Other Ways to Recycle - A to E

Recycling has never been easier

A to E

Batteries

Residents can now take their used household batteries such as standard, rechargeable, mobile phone and laptop batteries to fourteen different locations around the borough, where they can be deposited into a 'collection tube' for recycling.

Battery collection points are located at all libraries in Southwark, as well as Peckham Town Hall and reception at Manor Place Depot's offices. Batteries can also still be taken to the household waste reuse and recycling centre at Manor Place Depot.

Please note that car batteries are only accepted at the household waste reuse and recycling centre at Manor Place Depot.

Bikes

The Burgess Park cycle track accepts second hand, unwanted bikes for refurbishment and recycling. It is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm (closed on Sundays) and located opposite the junction of Portland Street and Albany Road. Call 020 7582 9191 for more information.

Bulky waste

Southwark offers a free collection service to residents. Contact us on 020 7525 2000 or email environment@southwark.gov.uk. Items are brought back to Manor Place Depot and reused or recycled where possible.

If you think someone else might be able to use your item, advertise it for free on the Swapxchange Southwark. The fun, free way to recycle!

Cartons

Residents can take their cartons/TetraPaks to Southwark's Household Waste Reuse and Recycling Centre, off Walworth Road. Cartons are also collected at Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill, where there is a new recycling site, including a recycling bin for cartons.  Alternatively, cartons can be posted to Somerset, where they are bulked up, and will then be sent for recycling.  The address to send cartons to (postage is required) is:

Recycling - Tetra Pak
c/o Perrys Recycling
Showground Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 6AJ 

CDs

There is an Entertainment Bank for these in the household waste reuse and recycling centre located at Manor Place Depot. Also several companies are able to accept CDs and CD-Roms for recycling. Polymer Resources accept CDs and CD-Roms for 100 percent recycling. They can provide destruction certificates for CDs containing sensitive data. Call 0151 707 3684 for more details or post to

Polymer Reprocessors Ltd
Peninsula Business Park
Reeds Lane
Moreton
Wirral
CH46 1DW

London Recycling CD recycling will provide a box for collecting CDs for fixed or ad hoc collection. Call 020 7511 8000 or email recycle@london-recycling.co.uk for more details, or take them directly to

London Recycling Ltd Finance and Logistics
Beeby Road
London
E16 1QJ

The Beacon Press will also take CDs for recycling. Send them to

The Beacon Press
Brambleside
Bellbrook Park
Uckfield
East Sussex
TN22 1PL

Christmas trees

Every January, we provide a free Christmas tree recycling service.

Households on our garden waste collection scheme can have their trees collected by putting them out on their garden waste collection day. Households who are not part of the garden waste recycling scheme can take their trees to one of several designated areas. We will also offer an assisted collection service for elderly or disabled residents; just contact us on 020 7525 2000 from the beginning of January to arrange for a collection.

All the trees we collect will be reprocessed to make mulch that will help bring shrub and flowerbeds back to life in the spring.

Clothes and shoes

See 'Textiles'

Computers and IT equipment

Community Recycling in Southwark Partnership (CRISP) will accept all IT based equipment, both office and domestic such as computers, monitors, faxes and photocopiers. Items are made available for purchase by small, not for profit organisations or individuals. Call 020 7703 5222 to arrange collection or take to

Unit 7-9
Brandon Street
Walworth
London
SE17 1NA

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 6pm

The Realise Network also reuse and recycle IT equipment, as well as office furniture and toner cartridges.

Energy saving lightbulbs

These can be recycled with fluorescent tubes at Southwark's household waste reuse and recycling centre at Manor Place Depot. Recycling is the best and safest way of dealing with old energy-saving lightbulbs, because of the small amounts of mercury that they contain.

F to Z

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Don't forget that before reusing or recycling, it is best to reduce the amount of waste we produce in the first place. Visit our waste minimisation pages for some great ideas.

Contact us

Recycling unit
Tel: 020 7525 2000
environment@southwark.gov.uk 
30-34 Penrose Street
London
SE17 3DW