Bins and recycling - what goes where
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic our household waste recycling centres are not currently taking the full range of materials. Please refer to household waste recycling centres for the current list of accepted materials and site rules.
Find what to do with your unwanted items and rubbish - which bin they go in, if they can be taken to household waste recycling centres (tips) or other recycling sites, and what other alternatives there are for disposing of them.
We also give you creative ideas for putting things to other uses and advice about donating unwanted items.
Search by type of item or bin
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Aerosols
Aerosols, green, cans
Bins
You can recycle these in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceThese are usually made from steel and aluminium. Both of these metals are recyclable.
Please make sure they are empty and do not squash.
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Aerosols
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Ash
Ashes, grey
Compost
Small amounts of wood ash are good for home Composting
Bins
Put coal ash in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceYou can't add coal ash to your compost. Instead wrap it up in and put it in your household grey bin.
Ensure all ashes are extinguished and cold before disposal.
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Ash
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Batteries (including domestic and car)
Car batteries, domestic, household, battery
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceCheck in your local supermarket - they often have household battery recycling containers.
Try using Reuseable batteries in appliances and items! They are kinder to the environment.
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Batteries (including domestic and car)
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Bedding
Bedding, sheets, blankets, pillows, duvets, covers, quilts, grey
Reuse
Old stuffed bedding can be reused.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle this at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceDuvets, pillows or quilts could be reused as kneeling pads for gardening, or bedding for pets.
Flat bedding such as pillow cases, sheets and duvet covers can be taken to charity shops for reuse.
Don't put fabrics in the green recycling bin, this can wrap around the machinery at our Materials Recycling Facility and cause damage.
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Bedding
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Bikes
bikes, bicycles
Reuse
Repair and reuse them, or you could advertise them for sale or swap.
Donate
You can Donate to charity or to a local bike library: Bike libraries
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceMany of the bikes taken to our tips are repaired for reuse.
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Bikes
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Binoculars and telescopes
Binoculars, telescopes
Donate
You can Donate to charity
AdviceYou can donate them to the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for use at nature reserves and other projects: RSPB second-hand binocular scheme
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Binoculars and telescopes
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Books
Books, green
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bins
You can recycle these in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceDonate books where possible so that others can read them.
If the books are too damaged to be given away, take off any hard covers and them put in your green bin. This makes the paper pages easier to recycle.
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Books
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Bottle tops and lids - metal
Bottle tops, metal, aluminium, lids, green
Bins
You can recycle these in your green bin: Green bins
AdviceMetal bottle tops and lids are made of steel or aluminium and can be recycled along with metal cans and aerosols.
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Bottle tops and lids - metal
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Bottle tops and lids - plastic
Bottle tops, plastic, lids, grey
Reuse
Reuse them for craft projects.
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdvicePlastic bottle tops and lids can't currently be recycled in Kirklees. They are made from lots of different types of plastic and it is very difficult to sort them and recycle them at present.
These items are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Bottle tops and lids - plastic
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Bubble wrap
Bubble wrap, grey
Reuse
Bubble wrap can be Reused in many ways.
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceReuse as insulation for green houses and plant pots.
Use it to pack items to send through the post.
Use it to wrap objects when moving or for storage.
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Bubble wrap
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Cans
food, drinks, Cans, tins, aluminium, green
Bins
You can recycle these in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle these at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceThese are usually made from steel and aluminium. Both of these metals are recyclable.
Clean out and squash first to make room for more recycling.
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Cans
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Cardboard
Cardboard, boxes, packaging, toilet rolls, washing powder, Christmas, Xmas, greetings, postcards, green
Reuse
You can reuse cardboard boxes.
Compost
Cardboard is good for home Composting
Bins
You can recycle this in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle this at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceFlat pack cardboard boxes and save them for storage or moving home.
Give them away via reuse networks.
Tear up and use on your compost pile or wormery.
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Cardboard
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Carpets, rugs and mats
Carpets, rugs, mats
Reuse
You can reuse old carpets.
Compost
Small sections are useful for home Composting
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
AdviceUse old carpets as underpond liners, or in the garden as a mulch mat (if it is hessian backed and made of natural fibres).
Place small sections on top of compost heaps to keep in the heat and your compost heap more productive.
Consider reusing old carpets as flooring in sheds or cupboards, or garages.
Animal shelters often use rugs for mats in kennels or bedding.
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Carpets, rugs and mats
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Cat litter
Cat litter, grey
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceCat litter can't be recycled or composted.
Please double bag it and place it in your grey bin.
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Cat litter
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CDs, CD-Roms, DVDs
CDs, CD-Roms, DVDs
Reuse
Give them to people you know.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell them through online markets or join a car boot sale or jumble sale.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceYou can take the empty CD cases to household waste recycling centres and place them in the hard plastic skip.
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CDs, CD-Roms, DVDs
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Christmas trees
Christmas trees
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceReal Christmas trees can be recycled in the garden waste skips at every household waste recycling centre. They are made into compost.
If you have bought a real Christmas tree from a garden centre, check if they will take it back once Christmas is over.
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Christmas trees
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Clothes and other textiles
Clothes, textiles, towels, curtains, rags
Reuse
Try to repair items of clothing where possible and continue to get more use from them.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle these at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceUse old textiles for craft projects such as rag rugs.
Gain ideas for what to do with clothes from Love Your Clothes
Consider repairing curtains where possible or turn them into something else for example cushion covers, padding for chairs, cleaning cloths!
Unwanted clothes can be taken to charity shops, given away to friends or family, sold online or at jumble and car boot sales.
Many charity shops will also take rags.
Some sites that will weigh in textiles and pay via weight.
Over 1 million tonnes of clothing and other textiles is thrown away in the UK each year. If this was compressed it would be as wide as Canary Wharf and 3 times taller.
How about starting your own textile swapping event. For inspiration take a look at Swishing
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Clothes and other textiles
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Clothes hangers
Clothes hangers
Reuse
People always need clothes hangers!
Tips and other recycling sites
Metal coat hangers can be recycled at the Household waste recycling centres
AdviceOffer your reuseable spares on Freegle for sale or swap.
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Clothes hangers
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Coffee pods
Coffee pods
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceTassimo coffee company offer packaging recycling. Check their website for recycling points: The Tassimo & L'OR Recycling Programme
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Coffee pods
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Computers
Computers, laptops
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Consider selling it or giving it away.
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceAlways securely delete any information before getting rid of a computer.
Some shops will also take in old computers and laptops and recondition them for resale. Check with companies local to you.
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Computers
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Cooking oil
Cooking oil
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceNot only does used cooking oil create power, it also helps to reduce the UK's reliance on fossil fuels and is increasingly used to create vegetable oil fuel.
Oil should never be poured down a drain. 1 litre of oil can pollute up to 1 million litres of water drinking water.
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Cooking oil
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Crisp packets
Crisp packets, grey
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceThese can fool you into thinking they are made of recyclable foil. Crisp packets are in fact made of a metallised plastic film.
To decide if it's real foil or not, you can do the scrunch test! If you scrunch the item in your hand and it springs back open, it is plastic film. If the item stays scrunched it is foil.
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Crisp packets
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Crockery
Crockery, plates, cups, saucers, bowls, mugs, grey
Reuse
Repair it so you can continue to use it.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell at car boot sales or online.
Bins
Wrap it up and put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
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Crockery
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Disposable coffee cups
Disposable coffee cups, grey
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceThese are made from plastic coated paper and cannot be recycled with paper at this time.
Paper disposable coffee cups can be recycled in the Cartons bring bank at our household waste recycling centres.
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Disposable coffee cups
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DIY waste
DIY waste
Bins
You can put small amounts in your grey bin: Grey bins
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
AdviceYou can also use a skip hire company to dispose of DIY waste.
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DIY waste
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Dog waste (and other pet droppings)
Dog waste, pet droppings, poo, grey
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdvicePlease bag up and place in your grey bin only. This waste cannot be composted or recycled.
When out walking your dog please remember to take 'poo bags' with you to pick up any mess, leaving the paths pleasant for other walkers. Either deposit the full bags in the dog waste bins or take them home to put in your own grey bin.
More information: Dog fouling
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Dog waste (and other pet droppings)
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Drinks and food cartons, Tetrapaks
food, Drinks cartons, Tetrapaks, green, beverage
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceTetrapak style food drink and food cartons can be recycled at all household waste recycling centres.
Cartons are recycled in Halifax.
More information: How are beverage cartons recycled?
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Drinks and food cartons, Tetrapaks
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Eggshells
Eggshells
Compost
Eggshells are perfect for home Composting
AdviceAdd crushed eggshells to your compost bin to help add calcium.
Whizz dried eggshells up in a food processor and add small amounts when needed to your wormery - this will help control the acidity levels in the bin, and the worms use it to help them digest.
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Eggshells
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Engine oil
Engine oil
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdvicePlease ensure the waste engine oil is placed in a secure container.
Following refinement, it can be distilled into diesel fuel, or use as hydraulic oil.
Oil should never be poured down a drain - 1 litre of oil can pollute up to 1 million litres of water drinking water.
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Engine oil
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Extension leads
Extension leads
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceThey go in the small electricals skip at household waste recycling centres.
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Extension leads
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Floor and wall tiles
Tiles
Reuse
Give them to family or friends if they can use them.
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
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Floor and wall tiles
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Fluorescent light tubes
Fluorescent light tubes
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Fluorescent light tubes
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Foil
Foil, aluminium, tin, grey, kitchen
Reuse
Reuse your foil trays and foil wrapping again at home - just give it a rinse first.
Bins
If it can't be reused, put it in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceFoil cannot be recycled in your green bin. This is because it can't be recycled if it is not clean, and we are unable to check every bit of foil for contamination.
There are local initiatives which take clean foil and foil trays to raise money for charities. Please check in your local community centres, fair trade shops and community hubs.
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Foil
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Food waste
Food waste
Reuse
Try to reduce food waste by re-using leftover food. Recipes
Compost
Vegetable and fruit peelings are perfect for home Composting
AdviceLove Food Hate Waste has lots of great tips to reuse food.
Mix vegetable and fruit peelings in compost with items which are slow to rot such as paper clippings, egg boxes and cardboard.
Did you know that 36% of waste in the grey bin is food waste? The average family could save £700 a year, simply by throwing away less food.
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Food waste
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Furniture including garden furniture
Furniture, garden, bed frames, sofas, settees, couches, armchairs, baths, barbecues, bbqs, bases, bidets, bookshelf, bookshelves, boxes, wardrobes, cabinets, chairs, drawers, slides, tables, desks, doors, benches, swings, gas fires, headboards, kitchen units, ladders, fire surrounds, rabbit hutches, sun loungers, toilets, tv stands, worktops, trampolines
Reuse
Give repairing a go.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell items online.
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceA simple repair to broken but safe and useable items of furniture could extend the life of your item.
Donate unwanted furniture in good condition to charity shops.
Remember to check if upholstered furniture has its fire safety label intact when you pass on items furniture to local charities.
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Furniture including garden furniture
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Games consoles
Games consoles
Reuse
Get them repaired and reuse them.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell online if they are in good working condition.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceThey go in the small electricals skip at household waste recycling centres.
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Games consoles
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Garden waste
Garden waste, grass clippings, brown, twigs, leaves, weeds, plants, hedge, clippings
Compost
Find out about Composting
Brown bins
You can request a brown bin
Garden waste collection
You can request a Garden waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceAll the garden waste collected at household waste recycling centres is sent to be turned into compost.
It cannot include soil or rubble, infected plants, or invasive weeds like Japanese Knotweed.
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Garden waste
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Gas bottles
Gas cylinders, lpg, bottles
Reuse
Many gas bottles can be refilled and Reused again and again.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
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Gas bottles
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Glass
Glass, bottles, jars, windows, panes, Pyrex, grey
Reuse
Reuse empty bottles and jars.
Bins
Put Pyrex in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle this at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceWe have over 130 bottle banks across Kirklees. Many are located at supermarkets and convenient car parks.
Empty bottles and jars are great for all sorts of reuse, from jam making, to storage for odds and ends, to candle holders or flower vases.
Do not put in your green bin - glass causes cuts and injuries to staff, and damages machinery.
Window panes must be taken to your local household waste recycling centre. Unfortunately the glass used in them is not recyclable as it is made from toughened glass which has a different chemical composition to standard glass.
Although Pyrex is made of glass, it can't be recycled because it's been chemically treated to withstand high temperatures, which changes the composition of the glass.
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Glass
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Glasses (spectacles)
Glasses, spectacles
Donate
AdviceSome optician companies collect unwanted reading glasses for charitable donations to other countries.
Try your local charity shops - some will also take all types of unwanted glasses.
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Glasses (spectacles)
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Greetings cards
Greetings cards, birthday, Christmas, green
Reuse
You can reuse these.
Donate
Donate to Community Cards
Bins
You can recycle the card and paper parts of these in your green bin: Green bins
AdviceThe decorations and foil lettering on cards cannot be recycled. Separate the paper backs from your glittery cards and recycle this bit only.
How about re-using non-recyclable decorated cards by turning them into gift tags or new cards: What to do with greetings cards
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Greetings cards
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Hard plastics
Hard plastics, washing up bowls, buckets, plastic toys, kitchen drainers, sink
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres.
AdviceThere are hard plastic skips at Meltham and Weaving lane Household waste recycling centres.
Hard plastic items include things like old washing up bowls, broken buckets, plastic toys and old kitchen drainers.
These items are recycled and turned into biofuels.
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Hard plastics
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Hearing aids
Hearing aids
Donate
AdviceReturn NHS hearing aids to your local surgery or hospital department.
Take NHS hearing aids to Specsaver shops.
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Hearing aids
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Household chemicals
Household chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
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Household chemicals
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Inhalers
Inhalers, asthma
Donate
AdviceYou can recycle your empty inhalers at many pharmacies in Kirklees.
Find the nearest collection point: Complete the Cycle
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Inhalers
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Keys
Keys
Reuse
Old keys make beautiful arts and crafts products.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceWhy not get crafty? You can turn keys into new items such as jewelry, lampshades, Christmas tree ornaments and magnets. Keys also make nice wind chimes.
Unwanted metal keys can be placed in the mixed metals container at the household waste recycling centres.
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Keys
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Light bulbs
Light bulbs
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle these at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceThere are many different types of lightbulb including incandescent, compact florescent, fluorescent, Halogen, LED - take all your lightbulbs to the household waste recycling centre and we'll sort them.
In the UK we dispose of roughly 80 million fluorescent tubes each year which equates to 4 tonnes of mercury.
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Light bulbs
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Loft insulation
Loft insulation
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceFibre glass and rock wool insulation are irritants. If you are removing them, make sure you have a face mask to keep the fibres from being breathed in.
Please bag it before taking to a household waste recycling centre.
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Loft insulation
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Mattresses
Mattresses
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
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Mattresses
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Medicines
Medicines
Take to a pharmacy
AdviceTake any unused medication back to your nearest pharmacy for safe disposal.
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Medicines
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Metal pots and pans
Metal, pots, pans
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceCharity shops and some furniture reuse shops accept donations.
To dispose at the household waste recycling centre, please place in the scrap metal skips provided. Check on the type of metal with staff.
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Metal pots and pans
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Mirrors
Mirrors
Bins
Small broken mirrors can go in the Grey bins. Wrap up first.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell online or give away.
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Mirrors
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Nappies - disposable
Nappies, disposable, grey
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceConsider reusable cloth nappies.
Babies use over 4000 nappies before they're potty-trained, and an average of 5000 nappies in total. This adds up to a whopping 400,000 tonnes of waste every year, or 2-3% of all household waste! That's 3 billion nappies per year just in England and Wales.
7 million trees are cut down each year to make disposable nappies.
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Nappies - disposable
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Nappies - cloth
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Reuse
Cloth nappies are durable and reusable.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceConsider cutting them into smaller pieces to use as cloths.
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Nappies - cloth
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Natural corks
Natural corks
Reuse
Natural corks can be used in lots of ways at home.
Compost
Small amounts of natural cork are good for home Composting
AdviceBreak up natural corks into small bits - you can whizz them up in a food processor - to place them in your home composting pile. Only use a small amount at a time.
Use ground up cork or slices of cork as a mulch for plants.
Put corks at the top of garden canes for safety.
Corks are great for art and craft projects liking making pin boards, turning them into cork stamps or making snakes, boats, necklaces and loads more.
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Natural corks
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Paint
Paint
Reuse
Offer unwanted paint to others.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceLeftover paint can be used for loads of craft ideas or simply to brighten up items in your home or garden.
Consider offering unwanted paint to local groups who could use them for art or mural projects.
Empty or partly full paint cans can be taken to any household waste recycling centre. Check with site staff on the best skip to place them in.
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Paint
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Paper
newspapers, junk mail, magazines, telephone directories, Yellow Pages, envelopes, catalogues, green
Reuse
Keep paper for scrap and use envelopes again to send things by post.
Bins
You can put this in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceUse scrap paper for shopping lists, to do lists, reminders and all sorts of other useful paper-based projects. Magazines are also great for craft and collage projects.
Consider passing magazines you have read on to friends.
All paper pamphlets and flyers can be placed in your green bin. So can the Yellow Pages and other directories, although put the plastic wrapper they came in into the grey bin.
Tear out the plastic window from envelopes before putting them in your green bin. Reuse padded envelopes.
Each tonne of recycled paper can save approximately: 17 trees, 1438 litres of oil, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 26,497 litres of water.
70% less energy is needed to recycle paper as oppose to making it from raw materials.
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Paper
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Pet bedding
Pet bedding
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Pet bedding
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Phones
Mobile telephones, landlines
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
If you have just upgraded your phone, offer your old one for sale or swap online.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceMany charity shops have special collection containers for old mobile phones. You can also donate landlines.
These are collected to then be separated into their different components and recycled.
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Phones
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Photographs
Photographs, photos, green, grey
Bins
You can recycle new digital photographs in your green bin: Green bins
Bins
You can put old photographs in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceOlder photographs contain chemicals such as acetic acid and gelatin, which remain in the paper and cause problems in trying to reuse.
Old photographs placed in your grey bin are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Photographs
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Plaster and plasterboard
Plasterboard
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceYou must book online before you can dispose of your plaster and plasterboard waste at a household waste recycling centre.
Disposal is still free, but must be booked in advance.
Conditions and the form are on the Household waste recycling centres page.
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Plaster and plasterboard
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Plastic bags
Plastic bags, carrier
Reuse
Choose stronger carrier bags, then save and reuse them when you go out shopping.
AdviceUse plastic bags as liners for your household bins - or knit with old plastic bags and create something funky!
It's so important to recycle them - they are made from non-renewable oil and take hundreds of years to break down and never fully decompose. Tiny plastic particles are now being found in water supplies and soil samples. More information: Plastic Pollution Coalition
You could take the 4Rs Pledge (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and opt for jute or canvas bags instead. More information: Plastic Pollution Coalition
When you can't reuse a carrier bag any longer, place it in the recycling container in your local supermarket. Please don't put them in your green recycling bin. They can' be recycled through our recycling facility and often contain items such as food that contaminates other recycling items.
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Plastic bags
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Plastic bottles
Plastic bottles, shampoo, bleach, gel, washing up liquid, milk, green, pop, cleaning
Bins
You can put this in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceRemember to include plastic bottles from all rooms of the house including shampoo and shower gel from the bathroom, bleach bottles and washing up liquid bottles from the kitchen.
Clean out bottles before recycling them.
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Plastic bottles
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Plastic netting
Plastic netting, grey
Reuse
The best solution is to reuse it.
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceNetted produce bags that resemble fabric fishing nets, and are made from nylon and other fabric-like synthetics, are not recyclable. They can get tangled in the sorting equipment at recycling facilities.
Plastic netting placed in your grey bin is sent to sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Plastic netting
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Plastic plant pots
Plastic plant pots, grey
Reuse
Reuse to pot up other plants.
Donate
Donate to local gardening clubs or allotment owners.
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Meltham Household Waste Recycling Centre: Household waste recycling centres
AdviceThere are also some schemes run by garden centres that will recycle plant pots. Find your nearest garden centre or nursery
These items can go into the hard plastic skips at Meltham and Weaving Lane household waste recycling centres. They are sent for plastic reprocessing.
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Plastic plant pots
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Plastic pots, tubs and trays
Plastic pots, yoghurt, tubs, trays, Tupperware, grey
Reuse
Reuse for storage.
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceConsider keeping plastic tubs with lids to use for storage, and reuse other packing where possible.
At present only plastic bottles can be recycled in your green bin. Please place all other types of plastic packaging in your grey bin.
These items are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Plastic pots, tubs and trays
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Plastic sheeting
Plastic sheeting, grey
Reuse
Reuse for DIY or decorating projects.
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceThis is sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Plastic sheeting
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Polystyrene
Polystyrene, grey
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdvicePolystyrene is sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Polystyrene
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Postage stamps
Postage stamps, green
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bins
You can put envelopes with stamps on in your green bin: Green bins
AdviceMany charities, including Kirkwood Hospice, accept used postage stamps to raise money.
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Postage stamps
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Printer cartridges
Toners, inkjet cartridges, printer, grey
Reuse
Refill ink cartridges.
Donate
Tesco and some other supermarkets offer clubcard points if inkjet cartridges are recycled through them.
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceMany ink cartridges can be refilled at high street print and copier shops. This is usually cheaper than buying new cartridges.
Some charity shops and printer shops will also take in used, small inkjet cartridges for recycling.
Printer cartridges put in your grey bin are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Printer cartridges
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Records
Records
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Records
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Sawdust
Sawdust, grey
Compost
Small amounts of sawdust are good for home Composting
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
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Sawdust
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Scrap metals
Scrap metals, keys, ironing boards, drainers, sinks, radiators
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell to a scrap metal dealer.
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection for ironing boards, sinks and radiators.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceSome charity and reuse networks will accept metal items.
To dispose at the household waste recycling centre, please place in the scrap metal skips provided.
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Scrap metals
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Shoes
Shoes, boots, wellies and trainers, grey
Reuse
Where possible try to repair broken shoes and boots.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
If they're in good condition, consider advertising them for sale or swap online.
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
You can recycle these at some recycling sites: Search for recycling sites
AdviceSometimes a simple resole at a nearby cobblers and shoe repair shop can keep you wearing your beloved shoes!
Only donate boots and shoes or take them to recycling sites if they are in good condition.
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Shoes
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Shredded paper
Shredded paper, grey
Compost
Small amounts of shredded paper are good for home Composting
Bins
This can be put in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceShredded paper (not glossy magazines) can be placed in wormery or in a compost bin in moderation.
If you have regular and large amounts of shredded paper, you could consider contacting a paper shredding service.
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Shredded paper
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Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle thiem at Household waste recycling centres
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Smoke alarms
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Soil, rubble and hardcore
Soil, rubble, hardcore, bricks
These items (including turf, brick, paving slabs, stone or ceramics such as tiles, toilets, sinks and cisterns) can no longer be accepted at Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Reuse
Where possible try to resell, reuse or donate unwanted building materials.
Skip
Book a skip for large amounts (over 5 bags).
Collection
Collection is available for a fee.
The Council can only take small, manageable amounts of soil, rubble or hardcore. The waste must be bagged, the bag no heavier than 25 kilos per bag, up to a maximum of 5 bags. The bags must be strong enough to be able to transport to the vehicle without splitting.
If you have more than 5 bags then you will require a skip. You will need to contact a skip hire company of your choice.
If you would like a quotation for the removal of your bags, please call:
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Kirklees Direct
Phone 01484 414700
AdviceGive building materials to family or friends who may need them for their own projects.
Advertise unwanted materials online or see if there are any community projects nearby that may make use of them.
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Sweet tins
Sweets, tins, green
Reuse
Reuse as storage containers.
Bins
Metal tins can be recycled in your green bin: Green bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceUse as storage containers for all sorts of household and garden items, from storing knitting and sewing materials, to bird seed, to odds and ends for DIY such as nails and tape.
Metal tins go into the metal skips at household waste recycling centres.
Plastic tins go into the hard plastics skips at household waste recycling centres.
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Tea bags
Tea bags, grey
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Toothbrushes
Toothbrushes, grey
Reuse
Use them to clean shoes, keyboards and other things.
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceThese are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Toothpaste tubes
Toothpaste tubes, grey
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceThese are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Toys and games
Toys, games, grey
Reuse
Pass them onto friends and family, and repair and reuse broken toys if you can.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Sell at jumble sales, car boots, online or to collectors.
Bins
You can put plastic toys in your grey bin: Grey bins
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle plastic toys at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceToys and games that are in good condition should be donated, so they can be Reused. Charities, learning centres and community groups are frequently seeking such items.
Collectors often want toys and games that are in good condition.
Due to the variety of different plastics that can be in a plastic toy, they cannot be put in the green bin.
Plastic toys placed in your grey bin or taken to a household waste recycling centre are sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
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Turf
Turf
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
AdviceYou can also use a skip hire company to dispose of unwanted turf.
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TVs and monitors
TVs, monitors, televisions, screens
Donate
Donate to either a school or community group if it's in a safe and working condition.
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle domestic these at Household waste recycling centres
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Tyres
Tyres
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle domestic tyres at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceTyres from businesses need to contact a garage to dispose of them.
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Umbrellas
Umbrellas
Reuse
Most broken umbrellas can easily be repaired.
Donate
If it's working, you can Donate to charity
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
AdviceIf you recycle it at a household waste recycling centre, remove the fabric from the metal and recycle in the textiles and metal skips.
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Videos
videos, grey, videotapes
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceVery few charities will accept video tapes nowadays (unless of children's shows), but sites like Freecycle may find interested parties. Unfortunately, videotapes cannot be recycled, so will have to go in the grey bin otherwise.
Do not put in the green bin - the tape wraps around machinery and can cause problem.
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Watches
Watches, grey
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bins
You can put these in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceRecycling For Good Causes will accept watches via the post, regardless of condition, to raise money for organisations like the Brownies.
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Water filters
Water filters, grey
Reuse
Brita water filters can be recycled at most Argos and Homebase stores.
Bins
Put other brands into your grey bin: Grey bins
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White goods and other electrical items
Electrical appliances, TVs, televisions, toasters, fridges, freezers, cookers, refrigerators, washing machines, white goods, dishwashers, kitchen appliances, lawnmowers, vacuum cleaners, hoover, remote controls, chargers, dishwashers, dvd players, fans, fires, ovens, boilers, irons, kettles, lamps, microwaves, radios, spin dryers, sunbeds, tumble driers
Reuse
A simple repair can bring many items back to life.
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Sell
Working items can be sold or given away.
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle these at Household waste recycling centres
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Wood
Wood, timber, tree branches
Bulky household waste
You can request a Bulky household waste collection
Tips and other recycling sites
You can recycle this at Household waste recycling centres
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Wool
Wool, grey
Donate
You can Donate to charity
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceYou can donate unwanted wool to charity shops, retirement homes and play groups).
Some textile banks will accept wool.
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Wrapping paper
wrapping paper, gift, grey
Bins
You can put this in your grey bin: Grey bins
AdviceMost gift wrap isn't recyclable because it is decorated with glitter or shiny film.
Wrapping paper placed in your grey bin is sent to sent to our Energy from Waste facility and converted into electricity.
If gift wrap is 100% paper it can be recycled in your green bin: Green bins
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Soil, rubble and hardcore

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