A to Z of reusing, recycling and waste disposal

You can refill and re-use inkjet cartridges by buying a refill kit or visiting your local cartridge retailer. There are many charities that want unwanted ink cartridges and provide Freepost envelopes so that you can send them your cartridges. These are often available in your local supermarket or other retailer or can be found by entering a search on the internet.

If your iron still works, please donate it to a charity shop or your local reuse organisation. You can recycle your iron 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.

If your unwanted wardrobe is good enough to be used by others, donate it to a local re-use organisation. You can also take it to the Revive Leeds re-use shop at the Kirkstall or Seacroft recycling centre. Alternatively, put your wardrobe in the reuse container at your nearest recycling centre. If your wardrobe is not good enough to re-use, please take it to your nearest recycling centre. Wooden, MDF and chipboard wardrobes can be recycled in the timber skip. Other furniture should be put in the non-recyclable waste skip. If you are unable to take your furniture to your local recycling centre, you can book a bulky collection online.

If your washing machine is in good working order, you can donate it to a local reuse organisation. You can also take it to the Revive Leeds re-use shop at the Kirkstall or Seacroft recycling centre. If you are replacing a broken washing machine, the retailer supplying your new appliance should offer you a take back service. Alternatively, you can recycle your washing machine by taking it to your nearest recycling centre, where you can put it in the electrical container. If you are unable to do this, you can book a bulky waste collection online.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). There are a number of containers around Leeds for the collection of small electrical items such as irons, kettles, mobile phones etc. Site locations are listed below:

• Asda - Holt Park
• Asda - Kirkstall Road
• Co-op - Kippax
• Crusader PH - Garforth
• Factory Shop car park - Garforth
• Fox and Hounds PH - Bramhope
• Headingley Taps PH - Headingley
• Leeds University - Lifton Place 
• Morrisons - Harehills
• Morrisons - Hunslet
• Morrisons - Rothwell
• Morrisons - Kirkstall
• Morrisons - Morley
• Morrisons - Wetherby
• Rawdon library - Rawdon
• Sainsbury's - Colton
• Sainsbury's - Moor Allerton
• Sainsbury's - Otley
• Sainsbury's - White Rose Shopping Centre
• Street Lane LS27 7HX - Gildersome
• Waitrose, Green Road - Meanwood

Please see Glass (sheet)

Please take your windows to your nearest recycling centre and put them in the general waste container.

Please see Timber

Please see Garden Waste

Please donate unwanted balls of knitting wool to your local charity shop. Any old or damaged wool can be composted in your compost bin/heap.

With the exception of the shiny metallic and glitter varieties, wrapping paper can be recycled in your green bin. To find out if paper is recyclable try the scrunch test, paper that is recyclable stays in a ball when it is scrunched.

You can put writing paper into your green bin.