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Mobile Phones– can be recycled along AND you can get money for sending away your old phone

Get cash for recycling your old phone

Also several charities collect old phones and raise money by recycling them.

Aerosols – can be recycled along with metals but ONLY if they are completely empty and you cannot get anything more out by pressing the button.

Aerosol Recycling - find out more.

Avoid buying them in the first place.

Batteries – some batteries contain hazardous chemicals such as mercury and cadmium and shouldn’t be thrown away. Ordinary non-rechargeable household batteries are safe to throw away although they still contribute to landfill filling up. Rechargeable and large car batteries should not be thrown away – send them back to the manufacturer or contact your local authority to see if they can dispose of them for you. Some garages collect rechargeable and car batteries for recycling

Important Update!

It is now possible to recycle batteries closer to home. You have been able to recycle batteries, but locations taking them have been few and far between. This should now be recycle points for batteries at any shops that sell more than a certain number batteries a week.

This now mean that your local supermarket or hardware store can now accept your dead batteries for recycling. This is great news for those of us who are concerned about putting poisonous batteries in landfill.

I hope to spot one of these very soon and will take a picture-they have been on the news this morning.

Shopkeepers who sell more than 1,400 AA batteries every year will also be expected to keep a log of the number of batteries received and sign up to the hazardous waste register.

One of the problems with recycling batteries has been them needing to be treated as hazardous waste, so it's important to realise that throwing hazardous waste into landfill should not be acceptable!

Useful page about recycling batteries -

Tin cans & Foil - Aluminium

Recycle them and get cash! - over 500 cash for cans centres or mobile van sites across the UK, where you can exchange your aluminium cans for cash.

Tinfoil – only recycle clean aluminium foil. Crisp packets (made from metallised plastic film) cannot be recycled

Plastic – if you’re lucky your local authority will collect plastic bottles for recycling.
Most authorities only recycle plastic bottles and bags, not other plastic items even though they may be made out of the same material – this is because recycling companies do not want to buy them

Plastic bags – most supermarkets have recycling points for carrier bags

Avoid taking any - reduce the number you use. Use canvas bags or take back bags and reuse them.

Paper recycling– most supermarkets have recycling points for paper and most local authorities collect it.

Reduce the amount you use! Recycle telephone directories - in the correct place.

Paint – often contains volatile chemicals so shouldn’t be poured down the drain or thrown in the bin. There are paint recycling schemes around the UK

FRP run the Community Re>Paint scheme for North East London. You can collect paint from our premises Tues - Fri, 10am to 4pm. (Bakers Ave is at the southern end of Hoe Street, just before the Bakers Arms area.)

Community Repaint site for the UK - wherever you are in the UK, check out where paint can be recycled!

Oil – do NOT pour oil down the drain – it can clog your drain and also causes pollution. Engine oil can be collected at most civic amenity sites - so its worth checking.

Visit OilBank if your local council can't help you. These banks are for waste engine oil, not cooking oil, thinners, white spirit, paint or any other chemical

Furniture – local charity shops and community groups can sometimes use unwanted items of furniture. There are community furniture recycling schemes in many parts of Wales which revamp furniture to give to people on low incomes – the easiest way to find out about one in your area is to visit your local authority website and, if the info isn’t there, email them to ask. Note that most organisations will not take old beds for hygiene reasons, and unwanted sofas and chairs must have the kite mark to prove they meet safety standards
Try freecycle page for getting rid of household goods

Try the Salvation Army and other charity shops in your area.

Computer Recycling

There are lots of schemes to recycle computers for various charities.

This list contains private companys who recycle computers. - note most of these listed on that page are not charities.

freecycle - give them away.

OXfam computer recycling

Alternatives for recycling old computers - ask neighbours if they'd like an old computer rather than throw it away. Very old models may not be worth very much to anyone and so willneed to be dealt with differently. You can always ebay them (they sell vintage computers)

Computers for Africa

Techknowledgy is a charity dedicated to working with people in the developing countries of Africa,

Cartridges for charity

Medical waste – dispose of medicines following the doctor’s or manufacturer’s instructions. Give leftover medicines back to the pharmacist. If you find a syringe use your common sense – if you can safely pick it up, put it in a safe container and take it to the police station - don't just put it in the bin it may insure someone still. Needlestick injuries are very stressful and can pass diseases.

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