| Item |
Suggestion |
Notes |
| Aluminium foil and trays (washed) |
Foil Bank at Headley Road car park in Woodley |
A scheme run by Wokingham District Council. Funds
raised go to MENCAP. |
| Foil Banks at Tesco and Sainsbury in Wokingham |
| Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Do not put into the Household recycling bin. |
| Batteries (household) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre, Reading |
V & I Hardware, Emmer Green (Cavendish Rd), arranged by Caversham
Globe.
|
| Retail outlets selling batteries. |
From 1st February 2010, all outlets which sell more than 32 kilos
of batteries per annum are required to have a collection point
for used batteries. |
| Bicycles |
Take to a secondhand shop |
|
| The scrap metal container at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Blankets |
Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
| Books |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Charity shops |
| Bric-a-brac |
Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
| Cans (beer) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Cans (fizzy drink) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Cardboard |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Cardboard (scrunched) |
Compost |
|
| Carpet |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Car batteries |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Cars |
RBC operates a vehicle surrender scheme. Call 0800 626540 for
details. |
|
| Catalogues |
Household recycling bin |
|
| CDs |
Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
Outside Morrison's supermarket,
Basingstoke Road, Reading |
|
| Cereal packets |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Chemicals |
Household, DIY and garden chemicals (from households only) are
accepted at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Please call 01235 844534 before delivery to ensure sufficient
space is available in the containers at the site |
| Christmas cards |
Support the Woodland Trust scheme and help to raise money for
charity. Special Christmas card recycling bins will be in place
across the
UK mainland
throughout
January
at WHSmith,
Tesco,
TK
Maxx and
Marks & Spencer. |
|
| Christmas trees |
Recycling takes place at a variety of locations around Reading,
including Clayfield Copse car park, in January and February. |
Visit www.reading.gov.uk or check the local press for details |
| Clothing |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Banks at these sites are managed by Charity organisations.
Clothing should be clean and in bags. |
| Highdown School recycling bank, Surley Row |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
| Computers |
Reboot - Berkshire Scout Enterprises.
Email : reboot@bsel.org.uk or
Tel: 0118 9886448
to arrange collection from addresses in the Reading area. |
A charity working with the long term unemployed. Computers are
refurbished and used for IT training and job search. |
| Computer
Aid |
Old computer hardware is refurbished and sent to projects in
developing companies. Mainly suitable for business, but they will
accept from individuals as well. |
| Computer monitors |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Cookers |
Many shops and stores will take these in exchange. |
|
| Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road. |
RBC will collect - 2 free collections a year for senior citizens,
but a small fee is charged to others.
Call 0800 834035. |
| Cooking oil |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road. |
Turned into waste energy for making electricity. |
| DIY waste |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Householders only |
| Drinks cartons (Tetrapaks) |
Milestone Centre recycling bank |
|
| Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
| Egg shells |
Compost |
Rinse first to avoid attracting rats |
| Electrical items |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Use the container supplied (WEEE- Waste, Electrical and Electronic
Equipment) |
Christian Community Action.
Email: warehouse@ccam.org.uk
Tel: 0870 2402187 |
|
| Engine oil |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Envelopes (paper) |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Envelopes (padded or plastic) |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
|
| Fluorescent Tubes |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Food Waste |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin, securely tied up in a plastic
bag or in a bin liner. |
For tips on how to waste less food, including storage ideas and
recipes, visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com. |
| Freezers |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Furniture |
Christian Community Action.
Email: warehouse@ccam.org.uk
Tel:
0870 2402187 |
|
| Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
RBC will collect - 2 free collections a year for senior citizens,
but a small fee is charged to others.
Call 0800 834035. |
|
| Garden tools |
Care Cultural Integration.
Email Peter Sentenga: cciltd2005@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 0118 3767575
|
|
| Garden waste |
Household Green Garden Waste bin |
|
| Compost |
|
| Gas bottles and Cylinders |
Return to the original supplier |
|
| Dispose of through an approved company |
See Yellow Pages |
| Glass bottles (all colours) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre, Reading |
| Highdown School recycling bank, Surley Row |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Reading Golf Club, Kidmore End Road |
| Next to Tesco on Buckingham Drive |
| Glass (sheet glass, such as windows) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Junk mail |
Household recycling bin |
To stop receiving junk mail, register with the Mailing Preference
Service on 0845 703 4599, write to Freepost 22, London W1E 7EZ
or visit www.mpsonline.org.uk. |
| Kitchen waste (not cooked food or fat) |
Compost |
|
| Large appliances |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Light bulbs |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
Use long-life, energy saving bulbs |
| Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
| Magazines |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Medicines |
Return unwanted/unused prescription medicines to your pharmacist
or doctor for safe disposal |
|
| Mobile phones |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
| Oxfam, 12 Prospect Street, Caversham |
Can also be sent to Oxfam by Freepost. Click here for
details |
| Phones For Safety |
Old phones will be reconfigured to dial 999 only and donated
to victims of domestic violence |
| Nappies |
|
Consider using Real nappies. Check out Ready Wraps, Reading's
local real nappy project, by calling 0118 9390159 or visiting www.reading2020.org.uk/readywraps |
| Newspapers |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Oil (from vehicles) |
Oil banks at Tesco and Morrisons |
For small amounts (up to 5 gallons or 25 litres)
from householders only. |
| Oil banks at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
| Paint |
Disposal at Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road. |
|
| Several charities collect tins of usable surplus paint. |
We would be interested to know of any participating charities |
| Paper (computer paper) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Paper (torn up or shredded) |
Compost |
|
| Paper, wrapping |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
Some types can be put into the Household recycling bin. Check
for any printed instructions. |
| Paper (writing paper, envelopes, flour bags,
sugar bags) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Plastic bottles |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Remove tops from bottles and put these into the household
landfill waste (grey) bin, NOT into the household recycling
(red) bin. |
| Household recycling bin |
| Plastic carrier bags |
Tesco, Henley-on-Thames
Tesco, Kings Meadow, Reading
Sainsbury's, Broad Street, Reading. |
Other supermarkets may now operate similar schemes. Please contact
us with details.
Please do not put plastic carrier bags into the household recycling
(red) bin,
especially with the purpose of putting recycling waste inside them. They can
become caught up in machinery at the recycling centre. |
| Plastic ("hard" plastic, bottle tops, margarine
tubs, plastic food trays, yoghurt pots) |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
Unlike the plastic used for bottles, recycling this type of plastic
is not considered cost-effective at present.
Please do not put into the Household recycling
(red) bin. Some soft butter tubs might appear to be made of cardboard,
but this is a pseudo cardboard and cannot be recycled.
|
| Polystyrene |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
| Printer ink cartridges |
Emmer Green Primary school |
|
| Refrigerators |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Shoes |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Banks at these sites are managed by Charity organisations |
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
| Spectacles |
Vision Aid Overseas |
Might be collected by your optician, or post to:
Vision Aid Overseas,
12 The Bell Centre,
Newton Road,
Manor Royal,
Crawley,
RH10 9FZ |
| Tea leaves |
Compost |
|
| Telephone Directories |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Textiles |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
|
| Tins (food) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Tins (pet food) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Tools (hand) |
"Tools for Self Reliance" charity |
For details, visit www.tfsr.org |
| Tools (powered) |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
For powered tools not PAT tested, and which therefore cannot
be sold on. |
| Toys and Games |
Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
Non-electric |
| Trees |
Branches up to 100mm in the Household Green Garden Waste bin |
|
| Branches larger than 100mm, cut up and take to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre
site, Island Road |
|
| Tyres / Inner tubes |
Household Waste and Recycling Centre site, Island Road |
Small numbers (householders only) |
| Used postage stamps |
Various charities will accept these |
One suggestion is to send to the following address :
Posted! Stamps
for Charities
Education Distribution Services
FREEPOST FPN
772 Castle Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 3RL
|
| Videos |
Outside Morrison's supermarket,
Basingstoke Road, Reading |
Do not put into the Household recycling bin. |
| Yellow Pages |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Yoghurt pots |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
Do not put into the Household recycling bin. |
