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- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Books
- Brochures
- Junk Mail
- Birthday Cards
- Envelopes (even ones with the plastic windows)
- Thin Cardboard (such as cereal boxes)
- Telephone Directories
- Calendars
- Shredded Paper
- NOT books if they could be put in a book-bank or taken to a charity shop.
- NOT heavy or corregated cardboard if there is a dedicated cardboard skip at the site, unless that skip is full.
- DON'T put bank statements, credit card statements or other personal information in paper banks UNLESS they have been shredded.
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- Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
- Heavy Duty Cardboard
Please note, boxes should be flattened and put into the skips marked for Cardboard, where available. If not available or full, you can put these things in a paper bank.
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- Glass Bottles
- Glass Jars
- NOT Pyrex or other cooking type glass
- NOT Window Glass
- NOT Car Windscreens / window glass
- NOT lightbulbs
- NOT Car headlights
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Mixed Can and Plastic Bottle Banks |
- Aluminium and Steel cans
- Drinks Cans
- Food Cans
- Aerosol Cans
- Aluminium foil
- NOT foil lined plastic pet food packets or crisp packets
- NOT spray paint tins
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- Plastic milk bottles
- Plastic drinks bottles except black or brown
- Plastic washing up liquid and household cleaner bottlesexcept black or brown
- Metal cans as listed on the Can Bank List
- NOT black or brown plastic bottles
- NOT yoghurt pots
- NOT ready meal, microwave and other food trays
- NOT plastic toys
- NOT plastic wrap, bags or film
- NOT fruit punnets, flower pots or other plastic boxes
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Battery Bins |
- ONLY clean, good quality items that can be re-used
- Re-useable Clothing
- Wearable Shoes in pairs
- Blankets
- Pillow cases, duvet covers and sheets
- hard and softback books in good condition
- NOT magazines (use the paper banks)
- NOT handbags
- NOT curtains
- NOT underwear, tights etc.
- NOT duvets, quilts or pillows
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- Car Batteries
- Motorbike Batteries
- Household Batteries
- Rechargeable Batteries
- NOT Commercial Truck Batteries
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| Fluorescent Tube Bank |
- Household fluorescent light tubes
- Low Energy Lightbulbs
- NOT Incandescent, LED or Halogen Bulbs
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| Printer ink cartridge bins |
- Any ink-jet printer cartridges
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| Mobile Phone bins |
- Any mobile phone, working or broken
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Chemical Cabinets |
- LPG gas bottles
- Compressed gas bottles
- Carbon Dioxide, Oxy-Acetelene, Oxygen bottles
- Fire Extinguishers
- Other Pressurised vessels
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- Small quantities of household chemicals
- Paint and thinners
- Petrol and other fuels
- Creosote and similar preservatives
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Wood Skips |
- Garden Waste
- Lawn Cuttings
- Hedge Trimmings
- Small Branches (up to 4" in diameter)
- NOT bags or containers you brought the waste in!
- NOT soil, rocks, stones or other non living material
- NOT garden furniture, fencing or garden implements
- Even better... Compost your garden waste at home. You can buy a subsidised compost bin through our Compost Bin Scheme
- In some areas we offer a home wood chipping service
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- Planks
- Fence posts and panels
- Large Branches
- Boards
- Furniture
- Picture Frames
- Tables
- Wardrobes
- Offcuts
- MDF
- Unglazed wooden window frames
- Plywood
- Unglazed wooden doors
- Painted or treated wood IS acceptable
- NOT glazed or part glazed doors
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General Waste |
- Household goods with a HIGH metal content
- Washing Machines
- Tumble Driers
- Metal Lawn Mowers
- Pipes
- Microwaves
- Climbing Frames
- Old Bikes
- NOT Fridges and Freezers
- NOT Vacuum Cleaners
- NOT Computer Monitors, TV's etc
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- ONLY Items and rubbish that cannot be recycled
- NOT things that can go into other skips on the site
- NOT Fridges and Freezers
- NOT Computer Monitors
- NOT Fluorescent light tubes
- NOT TV's
- NOT Wheels and tyres
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Fridges and Freezers |
- Small quantities of cement bonded asbestos pipe or sheet- BAGGED UP
- NOT loose, unbagged asbestos
- NOT unbonded asbestos, insulation or fibrous asbestos
- NOTES: We can only accept cement bonded asbestos. All other types require specialist disposal. If in doubt, contact a specialist asbestos removal company. Asbestos must be double bagged in strong plastic bags. Ask our site staff for directions, but please be aware, site staff CANNOT physically help you with this waste.
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- Working or broken fridges
- Freezers
- Fridge freezers
- NO trade fridges
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| Televisions and Computer Monitors |
- Working or broken TV's and 'old style' Computer Monitors (CRTs)
- NOT LCD screens
- NOT video recorders
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| Oil Sumps |
- Used motor oil ONLY
- NOT cooking or vegetable oils or animal fats
- NOT petrol, diesel or other fuels
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Recycle Fun 