This is our A-Z guide to help you recycle, reuse or dispose of different kinds of rubbish and other materials.
You can browse the list or search for a specific item by typing it into the Search box below. If you can't find an item, please email us at wasteminimisation@huntingdonshire.gov.uk - we will let you know how to dispose of it and add the item to the list.
Read the information about plastic resin codes before disposing of plastics.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Please make sure the aerosols are empty.
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Garden waste (green bin)
Straw and sawdust from small animals can go in the green garden bin loose, do not bag.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't add it to the garden collections or home compost, bag it up to minimise odour, and put it in the grey household waste bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Baking tins and trays at the end of their life, can be recycled if taken to the household recycling centre. If in good condition they can be taken to your local charity shop.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
They can also be disposed of in your grey refuse bin.
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Household recycling centre
Never put batteries in your wheeled bins as they are a fire hazard.
Most shops that sell household batteries have collection bins for used batteries. They can also be taken to your nearest household recycling centre.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. If in good condition, they can be taken to your local charity shop.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. These are also accepted at branches of Dunelm for recycling.
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Household recycling centre / Recycling bank
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Textiles use a lot of resources in their production, so they should remain in use for as long as possible. Even worn and damaged textiles can be recycled. Please mark as rags before placing in an ASTCO clothing bank or participating charity collection.
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Recycling (blue bin)
Metal and plastic biscuit tins are accepted.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Broken Pyrex-type glass or mirrors should be taken to the household recycling centre where they can be reused in hardcore and aggregate.
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Recycling (blue bin)
If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put broken glass bottles and jars go in the blue recycling bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. If they contain electricals/batteries, they should always be taken to the household recycling centre.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Many supermarkets currently offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Squash cans to save space.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Never place these in the kerbside collections as they are a fire hazard.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Vehicle tyres are not accepted. These should be taken to a garage to be disposed of responsibly.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. If you have a large amount of cardboard, you take can it to the household recycling centre.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Flatten cardboard boxes to save space. Large boxes can be flat packed and left next to your bin.
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Garden waste (green bin)
Small boxes can go in your green bin to reduce moisture.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Old carpets can only be recycled if you are fitting new carpets yourself.
You can also use the bulky waste collection (fee payable).
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Recycling (blue bin)
Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Flatten cartons to save space.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Wrap in a bag or newspaper to minimise odour.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Consider opting out of circulars.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't recycle or donate them, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Squash boxes to save space.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Please contact your local household recycling centre to check what chemicals are accepted.
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Recycling (blue bin)
If they are just made of card they can go in the blue recycling bin.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If they contain glitter and other embellishments or are foil covered, they will need to go in the grey household waste bin.
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Garden waste (green bin)
If the tree is taller than your bin, please chop it to the size of your bin. Please note a Garden Waste Subscription does need to be in place.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
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Recycling (blue bin)
Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Household recycling centre / Recycling bank
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Textiles use a lot of resources in their production, so they should remain in use for as long as possible. Even worn and damaged textiles can be recycled. Please mark as rags before placing in an ASTCO clothing bank or participating charity collection.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
Some can be placed in a home composting system. There are some dedicated collection services.
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Garden waste (green bin)
Mix with other garden waste. No hot ashes.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Re-use
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
Make sure data is removed.
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Re-use
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point. Make sure data is removed.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Put trigger sprays and pump dispenser tops in separately.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Don't pour cooking oil down the drain as it may cause a blockage. If you have a home composter you can put used cooking oil in it.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Natural corks can be added to home composting systems.
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Household waste (grey bin)You cannot put corn starch, compostable, degradable and biodegradable bags in the green garden waste bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Reduce: Consider reducing waste by using reusable earbuds such as Ear Pick.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Many supermarkets also offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
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Household recycling centre
Broken crockery should be taken to the household recycling centre where it can be reused in hardcore and aggregate. Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Crockery in good condition can be taken to your local charity shop.
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Household recycling centre / Recycling bank
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Textiles use a lot of resources in their production, so they should remain in use for as long as possible. Even worn and damaged textiles can be recycled. Please mark as rags before placing in an ASTCO clothing bank or participating charity collection.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Cutlery in good condition can be taken to your local charity shop.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household waste (grey bin)
Some of the larger coffee shop chains offer a recycling collection. Check out your local stores for more information.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take them to charity shops.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't take them to the household recycling centre or donate them to charity you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Please put cardboard and plastic egg boxes in the blue recycling bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Depending on their use and their current state, they may also be acceptable at some charity shops.
Re-use: Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Household recycling centre
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Recycling (blue bin)
Window envelopes are accepted
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Please place it with the wood for recycling.
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
Take large amounts to your local recycling centre. Find your nearest household recycling centre.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Clean foil only. Scrunch it into a ball, especially smaller pieces (ideally about the size of a tennis ball).
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Household waste (grey bin)
We are fully committed to continuing to providing residents with advice to help them minimise the amount of food waste they generate.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Garden waste (green bin)
We will collect small amounts of soil (for a medium-sized potted plant). Take larger amounts to a household recycling centre.
Japanese knotweed cannot be disposed of in your green bin or local household recycling centre.
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Broken glass bottles are accepted.
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Household recycling centre
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Broken glass jars are accepted.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Glassware in good condition can be taken to your local charity shop.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
If they are just made of card, they can go in the blue recycling bin.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If they contain glitter and other embellishments or are foil covered, they will need to go in the grey refuse bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Subject to construction and demolition policy.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.
Have you considered reusable alternatives? We offer discounts from selected providers.
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Recycle
Many supermarkets offer dedicated recycling points for soft flexible plastics.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Flatten cartons to save space.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Household recycling centre
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't dispose of them at the household recycling centre you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
Make sure knives are safely wrapped and cannot cause injury.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Kitchen roll tubes/inners can be put in the blue bin.
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Garden waste (green bin)
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Includes energy saving bulbs.
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Household recycling centre
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Loft insulation can only be taken to your local household recycling centre if you are reinsulating the loft yourself.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
Plastic containers can be rinsed and put in the blue recycling bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable).
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Pharmacy
Take unused medicines to your local pharmacy to be disposed of correctly.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Please hand these to a member of site staff who will put it in the hazardous waste storage box.
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Flatten cartons to save space.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. There are mobile phone recycling companies, some of which are linked to charities.
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Plastic containers can be rinsed and put in the blue recycling bin.
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Household recycling centre
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't dispose of them at the household recycling centre you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Have you considered reusable alternatives? We offer discounts from selected providers.
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Pharmacy / GP Surgery
Syringes, needles and other sharp instruments must be put in sharps boxes and disposed of via a pharmacy or GP surgery. DO NOT put them in your bin.
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
If they can be disassembled, the bubble wrap and the paper can be added separately into your recycling (blue bin).
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Household recycling centre (St Neots)
Please note that only the St Neots recycling centre accepts paint. Paint received at St Neots is collected for use by local charities, community groups, housing associations and individuals in social need.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Non-returnable pallets only.
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Household recycling centre
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Garden waste (green bin)
If used and not plastic lined, you can put them in the green garden waste bin.
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Recycling (blue bin)
If unused and not plastic lined, you can put them in the blue recycling bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
If plastic lined, put them in the grey household waste bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
You can also take pens to the recycling points available in Ryman stores.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Pesticides from households can be taken to your local household recycling centre. Please hand them directly to the site staff who will put them in the hazardous materials boxes.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
If free from dirt and grease then put in your blue recycling bin. Please scrape off all solid food scraps. If the box has a removable cardboard mat please put it in the garden waste (green) bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
If covered in grease, please put it in the garden waste bin. Please note a Garden Waste Subscription does need to be in place. Visit our website for home compost bin offers.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Plasterboard should be free from asbestos, foam, metal, plaster, polystyrene, rubble, tiles and wood.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Squash bottles to save space. Put lids back on to bottles before putting them into the blue bin.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Empty and clean plant pots (of any colour)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination.
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Household recycling centre
Put in the hardcore container at the household recycling centre.
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Household recycling centre
Take large amounts to your local household recycling centre.
From October 2023, polystyrene trays and containers are banned. We encourage businesses to use reusable alternatives where appropriate. However, if this is not appropriate, businesses can supply and sell single-use items made from other materials, such as wood or paper.
If you have any questions about what the new rules mean for your business, contact Plastics.Consultation@defra.gov.uk.
If you're aware of a business breaking the law, you can report them to Trading Standards.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Some supermarkets and the Refill Shop of Ikigai (St Ives) accept used printer cartridges for recycling.
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
We offer discounts from selected providers. Wrap in a plastic bag and tie it up to minimise odour.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take pans in good condition to charity shops.
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Garden waste (green bin)
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Household recycling centre
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Recycling (blue bin)
Rinse to help prevent contamination. Put the lid back on the bottle before putting in the blue bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. You can also take shoes in good condition to charity shops.
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Garden waste (green bin)
You can mix shredded paper in with your garden waste.
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you can't put shredded paper in your green garden waste bin, please put it in your grey household waste bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
Some charity shops take small electrical items.
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Household recycling centre
Turf is not accepted
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Household waste (grey bin)
Wrap in a plastic bag and tie up to minimise odour
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Garden waste (green bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
From October 2023, polystyrene trays and containers are banned. We encourage businesses to use reusable alternatives where appropriate. However, if this is not appropriate, businesses can supply and sell single-use items made from other materials, such as wood or paper.
If you have any questions about what the new rules mean for your business, contact Plastics.Consultation@defra.gov.uk.
If you're aware of a business breaking the law, you can report them to Trading Standards.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Metal and plastic sweet tins are accepted
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household waste (grey bin)
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable)
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre
You can put untreated wood in your green garden waste bin.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Please rinse to help prevent contamination. Squash tins to save space.
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Household waste (grey bin)
Put used tissues in the grey household waste bin to minimise infection risks.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Garden waste (green bin)
You can put unused tissues in the green garden waste bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
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Recycling (blue bin)
Some toothpaste tubes can be recycled through your kerbside collection. These are only just beginning to appear on the market - they must be clearly labelled for recycling at the kerbside and may state 'made from HDPE'.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Toothpaste boxes can be put in the blue recycling bin.
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Recycle
Plastic toothpaste tubes can be recycled through collection points such as Terracycle.
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Household recycling centre
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Garden waste (green bin)
We can only accept untreated wood only - no nails, paint or varnish.
Treated wood can be recycling at your local household recycling centre.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre. Vapes can be recycled if taken to the household recycling centre.
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Household waste (grey bin)
The retailer may have a collection scheme. They can go in home compost systems but not in green garden waste bins.
If you don't have a home compost bin and the retailer does not have a collection scheme, they will need to go in the grey household waste bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre
Some charity shops will accept videotapes
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you cannot dispose of them at the household recycling centre, you can put them in your grey household waste bin.
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Household recycling centre
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you cannot dispose of it at the household recycling centre, you can put it in your grey household waste bin.
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Recycle
Water filters can be taken to certain shops for recycling. To find your nearest participating shop visit the BRITA website.
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Household waste (grey bin)
If you cannot recycle your water filter, please put it in the grey household waste bin.
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Household recycling centre
Find your nearest household recycling centre
Consider reuse options such as selling, donating or recycling - find your nearest electrical recycling point.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service (fee payable)
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Household recycling centre
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Recycling (blue bin)
Please put paper-based wrapping paper in the blue recycling bin.
- If you cannot do the preferred option please see alternative options below:
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Household waste (grey bin)
Please put foil-based wrapping paper and any with embellishments, such as glitter, in the grey household waste bin.
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Recycling (blue bin)
Please rinse to help prevent contamination