A to Z of reusing, recycling and waste disposal

If your kettle still works, please donate it to a charity shop or your local reuse organisation. You can recycle your kettle by taking it to your nearest bring site that has a WEEE bank (see W for a list of WEEE banks) or to your nearest recycling centre, where you can put it in the small waste electrical container. The metal and plastic will be recycled into new products.

Please see aluminium foil

Try to always use kitchen roll made from recycled paper. Used kitchen roll can be added to your compost bin/heap where it will rot down to produce compost for the garden.  The cardboard inner tube can be recycled by putting it in your green recycling bin. It will recycled into new cardboard products.

You can recycle your old, unwanted knives by taking them to your nearest recycling site and putting them in the scrap metal container.

Please consider using real nappies. Real nappies are re-useable and washable. They are easier to use than you might think and can work out cheaper in the long run than disposable ones. If you would like to try these, we have areal nappy incentive scheme to encourage parents to try these. You can either get a free trial pack or £30 cash back when you spend over £50 on real nappies. If you are using disposable nappies, please bag them up before you put them in your black bin.

Please see Hypodermic Needles

Old newspapers have many uses. For example, it can be used for animal bedding or art projects (papier mache). You can recycle your newspaper by putting it in your green recycling bin or taking it to your nearest bring site or recycling centre. It will be made into new paper products.