A - Z Guide

Select an option from the menus to see more information about a particular subject related to waste.

 

A

Aerosol cans

Air Conditioners

Aluminium (including foil)

Animals

Asbestos

 

B

Batteries

Books

Bottles (including tops)

Bubble wrap

Building materials (including bricks or rubble)

 

C

Cars

Cardboard

Cartridges

Cassette tapes

Cellophane

Ceramics

CDs

Chemicals (see hazardous waste)

Chemical drums (empty)

Cling wrap

Clothing

Computer system/parts

Contamination in the recycle bin

Corks

Concrete

 

D

Donating goods

 

E

 

Electronic waste (e-waste)

Envelopes

 

F

Fibreglass

Food waste

Fridges (see white goods)

Flares

Fluorescent tubes and bulbs (see hazardous waste)

 

G

Gas bottles/cylinders

Glass

Grass clippings

Green waste (garden waste)

 

H

Hazardous waste

Hypodermic needles

 

I

Ink cartridges (see cartridges)

 

J

Juice cartons

Junk mail

 

L

Lawn clippings (see green waste)

Light bulbs (see  hazardous waste)

 

M

Magazines (see paper)

Medicines

Metal

Milk cartons

Mobile phones batteries and accessories

Motor oil (see cars)

Motor oil containers

 

N

Nappies

Needles (see hypodermic needles)

Newspapers

 

O

Oil

Ovens

Oven proof glass (pyrex)

 

P

Paint

Paper

Plastic

Plastic bags

Polystyrene

Printer/toner cartridges (see cartridges)

 

R

Rechargeable batteries

RecycleWorld

 

S

Scrap metal

Shoes (see donating goods)

Sharps (see hypodermic needles)

Smoke alarms

Syringes (see hypodermic needles)

 

T

Telephone books

Televisions (see e-waste)

Textiles (see clothes)

Timber

Toner cartridges (see cartridges)

Tyres (see cars)

Toys (see donating goods)

 

V

Vacuum cleaner dust (see dust)

Vacuums (see donating goods)

Vegetable scraps (see food waste)

 

W

White goods (see scrap metal)

Wood (see timber)

 

X

X-rays

 

Y

Yoghurt containers

 

Z

Zip lock bags