| Item |
Suggestion |
Notes |
| Aluminium foil and trays |
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 |
| This can now be put into the Household recycling bin, cleaned
and scrunched up. |
|
| Batteries (household) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre, Reading |
| Sainsbury's have announced a Freepost battery recycling scheme.
Freepost envelopes are available at their stores. |
| Bicycles |
Take to a secondhand shop |
|
| The scrap metal container at the Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Blankets |
Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
| Books |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Bric-a-brac |
Sue Ryder Care, Emmer Green |
|
| Cans (beer) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Cans (fizzy drink) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Cardboard |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Cardboard (torn up) |
Compost |
|
| Carpet |
Civic Amenity 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 Civic Amenity 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
in January and February |
Visit www.reading.gov.uk or check the local press for details |
| Clothing |
Civic Amenity 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. |
| Cookers |
Many shops and stores will take these in exchange. |
|
| Civic Amenity 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. |
| DIY waste |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
Householders only |
| Drinks cartons |
Household landfill waste bin |
|
| Egg shells |
Compost |
|
| Electrical items |
Civic Amenity 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 |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Envelopes (paper) |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Envelopes (padded or plastic) |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
|
| Fluorescent Tubes |
Civic Amenity 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) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre, Reading |
| Highdown School recycling bank, Surley Row |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Reading Golf Club, Kidmore End Road |
| Glass (sheet glass, such as windows) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Ink cartridges |
Emmer Green Primary school |
|
| Junk mail |
Household recycling bin |
To stop receiving junk mail, register with the Mailing Preference
Service on 0845 703 4599 |
| Kitchen waste (not cooked food or fat) |
Compost |
|
| Light bulbs |
Household landfill waste (grey) bin |
Use long-life, energy saving bulbs |
| Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
| Magazines |
Household recycling bin |
|
| Medicines |
Return unwanted/unused prescription medicines to your pharmacist
or doctor for safe disposal |
|
| Mobile phones |
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 |
Civic Amenity 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 Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
| Paint |
Disposal at Civic Amenity site, Island Road. |
|
| Several charities collect tins of usable surplus paint. |
We would be interested to know of any participating charities |
| Paper (computer paper) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Paper (torn up) |
Compost |
|
| Paper (writing paper, envelopes, flour bags,
sugar bags) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
|
| Civic Centre |
| Milestone Centre recycling bank |
| Household recycling bin |
| Plastic bottles |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
Remove tops from bottles and put into the Household
landfill waste (grey) bin |
| Household recycling bin |
| Plastic carrier bags |
Tesco, Henley-on-Thames
Tesco, Kings Meadow, Reading |
|
| Plastic ("hard" plastic) |
|
Unlike the plastic used for bottles, recycling this type of plastic
is not considered cost-effective at present |
| Shoes |
Civic Amenity 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 |
|
| Tins (food) |
Civic Amenity site, Island Road |
Rinse to avoid attracting flies or wasps |
| Household recycling bin |
| Tins (pet food) |
Civic Amenity 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) |
Civic Amenity 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 Civic Amenity
site, Island Road |
|
| Tyres / Inner tubes |
Civic Amenity 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 |
|
| Yellow Pages |
Household recycling bin |
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