What you can recycle and where?
When it comes to recycling the possibilities really are endless. At Household Waste Recycling Centres (formerly known as “the tip”) you can recycle a wide range of materials. Items that can be taken to these centres across the district are:-
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Automotive
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Used engine oil
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Car batteries
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Tyres |
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Electrical
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Fridges and freezers
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Batteries
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Telecoms and computers
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Small appliances
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Large appliances
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Fluorescent tubes
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Low energy bulbs
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TVs and monitors
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Mobile phones
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Garden Waste
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Leaves and flowers
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Grass and weeds
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Tree bark
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Pruned branches
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Clippings and twigs |
- These materials can be recycled at all our recycling centres
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Glass
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Metals
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Food and drink cans
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Aluminium cans
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Steel cans
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Aerosols
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Foil
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Scrap metal
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Large tins |
- These materials can be recycled at all our recycling centres
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Other recyclables
- Furniture
- Boxed Tapes and discs
- Records
- Printer cartridges
- Gas bottles
- Wood and timber
- Bicycles
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Tapes and discs cannot be taken to the Ferrybridge, Fitzwilliam and South Kirkby recycling centres
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Records can only be taken to the Castleford Recycling Centre
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Printer cartridges can only be taken to Wakefield Household Recycling Centre
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Bicycles can only be taken to Wakefield and Castelford Recycling Centres |
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Paint
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Paper
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News and magazines
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Cardboard
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Telephone directories
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Mixed paper & card
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Corrugated cardboard
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Books |
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Plastics
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Textiles
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Shoes
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Mixed textiles and clothes
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Mixed textiles and clothes can only be recycled at Wakefield, Castleford, Ossett and South Elmsall Recycling Centres.
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Shoes can only be recycled at Wakefield, Fitzwilliam and Ossett Recycling Centre
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Carpets can only be recycled at Wakefield, Castleford and Ossett Recycling Centres. |
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Non recyclables |
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Household Waste
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- These materials can be accepted at all our recycling centres but cannot be recycled at present.
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Household Hazardous Waste
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