilds and refurbishes bicycles in its workshop. Drove Road, Portslade, BN41 2PA, or call on 01273 426480.
Cranks is a not-for-profit organisation that teaches you how to fix your bike for free. It accepts old bikes and parts for donations.
Donate
You can donate using Freegle and other online platforms.
The Re-Cycle project gathers second-hand bicycles and ships them to various African countries. It teaches local people to repair and maintain bikes as a trade.
Mike the bike is now also selling bicycles at Shabitat. All bikes are recycled and serviced. Saunders Road Depot, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4AY, or call on 01273 677577.
Recycle
Broken or damaged bicycles can be recycled at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Biscuit tins and sweet tubs
Reuse
Refill tins and tubs as food containers or to keep things organised in the bedroom, living room or bathroom.
You can also sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
Metal ones can be taken to either of the Household Waste Recycling Sites. Plastic ones cannot be recycled in your household recycling.
Dispose
Plastic tubs should be placed in your household rubbish.
Sweet wrappers cannot be recycled and should be placed in your household rubbish.
Blankets and bedding
Reuse
The fabric for making clothes and accessories, or as rags and dust sheets. If clean and unstained, you can sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms. You can also donate clean and unstained blankets to homeless shelters.
Recycle
Pure wool, cotton, linen and other natural fibres can be composted but not if mixed with any unnatural fibres such as polyester.
You can also recycle at the Household Waste Recycling Sites or placed in the appropriate textiles bin at one of the many recycling points throughout the city.
Blister packs for tablets
Dispose
Blister packs cannot be recycled in your household recycling. You need to put them in your household rubbish.
Books
Reduce
Join one of our libraries and borrow books, both hard copy or download onto a mobile phone or tablet.
Reuse
Sell or donate to a local charity shop, or online using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
You can take books to our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Bottles and jars
You can find out what to do with bottles and jars in section G to J, by looking under 'glass bottles and jars'.
Bras
Bravissimo has a bra recycling scheme, where you can easily donate unwanted or old bras at their Brighton shop. For every kg of bras they receive, they donate to Coppafeel, a breast cancer awareness charity, to support their work.
Bric-a-brac
Reuse
Sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
You can also take to the Hove recycling site and donate to the YMCA shop where it will be sold on to raise money for charity.
Recycle
Bric-a-brac cannot be recycled in your household recycling, but you can take it to one of our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Bricks and building materials
Reuse
Sell or donate for uses in the garden, at allotment sites and for building projects.
Recycle
A limited amount of bricks from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Please note: The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only. Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment. Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites. If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Bubble wrap
Reuse
You can use bubble wrap for transporting fragile items in the post or when moving house. You can also wrap plants with it to protect them from frost.
Dispose
Bubble wrap cannot be recycled in your household recycling. You need to dispose of it in your household rubbish.
Bulky waste
Please see our bulky waste page for more information.
Materials starting with C
In this section you will find:
- car batteries
- cans and tins
- cardboard
- cards
- carpets
- cartons, Tetra Paks
- catalogues and magazines
- CDs and DVDs
- ceramics
- chairs
- chemicals
- chipboard
- Christmas cards
- Christmas trees
- Christmas wrapping paper
- clinical waste
- clothes
- coat hangers
- coffee cups
- computers and laptops
- construction and demolition materials
- confidential paper waste, shredded
- conservatories
- cookers, ovens and hobs
- cooking oil
- corks
- creosote
- crisp packets
- crockery, plates, saucers, bowls
- curtains
- cutlery
Car batteries
You can find out what to do with car batteries in section A to B, by looking under 'batteries: car.'
Cans and tins
Recycle
You can recycle cans and tins in your household recycling.
They can also be recycled in the appropriate bin at one of the many recycling points throughout the city and at the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Please empty and rinse out cans before recycling.
Cardboard
Reuse
Donate locally to people moving houses or use as a weed-suppressing mulch in the garden. You can also add to your compost bin in small pieces.
Recycle
You can put cardboard in your household recycling, or take to one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites.
It can also be placed in the appropriate bin at one of the many recycling points throughout the city.
Please flatten cardboard before recycling it and remove any non-cardboard packaging such as plastic & polystyrene. Normal amounts of tape and staples are acceptable.
Tetra Pak cartons (such as juice and soup cartons) are made from mixed materials and should not be mixed with cardboard. See cartons for more information.
Keep paper and cardboard dry in your recycling.
When paper and cardboard get too wet, cardboard and fibre prevent the material from being recycled. It’s a problem as water content affects the density of the material. This makes it harder to separate from other materials.
The moisture also causes fibres in paper and cardboard to break down. This makes them fragile when they dry out. It's then harder to turn the material into new products at paper mills. If too much wet material finds its way into fibre bales, the paper mills need to reject the bale.
If you have an open recycling box:
- leave paper and cardboard in your house until the rain stops
- take your dry paper and cardboard to a recycling point and put it in the mixed recycling bins
- dispose of very wet paper and cardboard in your household refuse
Cards
Reuse
You could cut off the picture on the card as use it for a new card
Recycle
You can recycle card in your household recycling
Dispose
If a card is covered in glitter or foil, it cannot be recycled. You should place it in your household rubbish
Carpets
Reuse
If in good condition you can sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Dispose
You can dispose of carpets at Brighton and Hove’s Household Waste Recycling Sites and placed in the landfill area.
Cartons
Recycle
Tetra Pak cartons (such as juice and soup cartons) are made from mixed materials and should not be mixed with cardboard. This means you cannot recycle them in your household recycling.
They can be recycled at one of our many recycling points or at our Household Waste Recycling Sites. Flatten empty cartons as much as possible and replace lids.
Dispose
If you are not able to access any of the recycling points for Tetra Paks, please put these in your household rubbish.
Catalogues and magazines
Reuse
You could use these for collages, or donate locally using Freegle for use on art projects.
Recycle
Catalogues and magazines can be put in your household recycling
CDs and DVDs
Reuse
You could reuse them as coasters, in the garden or allotment to deter birds, or sell or donate locally to a charity shop or online using Freegle.
Dispose
CDs and DVDs cannot be recycled and you need to put them in your household rubbish.
Ceramics
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
You can recycle ceramics at one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites in the hardcore container
Chairs
You can find out what to do with chairs in section D to F, by looking under 'furniture'.
Chemicals
Recycle
Both Household Waste Recycling Sites accept chemicals. Please ensure they are in sealed leak-proof containers. They should be placed on the chemical deposit table.
Please ask a member of staff if you need assistance.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Chipboard
Dispose
A limited amount of chipboard from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Christmas cards
You can find out what to do with Christmas cards in section C, by looking under 'cards'.
Christmas trees
Recycle
Christmas trees can be taken to one of the Christmas tree recycling sites we open each year after Christmas, or taken to one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites.
If you have signed up to our garden waste collections, a Christmas tree can be placed in your brown garden bin if it is cut up into smaller pieces to fit inside and does not include any logs wider than 10cm.
Christmas wrapping paper
You can find out what to do with Christmas wrapping paper in section W to Z, by looking under 'wrapping paper'.
Clinical waste
Dispose
Clinical waste cannot be accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
You must contact Cityclean if you require a clinical waste collection.
Clothes
Reduce
Consider shopping for clothes in charity shops to give second-hand clothes a new life.
Reuse
Clothes in good condition can be sold or donated to a charity shop or online using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
You can recycle any clothes at one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites or textiles recycling points across the city.
Coat hangers
Reuse
Hangers in working condition can be sold or donated to a charity shop or online using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
Broken wire hangers at either one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites in the metal recycling container.
Dispose
Broken plastic and wooden coat hangers cannot be recycled and should be disposed of in your household rubbish.
Coffee cups
Reduce
Where possible use a reusable cup for on-the-go drinking.
Recycle
You can recycle coffee cups in one of the Cup Neutral coffee cup shaped bins across the city.
Dispose
If you are not able to access any of the recycling points for coffee cups, please put these in your household rubbish.
Computers and laptops
You can find out what to do with computers and laptops in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electronic equipment'.
Construction and demolition materials
Dispose
A limited amount of construction/demolition materials from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at Household Waste Recycling Sites.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Confidential paper waste (shredded)
Reuse
Can be reused as animal bedding
Dispose
Confidential waste cannot be recycled in your household recycling, you should dispose of it in your household rubbish.
Conservatories
Reuse
If in good condition you can sell or donate locally using Freegle.
Dispose
Small dismantled conservatories from home improvements or DIY can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Sites providing you have done the work yourself. If you have paid someone to install or dismantle your conservatory then they must pay to dispose of it as business waste.
Please note: Business waste will not be accepted as the recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Cookers, ovens and hobs
Reuse
If in good condition you can sell or donate locally using Freegle.
Recycle
You can take these to either of the Brighton & Hove Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Cooking oil
Recycle
You can take cooking oil to the Household Waste Recycling Sites and recycle it. Please take it in a sealed leak-proof container and place it on the oil deposit table.
Dispose
Small quantities in a sealed leak-free container can be placed in your household rubbish
Do not dispose of oil down drains, in toilets, onto soil or near water.
Corks
Reuse
You could give corks to schools for use in art projects.
Dispose
Corks can be disposed of in your household rubbish
Creosote
You can find out what to do with creosote by looking under 'chemicals'.
Crisp packets
Dispose
Crisp packets cannot be recycled and you should dispose of them in your household rubbish
Crockery: plates, saucers, bowls
You can find out what to do with crockery by looking under 'ceramics'.
Curtains
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
You can recycle curtains at one of the textiles recycling points throughout the city. They can also be recycled at Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Cutlery
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
In the metal recycling container at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Materials starting with D, E and F
In this section you will find:
- decking
- deodorant cans
- diesel and petrol
- drink cartons
- doors
- duvets and quilts
- egg boxes
- electrical appliances and electronic equipment
- envelopes, including those with 'windows'
- fencing and fence posts
- fire extinguishers
- fireworks
- flammable chemicals
- flower pots
- fluorescent lighting tubes
- foil and foil containers
- food and drinks cans
- food
- food and meat trays
- fridges and freezers
- furniture (including garden furniture)
Decking
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Small amounts of decking from home improvements or DIY can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Sites.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Deodorant cans
You can find out what to do with deodorant cans in section A to B, by looking under 'aerosols'.
Diesel and petrol
You cannot take petrol and diesel to either of the household recycling centres.
Do not dispose of petrol down drains, onto soil or near water.
Contact a hazardous waste disposal company to dispose of it in a safe way. Some examples are below and you can also complete an internet search for others:
Drink cartons
You can find out what to do with drink cartons in section C, by looking under 'cartons'.
Doors
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Small amounts of doors from home improvements or DIY can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Sites.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Duvets and quilts
You can find out what to do with duvets and quilts in section A to B, by looking under 'blankets and bedding'.
Egg boxes
Recycle
You can recycle cardboard egg boxes in your household recycling
Dispose
Plastic or polystyrene egg boxes cannot be recycled and should be placed in your household rubbish.
Electrical appliances and electronic equipment
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Or take your electrical items to Tech-Takeback. Goods that are working or can be refurbished or upgraded will be donated to charity. Anything that can’t be saved will be dismantled and recycled responsibly. Find the full list of the items Tech-Takeback accepts.
Recycle
At the electrical collection point at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
If you don’t have transport, then please contact the council as we run a Bulky Waste Collections Service. We charge for this service, but discounts are available for people over 60 and those receiving certain benefit payments.
Small electrical and electronic equipment can be recycled in a WEEE bank at a number of recycling points across the city.
You may also be able to recycle electrical items at some large retailers. Visit the recycle your electricals website and enter your postcode for information about places near you.
Many household electrical items, including vapes, games consoles and laptops, contain a hidden lithium battery that can be extremely dangerous when thrown away. Before recycling electrical items, always check to see if the battery can be removed to recycle separately.
Find out what to do with lithium batteries in section A and B, by looking under 'household: batteries'.
Envelopes
Recycle
You can put envelopes in your household recycling - including any 'windows', stamps or sticky strips
Dispose
Padded envelopes cannot be recycled. Please put these in your normal household rubbish.
Fencing and fence posts
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Small amounts of fencing and fence posts can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling sites.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Fire extinguishers
Recycle
Hove Household Waste Recycling Site takes small household fire extinguishers. Commercial or business fire extinguishers should be taken back to where you bought them.
Fireworks
Reuse
Unused fireworks should be returned to where you bought them from.
Dispose
Fireworks cannot be recycled and cannot be taken to household waste recycling sites. If you have used the firework, we advise that you soak them in water overnight, then dispose of them in your household rubbish.
Flammable chemicals
You can find out what to do with flammable chemicals in section C, by looking under 'chemicals'.
Flower pots
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Ceramic and clay pots can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Sites and placed in the hardcore area.
Dispose
You can put flower pots in your household rubbish
Fluorescent lighting tubes
Recycle
These can be accepted at both Household Waste Recycling Sites. They should be placed in the fluorescent tube box.
Foil and foil containers
Reuse
You can reuse these as much as possible, clean, flatten and put it back in the drawer for next time.
Recycle
Foil trays can be taken to one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites and placed in the metal container.
Dispose
You can dispose of foil and foil containers in your household rubbish.
Metal coated plastic like crisp packets cannot be recycled and should be placed in your normal household rubbish.
Food and drinks cans
Recycle
You can recycle these in your household recycling. Please clean and rinse first.
Food
Reduce
See the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership page on ways to reduce food waste.
Recycle
Get involved with a community composting scheme or buy a composting bin for home. See the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership for up-to-date information.
Dispose
You can dispose of food in your household rubbish
Food and meat trays
Dispose
Food and meat trays cannot be recycled and should be disposed of in your household rubbish
Fridges and freezers
Reuse
If in working condition sell, or donate locally online using Freegle.
Recycle
You can take these items to one of our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
We also run a Bulky Waste Collection Service for items which cannot be recycled or disposed of in your household collection or communal bins. This includes items of furniture and household appliances. We charge for this service, but discounts are available for people over 60 and those receiving certain benefit payments.
Furniture, including garden furniture
Reuse
If in good condition sell or donate locally online using Freegle. They can also be taken to the Hove recycling centre and donated to the YMCA shop where it will be sold to raise money for charity. Please ask a member of staff on site for advice.
Dispose
If your furniture is in poor condition then please take it to either of the Household Waste Recycling Sitesfor landfill. If you have no transport then please contact our Bulky Waste Collections Service.
Materials starting with G, H, I and J
In this section you will find:
- garden sheds
- garden tools
- garden waste
- gas bottles and cylinders
- glass bottles and jars
- glass bottle jar lids
- glasses (spectacles)
- grass cuttings
- greenhouses
- greeting cards
- hardcore and rubble
- hazardous household waste and chemicals
- hearing aids
- helium canisters
- ink cartridges
- irons
- ironing boards
- Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants
- juice cartons (Tetra Pak)
- junk mail
Garden sheds
Reuse
Sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Dispose
A limited amount of waste - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Garden tools
Reuse
Sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms. They can also be taken to the Hove recycling site and donated to the YMCA shop to raise money for charity. Please ask a member of staff on site for advice.
Recycle
Can be recycled at our Household Waste Recycling Sites in the scrap metal container.
Garden waste
Recycle
Can be composted at home in your garden, or recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Both sites take garden waste, which is composted and turned into soil conditioner and sold at the site. Please remove plastic bags, string and other bindings.
We also run a fortnightly garden waste collection service.
Please look under 'J' for information about what to do with Japanese Knotweed and other invasive species.
Gas bottles and cylinders
Recycle
These remain the property of the producer and should be returned to where you bought them from. Some companies, such as Calor, will pay for returned cylinders.
If your gas bottle has no markings on it and you don't know where you got it from then you can take it to Hove recycling site.
Gas bottles are not accepted at the Brighton recycling site under any circumstances.
Glass bottles and jars
Reuse
For purchased food and other household products in refill shops across Brighton & Hove. Jars can also be reused for keeping things tidy in the house, including nails, screws and stationary.
Recycle
In your household recycling. You can also recycle glass bottles and jars at one of the many recycling points across the city, or at the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Glass bottle jar lids
Recycle
Metal lids from glass jars and bottles can be put back on washed glass jars and bottles and recycled with glass recycling.
Dispose
All other lids, including ones from bottles, should be placed in your household rubbish.
Glasses, spectacles
Reuse
Many opticians have in-store collection points for glasses, which they send to charities for reuse.
Recycle
Cannot be recycled in your household recycling.
Grass cuttings
You can find out what to do with grass cuttings, by looking under 'garden waste'.
Greenhouses
Reuse
Sell, or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle or dispose
A limited amount of waste - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Please note: The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Greeting cards
You can find out what to do with greeting cards in section C, by looking under 'cards'.
Hardcore and rubble
Reuse
Sell, or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
You can take your hardcore to either the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
There is a limit of six small builder’s bags for each household each month.
Please note: The recycling centres are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away
Find out more about business waste.
Hazardous household waste and chemicals
You can find out what to do with hazardous household waste and chemicals in section C, by looking under 'chemicals'.
Hearing aids
You can find out what to do with hearing aids in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliance and electronic equipment'.
Helium canisters
Recycle
Ensure it is empty then take it to one of the recycling sites.
Ink cartridges
Recycle
Can be recycled at both Household Waste Recycling Sites in the cartridge recycling bin.
Irons
You can find out what to do with irons in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliance and electronic equipment'.
Ironing boards
Reuse
Sell, or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms.
Recycle
Ironing boards can be recycled at Household Waste Recycling Sites if they are made of metal or wood.
Some old ironing boards have an asbestos 'rest' and cannot be recycled. They can be taken to the above recycling sites, but must be wrapped in at least two layers of plastic.
If you are planning on visiting a recycling site with asbestos make sure you bring two forms of identification to prove you live in the city, including one form of photo ID.
Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants
Dispose
This weed cannot be taken to either of the recycling centres under any circumstances.
Disposal requires a professional specialist due to the extremely aggressive nature of the weed.
For more information on the disposal of this weed please visit the Environment Agency’s Japanese knotweed page.
Juice cartons, Tetra Pak
You can find out what to do with Tetra Pak juice cartons in section C, by looking under 'cartons'.
Junk mail
Reduce
Citizens Advice provides information on ways to stop getting junk mail.
Recycle
In your household recycling and at both Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Materials starting with K, L and M
In this section you will find:
- kettles
- kitchen waste
- kitchen cupboards
- kitchen and paper towels
- knives
- lawnmowers
- light bulbs
- linoleum flooring
- loft insulation
- magazines
- mattresses
- medical and clinical waste
- mercury
- metal cans
- metal lids
- metal - scrap
- microwave ovens
- mirrors
- mobile phones
- mobile phone chargers
- motor and engine oil
Kettles
You can find out what to do with kettles in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electrical equipment'.
Kitchen waste
You can find out what to do with kitchen waste in section D to F, by looking under 'food'.
Kitchen cupboards
Reuse
Sell, or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms
Dispose
A limited number of kitchen cupboards from home improvements or DIY can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Sites.
The recycling centres are only for household waste from city residents. Business waste will not be accepted.
Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Kitchen and paper towels
Recycle
Cannot be recycled in your household recycling because they are made of thin fibres that make recycling extremely difficult. They are also very often contaminated spills or messes, the food waste, grease or dirt which also makes them non-recyclable.
Dispose
In your household rubbish.
Knives
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Take to one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites and put in the metal container.
Lawnmowers
You can find out what to do with lawnmowers in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electrical equipment'.
Light bulbs
Recycle
Fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs should be taken to Household Waste Recycling Sites and recycled.
You can also take your energy saving light bulbs to shops and stores listed on Recycle Now.
These bulbs contain small amounts of mercury and hazardous materials so should not be put in your wheelie bin.
Dispose
Old style incandescent bulbs are not recyclable and are not hazardous. Please throw them away in your household rubbish.
Linoleum flooring
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
The contractor laying a new flooring should be able to take back any remnants.
Dispose
We can accept lino at both Household Waste Recycling Sites, but it must be placed in the non-recyclable waste.
Loft insulation
Reuse
Consider laying new insulation on top of your old insulation, for additional protection.
Dispose
Loft insulation can be disposed of at the Household Waste Recycling Sites in the ordinary non-recyclable waste area.
Please double-bag loft insulation when transporting it, to prevent fibres floating into the air.
Magazines
You can find out what to do with magazines in section C, by looking under 'catalogues'.
Mattresses
Reuse
If they are in good conditions and not stained, you could sell or donate locally to a charity shop or online using Freegle.
Dispose
Mattresses cannot be recycled. You can dispose of them at one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites in the landfill bin.
Medical and clinical waste
You can find out what to do with medical and clinical waste in section C, by looking under 'clinical waste'.
Mercury
You can find out what to do with mercury in section C, by looking under 'chemicals'.
Metal cans
You can find out what to do with metal cans in section A to B, by looking under 'aerosol cans'.
Metal lids
You can find out what to do with metal lids in section G to J, by looking under 'glass bottle and jar lids'.
Metal: scrap
Recycle
Can be recycled at one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Microwave ovens
You can find out what to do with microwave ovens in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electrical equipment'.
Mirrors
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop or online using Freegle.
Dispose
You can take mirrors to a Household Waste Recycling Sites and put it in the landfill container.
Mobile phones
You can find out what to do with mobile phones in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electrical equipment'.
Mobile phone chargers
You can find out what to do with mobile phone chargers in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electrical equipment'.
Motor and engine oil
You can find out what to do with motor and engine oil in section N to P, by looking under 'oil: used engine oil'.
Materials starting with N, O and P
In this section you will find:
- nappies
- oil, used cooking oil
- oil, used engine oil
- ovens
- paint and emulsion
- paint pots
- pallets
- paper
- paper towels
- paving slabs
- pens
- pesticides
- petrol and diesel
- photographs
- pillows and cushions
- plasterboard, plaster and gypsum based wastes
- plastics
- plastic bags
- plastic bottles
- plastic food containers and packaging - also known as pots, tubs and trays
- plastic toys and hard or rigid items
- plastic vending cups
- polystyrene
- printer ink and toner cartridges
- Pyrex ovenware
Nappies
Reduce
Consider real nappies to reduce your overall nappy waste.
Dispose
In your household rubbish.
Oil: used cooking oil
You can find out what to do with used cooking oil in section C, by looking under 'cooking oil'.
Oil: used engine oil
Recycle
Please do not pour engine oil down drains. You can our Household Waste Recycling Sites in the proper oil container
Ovens
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Can be taken to one of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites.
If you have no transport then please contact the council which runs a Bulky Waste Collections Service. We charge for this service, but discounts are available for people over 60 and those receiving certain benefit payments.
Paint and emulsion
Recycle
Both Household Waste Recycling Sites take paint. Emulsion paint will be recycled.
Gloss and oil based paints will be sent for safe disposal.
Please place all paints on the paint and chemical deposit table.
If the paint is in secure containers, we donate it for reuse by community and charity projects.
Paint pots
Recycle
Both Household Waste Recycling Sites take paint pots.
Providing they are empty, metal paint pots can go in the metal container
Dispose
Plastic paint pots go in your household rubbish.
Pallets
Recycle
Pallets can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Sites and recycled as timber providing they have been used for a household purpose
Paper
Reuse
Use both sides of blank paper and reuse scrap paper for notes
Recycle
In your household recycling. You can also recycle windowed envelopes and stapled paper.
Keep paper and cardboard dry in your recycling.
When paper and cardboard get too wet, cardboard and fibre prevent the material from being recycled. It’s a problem as water content affects the density of the material. This makes it harder to separate from other materials.
The moisture also causes fibres in paper and cardboard to break down. This makes them fragile when they dry out. It's then harder to turn the material into new products at paper mills. If too much wet material finds its way into fibre bales, the paper mills need to reject the bale.
If you have an open recycling box:
- leave paper and cardboard in your house until the rain stops
- take your dry paper and cardboard to a recycling point and put it in the mixed recycling bins
- dispose of very wet paper and cardboard in your household refuse
Dispose
Shredded paper cannot be recycled and should be placed in your household rubbish
Paper towels
You can find out what to do with paper towels in section K to M, by looking under 'kitchen and paper towels'.
Paving slabs
You can find out what to do with paving slabs in section G to J, by looking under 'hardcore and rubble'.
Pens
Dispose
Pens cannot be recycled in your household recycling and should be put in your household rubbish
Pesticides
You can find out what to do with pesticides in section C by looking under 'chemicals'.
Petrol and diesel
You can find out what to do with petrol and diesel in section D to F, by looking under 'diesel and petrol'.
Photographs
Dispose
Photographs cannot be recycled in your household recycling and should be put in your household rubbish
Pillows and cushions
You can find out what to do with pillows and cushions in section A to B, by looking under 'blankets and bedding'.
Plasterboard, plaster and gypsum based wastes
Recycle
A limited amount of waste from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites.
There is a limit of six small builder’s bags for each household each month.
The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only.
Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment.
Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites.
If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away.
Find out more about business waste.
Plastics
Reduce
You can help reduce low grade plastics such as plastic pots, tubs and trays (PPTs) in the waste system by reusing containers or bottles to stock up at refill stations.
Recycle
We currently only collect plastics we know are recycled in the UK. This includes plastic bottles only.
Other types of plastics such as pots, tubs and trays (PTTs) are difficult to recycle and currently lack reliable end markets.
Dispose
All other plastics should be placed in your household rubbish
Plastic bags
Reduce
By using a reusable bag instead.
Reuse
As much as possible/ They can be used as bin liners.
Recycle
Many larger supermarkets accept carrier bags as well as other plastic films. Look out for the recycling bins, usually located by the main entrance.
Plastic bottles
This includes all bottles, like milk, water, shampoo, laundry liquid, bleach, detergent, handwash, shower gel.
Reduce
You can get reusable water bottles for on the go drinking. You can also consider re-fillable bottles for laundry liquid, detergent, handwash, shampoo and shower gel. Many eco shops and supermarkets in Brighton have stations where you can re-fill bottles.
Recycle
In your household recycling.
Before recycling, rinse the bottles out, squash, and replace the lids. For milk bottles you can place the lids inside the bottle before squashing the bottle.
Plastic food containers and packaging (pots, tubs and trays)
Reduce
Avoid by choosing non-packaged foods where possible.
Dispose
Put plastic pots, tubs and trays in your household rubbish.
Other plastics that cannot be recycled and need to be put in your household waste are soft plastic films and wrappings (clingfilm, plastic food bags), plastic netting and metal coated plastic like crisp packets.
Plastic toys and hard or rigid items
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Take hard plastics such as large toys, buckets and bins, water butts, plastic patio furniture, guttering and downpipes and large plastic storage containers at the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Dispose
If they are not in good condition and cannot be sold, donated or passed on for reuse, they can be put in your household refuse bin or general waste at the Household Waste Recycling Sites.
Electronic toys can be recycled at our Household Waste Recycling Sites, but please remove any batteries before dropping them off.
Plastic vending cups
Reduce
Where possible use a reusable bottle for on-the-go drinking
Dispose
Plastic vending cups cannot be recycled, please dispose of them in your household rubbish
Polystyrene
Dispose
Polystyrene cannot be recycled and should be disposed of in your household rubbish
Printer ink and toner cartridges
You can find out what to do with printer ink and toner cartridges in section G to J, by looking under 'ink cartridges'.
Pyrex ovenware
Reuse
Sell or donate locally to a charity shop or online using Freegle.
Recycle
Cannot be recycled. While pyrex is a type of glass, it has been specially treated in the manufacturing process to withstand high temperatures, which makes it non-recyclable
Dispose
If you have broken or chipped pyrex to get rid of, do not recycle it with other glass items. Simply dispose of it carefully in your household refuse.
It can also be taken to either of the Brighton & Hove Household Waste Recycling Sites and placed in the general waste facility.
Materials starting with Q, R and S
In this section you will find:
- quilts and duvets
- rubble
- saucepans
- scrap metal
- shoes
- shredded paper
- soil and hardcore
- spectacles
- sofas and settees
- stones, rubble and gravel
- storage heaters
- styrofoam
- suitcases
- sweet tins - metal
- sweet tins - plastic
Quilts and duvets
You can find out what to do with quilts and duvets in section A to B, by looking under 'blankets and bedding'.
Rubble
You can find out what to do with rubble in section G to J, by looking under 'hardcore and rubble'.
Saucepans
Reuse | Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | Take to either of our Household Waste Recycling Sites and put in the metal bin. |
Scrap metal
You can find out what to do with scrap metal in section K to M, by looking under 'metal - scrap'.
Shoes
Reuse | Sell, donate locally to a charity shop or online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | At one of the textiles and shoes recycling points across the city. They can also be recycled at either of the Household Waste Recycling Sites. |
Shredded paper
Reuse | As bedding for small animals. |
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Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
Dispose | In your household rubbish. |
Soil and hardcore
You can find out what to do with soil and hardcore in section G to J, by looking under 'hardcore and rubble'.
Spectacles
You can find out what to do with spectacles in section G to J, by looking under 'glasses'.
Sofas and settees
You can find out what to do with sofas and settees in section D to F, by looking under 'furniture'.
Stones, rubble and gravel
You can find out what to do with stones, rubble and gravel in section G to J, by looking under 'hardcore and rubble'.
Storage heaters
You can find out what to do with storage heaters in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electronic equipment'.
Styrofoam
Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
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Dispose | In your household rubbish. |
Suitcases
Reuse | Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
Dispose | In general waste at one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites. |
Sweet tins: metal
Reuse | Refill tins and tubs as food containers, or to keep things organised in the bedroom, living room or bathroom. Donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms. |
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Recycle | Metal tins can be taken to either of the Household Waste Recycling Sites or at a recycling point throughout the city. |
Sweet wrappers cannot be recycled and should be placed in your household rubbish.
Sweet tins: plastic
Reuse | Refill tins and tubs as food containers, or to keep things organised in the bedroom, living room or bathroom.
Donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms. |
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Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
Dispose | In your household rubbish. |
Materials starting with T, U and V
In this section you will find:
- tables
- telephone directories
- televisions
- Tetra Pak
- textiles
- tiles
- tins and cans
- tomato purée tubes
- tools
- towels
- toys
- turf
- tyres
- vapes
- vacuum cleaners
- VHS video tapes
Tables
You can find out what to do with tables in section D to F, by looking under 'furniture'.
Telephone directories
You can find out what to do with telephone directories in section C, by looking under 'catalogues'.
Televisions
You can find out what to do with televisions in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electronic equipment'.
Tetra Pak
You can find out what to do with Tetra Pak in section C, by looking under 'cartons'.
Textiles
Reuse | Sell or donate locally to a charity shop, or online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | At one of the many textiles recycling points across the city. |
Tiles
Reuse | Sell, or donate locally online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | A limited amount tiles - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites, in the hardcore and rubble container. The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only. Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment. Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites. If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away. |
Tins and cans
You can find out what to do with tins and cans in section C, by looking under 'cans and tins'.
Tomato purée tubes
Dispose | This type of metal tube should be put in your general household waste. It cannot be recycled because there's food residue left on the inside. |
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Tools
Cannot go in your recycling bin at home or communal and shared recycling bins.
Hand tools, power tools and garden hand tools can be donated organisations such as the Brighton Community Workshop Project, this is a not for profit community organisation run by volunteers. Tools are restored, cleaned, tested and put back into use either as part of the Brighton Tool Library, in their workshop, passed on to community groups or sold to help raise funds. They may also be able to take workshop tools and workshop furniture.
Towels
You can find out what to do with towels, by looking under 'textiles'.
Toys
You can find out what to do with toys in section N to P, by looking under 'plastic toys and hard or rigid items'.
Turf
Recycle | A limited amount of turf - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home garden improvements or DIY can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Sites. The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only. Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment. Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites. If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away. |
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Tyres
Recycle | Tyres can be recycled by taking them to the Hove recycling site. Tyres are not accepted at the Brighton recycling site. |
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Vapes
Reuse | Choose reusable over disposable vapes. |
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Recycle | Vapes can be recycled in a WEEE bank at a number of recycling points across the city. You may also be able to recycle vapes at some shops and supermarkets. Visit the recycle your electricals website and enter your postcode for information about places near you. Vapes contain a hidden lithium battery that can be extremely dangerous when thrown away. Please remove the battery if possible and recycle separately. Find out what to do with lithium batteries in section A and B, by looking under 'household: batteries'. |
Vacuum cleaners
You can find out what to do with vacuum cleaners in section D to F, by looking under 'electrical appliances and electronic equipment'.
VHS video tapes
Reuse | Sell, or donate locally online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
Dispose | In your household rubbish. |
Materials starting with W, X, Y and Z
In this section you will find:
- wallpaper
- wardrobes
- waste engine and motor oil
- water filter cartridges
- weed killer
- wetsuits
- wheelbarrows
- window panes and frames
- wood
- wrapping paper
- Yellow Pages
Wallpaper
Reuse | Sell or donate locally online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
Dispose | In your household rubbish or at one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites. |
Wardrobes
You can find out what to do with wardrobes in section D to F, by looking under 'furniture'.
Waste engine and motor oil
You can find out what to do with waste engine and motor oil in section N to P, by looking under 'oil: used engine oil'.
Water filter cartridges
Recycle | Brita cartridges can be recycled. |
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Dispose | All others ones can be put in your household rubbish. |
Weed killer
You can find out what to do with weed killer in section C, by looking under 'chemicals'.
Wetsuits
Reuse | Sell or donate locally to a charity shop or online at Freegle. |
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Recycle | Take it to one of the clothes banks in the city. |
Wheelbarrows
Reuse | Sell or donate locally using Freegle and other online platforms. |
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Recycle | Take to either of the city’s Household Waste Recycling Sites and put in the metal recycling container. |
Window panes and frames
Reuse | Sell or donate locally online using Freegle. |
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Recycle | Cannot be recycled in your household recycling. |
Dispose | A limited number of window panes and frames from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites. The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only. Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment. Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites. If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away. |
Wood
Recycle | A limited amount of wood - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Sites. The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only. Business waste will not be accepted. Business waste is any waste from commercial, trade or business activities. This includes any waste from domestic properties used for profit (for example landlords taking waste from a rented property) and waste that is being removed for payment. Our staff have the right to inspect any waste entering the recycling sites. If they suspect the waste is business waste the person will be turned away. |
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Wrapping paper
Reuse | As much as possible |
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Recycle | In your household recycling. Standard wrapping paper or tissue can be recycled in your household recycling, communal recycling bins or at the Household Waste Recycling Sites. Do the scrunch test - if when you scrunch it up, it stays scrunched, then it is paper and can be recycled. If it bounces back it is plastic and/or foil and cannot be recycled. |
Yellow Pages
You can find out what to do with the Yellow Pages in section C, by looking under 'catalogues and magazines'.