Reuse and Recycling Centre

What you can take to the Reuse and Recycling Centre

Don’t forget that many retailers offer to take back services where they can take away your old appliances when they deliver your new one. This can be a lot easier than bringing it in for disposal yourself. Household goods and furniture can also be donated to charity shops which use them to raise funds.

You should not bring materials we already include in recycling collections, which should be put out for collection on your normal recycling collection day. You cannot bring in any waste produced by a business or by commercial activity.

Material/waste types	What happens to them	Can we take them now?
General mixed household waste	Some materials can be sorted from this, but most go to energy from waste	Yes
Batteries (household and car)	These are dismantled and the materials recycled	Yes
Building rubble and hardcore	Used for land remediation	Yes
Books	Sold for charitable and educational purposes	Yes
Computer equipment (make sure any personal data is removed first)	All electrical equipment is recycled, although usable equipment may be repaired for re-use	Yes
Electrical appliances, large and small	All electrical equipment is recycled, although usable equipment may be repaired for re-use	Yes
Electronic equipment	All electrical equipment is recycled, although usable equipment may be repaired for re-use	Yes
Fridges and freezers – domestic only	All electrical equipment is recycled, although usable equipment may be repaired for re-use	Yes
Furniture	Reused if in good condition, otherwise materials are recycled	Yes
Garden waste	Composted for use in agriculture	Yes
Gas bottles	Sent to be refilled, or recycled if not refillable	Yes
Household goods	Reused to recycled, depending on the condition	Yes
Lightbulbs (any kind, including fluorescent)	Recycled	Yes
Metal	Recycled	Yes
Mobile phones	Reused in working, otherwise recycled	Yes
Oil, used engine and cooking oil	Recycled for fuel	Yes
Plasterboard	Recycled for construction use or as a soil conditioner	Yes
Plastic bags/film	Recycled	Yes
Textiles, clothes and shoes	Sold on by charities for reuse, or recycled as industrial insulation material	Yes
Tyres	Recycled as an industrial product	Yes
Wood, including chipboard	Recycled	Yes

You can find more information on our household waste reuse and recycling centre page.

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Page last updated: 20 May 2024

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