Recycling, rubbish and waste

Recycling

What can I recycle?

Your A-Z of recyclables

Batteries

Household and car batteries can be taken to:

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Books, CD's and cassettes

Books, CD's, DVD's and cassette can be taken to:

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Building materials

P Building materials can be to:

Yes No
Bricks, rubble Asbestos-containing materials
Concrete, soil Plaster

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Bulky waste collections

Large items such as furniture can be collected from your doorstep by one of our recycling teams.  

Each household can request up to three collections per year at a cost of £6 per collection, with up to eight individual items collected on each occasion.

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Cardboard

Cardboard can be taken to:

Yes No
Cardboard boxes Cardboard containing food residue

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Carrier bags

Carrier bags can be taken to:

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Cartons

Cartons can be taken to:

Yes No
Tetra-pak cardboard cartons Yoghurt cartons

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Catalogues

Catalogues can be taken to:

 

Clothes and textiles

Clothes and other textiles can be taken to:

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Computer equipment

Computer equipment can be taken to:

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Electrical goods

Electricals can be taken to:

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Fluorescent tubes & low energy lightbulbs

Fluorescent tubes & low energy lightbulbs can be taken to:

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Garden waste

Garden waste can be collected from:

Yes No
Grass cuttings, leaves Carrier bags
House plants Garden ornaments
Cut flowers Stones
Weeds  
Twigs and branches  

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Glass

Glass bottles and jars of any colour can be collected from:

Yes No
Glass bottles Window panes
Glass jars Lightbulbs

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Greetings cards

Any greeting cards (except those with glitter, plastic or batteries) can be taken to:

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Ink cartridges

Recycle your old ink cartridges and help Oxfam to raise vital funds for their work in over 80 countries around the world. It's really simple to arrange.

There are three ways to donate your cartridges:

  1. If you're donating fewer than 20 cartridges, simply send them in a jiffy bag, FREEPOST, to:

      Oxfam Recycle Scheme
      Freepost LON16281
      London
      WC1N 3BR

    Order some recycle bags

  2. If you're donating more than 20 cartridges, please call 0870 752 0999 to arrange a free courier collection.

  3. Or simply take your cartridges to any Oxfam shop (find an Oxfam shop near you)

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Junk mail

Junk mail can be collected from:

Are you sick of receiving Junk Mail? Find out how to stop it.

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Metal food and drink cans

Metal food and drink cans can be collected from:

Yes No
Steel food & drinks cans Bottle tops
Aluminium cans Metal lids
Aerosol cans Paint tins

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Mobile phones

Recycle your mobile phone and help Oxfam to raise vital funds for their work in over 80 countries around the world. It's really simple to arrange.

There are three ways to donate your phone:

  1. If you're donating fewer than 20 phones, simply send them in a jiffy bag, FREEPOST, to:

      Oxfam Recycle Scheme
      Freepost LON16281
      London
      WC1N 3BR

    Order some recycle bags

  2. If you're donating more than 20 phones, please call 0870 752 0999 to arrange a free courier collection.

  3. Or simply take your mobiles to any Oxfam shop (find an Oxfam shop near you)

 

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Oil

Oil can be collected from:

Yes No
Engine oil Cooking oil, paraffin, oil based paints

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Paper

Paper can be collected from:

Yes No
Newspapers & magazines Wrapping paper
White & coloured paper Cardboard
Envelopes Plastic windows from envelopes
White telephone directories  

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Plastics

Plastics can be collected from:

Yes No
Mixed plastics and polystyrene Plastic wrapping
Garden furniture Clingfilm
PVC pipes  

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Plastic bottles

Drinks bottles and coloured plastic bottles can be taken to:

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Shoes

Shoes and trainers can be taken to:

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Wood and timber

Wood and timber can be taken to:

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Yellow pages

Yellow pages can be taken to:

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