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Find your local recycling sites

This section provides links to information about the recycling sites in your nearest town or village.

Please read about the types of materials you can recycle, then view the Recycling centres page to find the recycling site nearest to you.

Glass

Glass needs to be colour-segregated into green, clear and brown glass. Any unusual colours can be placed in the green glass bank. 

Please remove lids and wash before depositing your bottles and jars. 

Please note we cannot accept window panes, Pyrex-ware and spectacles.

Cans

You can recycle all food and drink cans. Please wash and squash before placing them in the recycling banks.

Paper/card

All types of paper and cardboard can be recycled, including

• window envelopes
• junk mail
• directories
• newspapers and magazines
• cardboard. 

Cardboard needs to be flat-packed for placing in the banks.

We cannot accept drink cartons due to the wax lining.

Textiles

All clothing, shoes and soft toys can be placed in these banks.

If the items are in good condition then they will be re-sold in charity shops.

If they are not in good condition they will be re-used in upholstery and other similar uses.

Plastic bottles

We accept plastics at our banks from Monday 11 April 2005.

We can only accept plastic bottles at our recycling banks. We are unable to currently recycle yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic bags and food trays.

However, plastic bags can be recycled at some supermarkets including Tesco and Sainsbury's.

Please remove bottle lids (as this is a different type of plastic), wash and squash.