Places where items can be Recycled
Green Box, Black Box, Recycling Banks (e.g. Sainsburys, Co-op), Compost BinLocations of Recycling Banks throughout Wyre Forest District
Places where items can be Disposed of
Wheelie Bin, Civic Amenity Site (Tip)Places where items can be Reused
Charity Shop, Lifestyles (A Worcester based charity which helps disabled people gain work experience and develop skills. They recycle computers and dispose of non-recyclable items in an environmentally friendly manner.)Recycling Plastic
We are currently only able to recycle plastic bottles which display either the logos shown below (a number 1 or 2 in a triangle) or the codes PET or HDPEA-Z Listing
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Recommended way to Recycle or Dispose of everyday items: |
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Aerosol cans |
- green box |
(deodorant etc) |
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Aluminium foil |
- green box |
(clean only) |
B |
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Batteries |
- wheelie bin |
(domestic) |
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Beer packaging |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
- thick cardboard |
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Bikes |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
- scrap metal skip |
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Bleach bottles |
- green box |
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Blister packs |
- wheelie bin |
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Books |
- charity shop |
(paperback or hardback) - we can’t take these on the kerbside scheme |
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Bottle tops |
- wheelie bin |
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Bottles |
- green box |
both glass and plastic |
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Brochures |
- black box |
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Bubble Wrap |
- wheelie bin |
try reusing it |
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Butter/Margarine tubs |
- wheelie bin |
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C |
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Cans |
- green box |
(food and drink - clean only) |
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Car Batteries |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
(battery box at tip) |
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Cardboard |
- black box |
- non-corrugated |
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Cards |
- black box |
(Christmas, birthday etc.) |
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Carrier bags |
- recycling bank |
recycling banks at: Sainsburys, Tesco and Safeway or purchase a reusable bag |
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Cartons |
- wheelie bin |
(milk or fruit) |
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Catalogues |
- black box |
(e.g. Argos) |
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Cellophane |
- wheelie bin |
there is currently nowhere to recycle this |
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Cereal boxes |
- black box |
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Christmas trees |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
green waste skip |
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Cling film |
- wheelie bin |
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Clothes |
- black box |
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Coins |
- charity shop |
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Computers |
- Lifestyles |
(01905) 756067 |
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Conditioner bottles |
- green box |
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Corks |
- compost bin |
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Corrugated cardboard |
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Crisp packets |
- wheelie bin |
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Curtains |
- charity shop |
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D |
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Deodorant cans |
- green box |
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Deodorant sticks/roll-on |
- wheelie bin |
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Drinks bottles |
- green box |
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Duvet covers |
- black box |
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Duvets |
- charity shop |
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E |
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Egg boxes |
- compost bin |
we are unable to take these on the kerbside scheme |
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Envelopes |
- black box |
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Fabric conditioner bottles |
- green box |
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Fluorescent tubes |
- DIY shop |
Try taking these to DIY stores who may be able to dispose of them for you when you purchase a new one |
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Foil food trays |
- green box |
MUST BE CLEAN! |
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Food tins |
- green box |
clean only |
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Food trays |
- wheelie bin |
(plastic) |
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Fruit |
- compost bin |
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Fruit juice cartons |
- wheelie bin |
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Fruit punnets |
- wheelie bin |
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G |
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Garden tools |
- charity shop |
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Garden waste |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
green waste skip |
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Glass Bottles |
- green box |
(except milk) |
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Glass Jars – |
- green box |
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Glasses |
- charity shop |
(drinks) |
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Hardback books |
- charity shop |
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I |
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Ice cream tubs |
- wheelie bin |
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Ink jet cartridges |
- charitable organisation |
take to one of the charitable organisations that are collecting them |
J |
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Jiffy Bags |
- wheelie bin |
or reuse |
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Juice Cartons |
- wheelie bin |
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Junk Mail |
- black box |
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K |
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L |
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Light bulbs |
- wheelie bin |
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M |
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Magazines |
- black box |
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Meat |
- wheelie bin |
leftovers - double wrapped and put in wheelie bin |
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Meat trays |
- wheelie bin |
plastic and polystyrene |
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Medicine bottles and unwanted medicine |
- take back to pharmacy |
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Milk bottles |
- return to milkman |
glass |
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Milk bottles (plastic) |
- green box |
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Mobile phones |
- charity shop |
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N |
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Nappies |
- wheelie bin |
sluice them, double wrap and put into wheelie bin |
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Newspaper |
- black box |
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O |
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Oil (engine) |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
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Orange Juice cartons |
- wheelie bin |
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P |
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Paint |
- civic amenity site (tip) |
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Paper |
- black box |
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Pet food pouches |
- wheelie bin |
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Pet food tins |
- green box |
clean only |
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Pillow cases |
- black box |
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Pillows |
- charity shop |
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Plant pots |
- wheelie bin |
reuse |
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Plastic food trays |
- wheelie bin |
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Polystyrene |
- wheelie bin |
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Pyrex dishes |
- charity shop |
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Q |
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Quilt covers |
- black box |
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Quilts |
- charity shop |
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R |
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Ready meal trays |
- wheelie bin |
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S |
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Shampoo bottles |
- green box |
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Shoes |
- charity shop |
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Shower Gel Bottles |
- green box |
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Shredded Paper |
- black box |
please put into a paper envelope |
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Soap bottles |
- green box |
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Spectacles |
- take back to opticians |
opticians can send abroad |
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Strawberry and other fruit punnets |
- wheelie bin |
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Sweet wrappers |
- wheelie bin |
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T |
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Telephone directories |
- black box |
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Tights |
- wheelie bin |
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Toothpaste tubes |
- wheelie bin |
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Towels |
- black box |
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Toys |
- charity shop |
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U |
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Underwear |
- wheelie bin |
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V |
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Vegetables and peelings |
- compost bin |
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Vending cups |
- wheelie bin |
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Videos |
- charity shop |
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W |
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Wallpaper |
- wheelie bin |
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Washing powder boxes |
- civic amenity site (if corrugated) |
take to cardboard skip |
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Washing up liquid bottles |
- green box |
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Windows |
- wheelie bin |
general waste skip |
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Wrapping Paper |
- wheelie bin |
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Y |
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Yellow pages |
- black box |
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Yoghurt pots |
- wheelie bin |
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