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Preston City Council Neighbourhood Services
A to Z Recyclables - What you can do at home
Aerosols	Damage to ozone layer if contents CFC. Please avid purchase where possible.
Aluminium	Recycle in yellow lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site
cans/foil	or Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC).
Asbestos	Can not be recycled or disposed off with normal rubbish.
	Special removal arrangement can be made with Preston City Council.
Ash	Small amounts of ash or cinders from an open fire can help to keep slugs and snails off your vegetable patch. It can be sprinkled around your garden or into your compost heap.
Batteries (car)	Over 90% of UK car batteries are recycled.
	Take to HWRC or ask your local garage if they can recycle for you.
Batteries (household)	Take to:
	Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)
	LCC, Cross Street near Winkley Square, Preston
	PCC, Argyle Road, Preston
	Send it to school with your children, if their school is running a fundraising scheme for batteries.
Books	Take to charity shops for re-use.
Bric-a-brac	Take to charity shop for re-use or car boot sale.
Bulky waste	Bulky waste can be fridges, freezers, televisions, beds or wardrobes etc.
	Furniture Re-use network (FRN) repair domestic appliances and pass over low-income families across the UK www.frn.org.uk. These companies work on behalf of FRN in Preston
	Guild Initiative For Furniture (01772 716572
	Electrical & Electrical Recycling (01772 814418)
	Contact PCC for free bulky waste collection
	International Aid (see Mobile Phones).
Bicycles	The Pedal Power project of Furniture Matter repairs and recycles bikes. Lancaster (01524 426622)
Cans	Recycle in the yellow lidded blue box or take it to nearest recycling site or HWRC
Cardboard	Recycle in red lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site or HWRC.
Cards	Recycle in red lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site or HWRC.
CDs & DVD's	Use as a drinks coaster
	Sell it to a record shop
	Donate it to a charity shop
Christmas Cards	Recycle in red lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site or HWRC.
Cars	Check the yellow pages to be used for scrap materials.
Cling film	Try to avoid as it is non-recyclable and difficult to re-use.
Cloths	Recycle in the blue box, please check your recycling calendar to see which box to put it in.
Coins	Take to Oxfam charity shops.
Computers	Visit Computer Swap shop web site to recycle your old computers/hardware's. www.seedsforchange.org.uk/comp swap.
	Preston Recycling offers computers and old electronic equipment recycling (01772 654321), www.recycling.co.uk
Cookers	See bulky waste.
Food waste	Use Green Kitchen bin for food waste composting. (see your calendar to see if this service is available in your area).
	Compost your uncooked food waste in your compost heap or in a compost bin. Order a free compost bin with LCC. Larger compost bins available for schools and charity/voluntary organisations. Compost bin order line 0845 6588550
Fridges and freezers	See bulky waste.
	International Aid: (see Mobile Phones)
Furniture	See bulky waste.
Garden waste	Garden waste is collected fortnightly from brown bins provided by PCC. If you would like to join the brown bin scheme, please contact us.
	Compost your garden waste in your own compost heap. (also see Food waste)
Gas Cylinders	Take to HWRC for re-use.
Glass bottles and jars	Recycle in yellow lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site or HWRC.
Hardcore/rubble	Take to HWRC for re-use.
Junk Mail	Limit junk mail by applying to Mailing Preference Services (MPS), DMA House, 70 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8SS
	MPS Registration line - 0845 703 4599, www.mpsonline.org.uk
Large electrical appliances	See bulky waste.
Printing Cartridges	International Aid (see Mobile Phones).
Light bulbs	Try switching to low energy alternatives which save you money in the long term and create less waste.
Medals	Oxfam charity shops only.
Medicines	Unwanted/unused prescription medicines - look out for special collection bins in your local pharmacy or return to doctors.
Mobile Phones	International Aid: Collects all sorts of items, sell it at their charity shop in UK or send it abroad for charitable purposes. 01772 611000 (International Aid Trust)
Nappies	Cottontails Nappy Laundry Services delivers freshly laundered pure cotton nappies to your door each week. 01772 712767 (Lancashire Real Nappy Network)
Paper	Recycle in yellow lidded blue box.
	Schools can arrange a free collection with PCC, Amy Troner 01772 906267
Plastic bags	Try to avoid - use a strong cotton shopping bag or re-use for bin liners etc.
	Some stores recycle plastic bags such as Sainsbury's
Plastic bottles	Recycle in red lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site or HWRC.
Play materials	Clean unwanted scrap for use as art materials for schools, can be donated to Education For Greener Future. 01772 752930 www.greenerfuture.com
Sewing Machines	Can be re-used by Tools for Self Reliance, they refurbish and ship tools to Africa.
	Ring 023 80869697 for your nearest collection point.
Shoes	All charity shops and textile bank.
Small electrical appliances	Take to HWRC for re-use
Stamps	Take to Oxfam Charity shops only.
Telephone directories	Recycle in yellow lidded blue box or take to the nearest recycling site or HWRC.
Textiles	See clothes
Tights	Re-use for staking garden plants
Tools	Can be re-use by Tools for Self Reliance, they refurbish and ship tools to Africa.
	Ring 023 80869697 for your nearest collection point.
Trees	Take to any HWRC for composting.
	Branches not bigger than your wrist can be put in brown bin.
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