A to Z guide to Recycling
Packaging
Most packaging such as glass, tins, cans, bottles, jars and plastic bottles can be recycled in your black box. Cardboard can be recycled at some bring site and at the Household Waste Recycling Centre. When you next go out shopping, make an active choice not to buy goods which have a lot of packaging (e.g. when buying fruit and vegetables, don't put them in a plastic bag, put them loose in your basket).
Paint
Paint can be recycled via the Community Repaint scheme run by CoStar. Telephone 01633 869227.
You can also take paint to the Household Waste Recycling Centre|.
Paper
All forms of paper can be recycled in your black box. Junk mail, letters, birthday cards and office paper – all can be added to your normal recycling.
Pet food
If your pet’s food comes in a can, it can be recycled. Rinse it out and add it to your recycling. Pet food can be composted via your green bin. It is NOT suitable for home composting due to animal by-product regulations. To find out what else can be recycled visit the Black Box Recycling Service page.
Plastic
We currently only collect plastic bottles for recycling.
Plastic bags
Over ten billion plastic bags are used each year - about 167 per person. They are not biodegradable and sit in landfill or litter the streets.
When you next go shopping, why not take some plastic bags with you. Better still, purchase a "Bag for Life" or take a canvas bag to carry your shopping in - not only are they stronger but they can be reused many times.
Polystyrene packaging
This cannot be recycled. When buying new things, make a conscious effort to buy things with as little packaging as possible.
Postage stamps
If you cut out used postage stamps from envelopes (with a border of about 1cm) you can give them to Oxfam for resale.
Printer cartridges
Take them to shops to be refilled
Pyrex glass
This cannot be recycled as it can explode when heated up in the glass recycling furnace. If you have broken pyrex glass, wrap it carefully and put it out with your normal rubbish collection.
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