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The A-Z below gives details about what you can and can t recycle our household waste recycling centers.
You can not eliminate industrial and commercial waste at recycling centers If you waste a business please see commercial waste our website Please check our tips on objects heavy.
Items deposited in Oxfordshire centers become the property of our contractor.
Please report abandoned vehicles to your district council so they can be collected and disposed of safely.
The aerosol cans of district councils in their kerbside collections normal household aerosols can be recycled in waste recycling centers by placing the CMR in wheeled bins on site.
District councils collect paper in their kerbside collections This can also be placed in the scrap containers in waste recycling centers for recycling.
These can not be accepted at one of the recycling centers Please contact Thames Valley Police for advice.
Only animal waste and litter of holding non-consumption of meat, pets are accepted for composting in waste recycling centers Waste can be placed loose in the container for green waste, where it will taken for composting district councils also collects garden waste for composting, use the links at the bottom of the page to learn more you can compost your bedding for pets at home.
Please do not place plastic bags in the green waste container.
If you want to make bagged animals and animal bedding on the site but do not want to turn into the green container, please place the bagged waste in the general waste container for disposal of small amounts cat litter and dog waste in plastic sealed bags can be placed in the container waste from livestock breeding, boarding, or with housing animals are not accepted.
You can eliminate asbestos-related cement Ardley, Redbridge and Pit Ten waste recycling centers, visit our asbestos page for more information.
bath suites can be deposited in our recycling centers These wastes come in 1,2,3 for our free pdf system 207kb Each item is counted separately toilets, sinks, tubs, etc., and we accept up three articles for free before loading.
Please remove all devices and accessories e g metal and plastic of the adjoining bathroom, these materials will be filed in other bins on site.
All district councils collect batteries in their collections of old car batteries solicitation may be removed at one of our waste recycling centers to deposit them in the appropriate container signed.
For safety transportation of car batteries on the site, please keep these separate your waste, you may bring to the recycling center.
You are able to locate your nearest recycling point of these batteries through recycling More site.
Some animal rescue centers accept duvets be reused as bedding for animals Find your local rescue center for animals rescue Directory.
Duvets and pillows can not be recycled should be placed in the container of waste in general if taken to a waste recycling center.
duvet covers, pillow cases, sheets and blankets can be put in the textile recycling container.
Please try to sell or give your bike before taking it to the waste recycling center locations bikes can be taken to repair and reuse understand.
Bicycles taken to Redbridge and Pit Recycling Centers Ten are collected by local charities Emmaus.
Bicycles taken to Alkerton Recycling Center are collected by Hub early intervention Banbury.
If they can not be reused bikes can be placed in the metal container for recycling waste in every granule centers.
local charity shops may be able to sell your old books if the books can not be reused, you can take them to your local recycling center and put in the bank paper for recycling.
Some district councils collect glass door in their collections, you can also place in the mixed glass bottle banks in our waste recycling centers.
We can accept items such as car batteries and tires of the family heads of motor oil in our waste recycling centers us Please contact us if you have other auto parts to eliminate.
The caravans are not accepted at a waste recycling centers Please contact a private waste management company licensed to pay for disposal.
Some district councils collect cardboard in their canvassing collections All types of cardboard clean household can be taken to a waste recycling centers for recycling.
Carpets can not be recycled due to the fabric blend that they contain, but they may be disposed to one of our waste recycling centers in the container of large objects.
Please try to reuse or to offer them to charity shops or community groups.
All district councils can accept cartons of paper-based beverages, normally used for juice or milk, as Tetra Pak for the collection, and some tips or district stores could lead banks where they can be taken .
Because of these clearance pathways, Tetrapaks can not be recycled at any recycling center for household waste Use the Recycle Now website to find recycling centers near you.
audio and VHS cassettes should be placed in the waste container in general to a waste recycling centers.
If you have unwanted CDs or DVDs first try to take them to your local charity shop.
Alternatively, some companies such as buy your old CDs and DVDs.
CDs and DVDs can be taken to a waste recycling center and put in the waste container in general.
We can accept small quantities of a range of household chemicals for recycling, reuse or safe disposal items such as bleach, liquid car antifreeze coolant, household cleaners, spirit white and paint remover can be placed in the area of hazardous waste while recycling center.
If possible, the chemicals must be in their original packaging, and visibly labeled Please also make sure that the lid is securely.
These can be placed in the debris container for recycling.
You can put your Christmas cards in the cardboard recycling bins in waste recycling centers Some supermarkets also offer bins to collect greeting cards after Christmas.
For more information on clinical waste collections or health please contact your local District Council.
Drugs can be taken to your local pharmacy for disposal and needles and syringes can be disposed of at the local pet medications surgery can be reduced to the surgery where they were issued or some pharmacies can accept.
We can not accept commercial waste to one of our recycling centers for household waste, please see commercial waste our website for details.
Computers, computer screens and printers waste, electrical and electronic equipment WEEE.
We accept a small number of personal computers and printers in waste recycling centers.
Make sure you have erased the hard drive of your computer that contains your personal data before removing the computer waste recycling center It is your responsibility to ensure that your personal data has been deleted If you take your computer to a repair shop, check that they guarantee their work against theft of data possible.
Once you have deleted personal data from your computer, you can take it to a waste recycling center and placed in the container Small WEEE for recycling.
CD computer and DVD can be put in the media banks Alkerton, Dix Pit, Drayton, Oakley Wood, Redbridge and Stanford household waste recycling centers, they can not currently be recycled Ardley HWRC Some charity shops accept empty case CD or DVD, because they can sell them in their stores.
floppies can not be recycled so can be put in the waste container in general.
Small amounts of cooking oil used can be absorbed in the newspaper or food and discarded in your food waste bin.
Pit Ten recycling center also accepts small amounts of the family heads of cooking oil.
If you have large amounts of cooking oil used, there are a number of companies operating waste cooking oil collection Use a phone directory or search engine to find companies that could collect oil for recycling Check with the environment Agency that any company you use is authorized to collect and transport the waste oil.
Because of the fiber used to manufacture cotton wool, it can not be recycled into new products Please put in your garbage or general waste container in a waste recycling center.
DIY waste, except Plasterboard householders is accepted in all seven of waste recycling centers in our 1,2,3 for free pdf system 207KB the first three elements are free and the following items are charged at 1 each up to a maximum of 10 or 13 items in total an example of an item is a rubble trash bag or a kitchen appliance.
Please note that the tilting mechanisms can not be used on the website bulk materials must be bagged to be shaken in containers.
These come under our 1,2,3 for free pdf system 207kb Each item is counted separately and we accept up to three articles for free before loading We can recycle metal and wooden doors to all our centers recycling waste plastic doors must be placed in the bulky hopper.
These come under our 1,2,3 for free pdf system 207kb Each item is counted separately and we accept up to three items for free, before loading.
We can recycle all electrical items in our waste recycling centers Please see our page on waste electrical and electronic equipment for more information.
Householders can dispose of used motor oil in one of our household waste recycling centers.
When will transport oil to a site, we advise you to keep it in its original containers, which are clearly labeled, so that site personnel can be sure of the proper way to dispose of further s' please do not bring the oil to the site of containers that can hold larger volumes of 10 liters, as larger containers can be difficult to empty the collection tank.
The explosives are not accepted at any waste recycling centers If you have any explosives, please contact the Thames Valley Police.
Ballots extinguishers may be accepted in waste recycling centers for security reasons, the handles should be firmly glued together or the safety pin must be in place of CO 2 types must be the pivot horn in place or mounted to closure plate.
Fireworks are not accepted in a waste recycling centers have questions disposal, please contact Trading Standards.
marine flares and flares are not accepted at a waste recycling centers If you have these types of items, please contact your local coastguard.
We accept a small number of fluorescent tubes heads of families only one of our waste recycling centers.
Food can be put in shopping carts for recycling - please consult our food waste food page for more information may be taken to waste recycling centers in small amounts, but can not be recycled, should be put in the waste container in general.
All waste recycling centers accept refrigerators and district councils householders freezers also offer a bulky waste collection service, which there may be fees Contact your local district council for details see the links at the bottom of the page please make sure all foods are removed from refrigerators and freezers before bringing them to waste recycling centers.
We can not accept commercial refrigerators or freezers at the recycling center and includes those from a commercial source.
Liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel and paraffin can not be accepted at a waste recycling centers you may like to contact your local garage to ask how to dispose of it, or contact a management company private waste and pay for disposal.
Please consider reusing furniture by offering it to charities or sale.
Used furniture in good condition can be taken to Pit Ten recycling center where it is given to Emmaus a plan that provides furniture for low income households.
You can also make a donation of furniture to local charities or advertising in newspapers and windows free ads newsstands Some nonprofit organizations accept used furniture.
Emmaus once OCVA on 01865 763698, based in Oxford, but can collect furniture throughout Oxfordshire.
Banbury and District CVS furniture store on 01295 267741.
Second Time Around on 01295 273599 07490 655955 A furniture restoration project that recycles and upcycles unwanted or given wooden furniture Their vision is training opportunities and volunteering to promote social inclusion and independence for adults and young people with learning disabilities open Monday to Friday 9th 30 hours to 17:00 Sat-Sun 18 units 10 to 4:19 p.m. Beaumont Close, Beaumont Industrial Estate, Banbury, OX16 1TG.
Charities often collect furniture for free - for example British Heart Foundation.
Bicester green reuse repairs wooden furniture Center for resale in the Sobell House Hospice side megastore Contact Emma on 07591 754787.
The wood or metal furniture can be recycled in the appropriate container furniture Other types must be placed in the container for bulky waste.
Your local district council may also be able to provide you a furniture collection service for disposal, please use the contact information at the bottom of the page.
Small amounts of hazardous waste from householders can be taken to the waste recycling centers and placed in stores of red chemicals where it will be treated and disposed of properly.
We recommend you take chemicals at site, they are kept in their original packaging and clearly labeled to ensure that site personnel are able to dispose of waste properly.
All districts have collections of green waste kerbside follow the links at the bottom of the page for more info All waste recycling centers will also accept garden waste up to 150 mm diameter for composting If you have large branches or tree stumps please throw in the wood container.
Please note that the customer must ensure that they can lift and carry their own items to their vehicles and containers.
Please empty the bags of yard waste in containers on site.
Please note - compostable or biodegradable bags can not be put in the containers because they do not decompose quickly enough composting facilities.
straw soiled animal litter hay from food not only animal meats, rabbit, for example.
electric garden mowers can be accepted in waste recycling centers in the container WEEE If managed in essence, it must be removed before visiting the site, such as fuels such as gasoline are not accepted .
old gas bottles can be returned to the retailer or supplier for the gas cylinders other than Calor Gas, you can call the Canadian Association of LP gas on 08457 626379 for advice for Calor gas bottles, please call 0800 662 663 and they tell you where the nearest Calor Gas Direct Outlet is.
Please do not place gas cylinders in your trash or in containers in our recycling centers for household waste HWRCs because they can explode if crushed our staff HWRCs show you the area where they can be securely stored prior to reuse.
Some district councils collect glass in their doorstep collections using check links at the bottom of the page.
We can also accept bottles and glass jars in our waste recycling centers Please take care when recycling glass and do not put your hands in the container because it may contain broken glass.
clean glass without the sheet metal or plastic can be fixed in the debris container for recycling.
These come under our 1,2,3 for free pdf system 207kb Each item is counted separately and we accept up to three articles for free before loading We can recycle metal and gutter drains all our waste recycling centers, but other materials should be placed in the waste container in general.
For more information on the disposal of waste gypsum please see the section of drywall.
We accept little hardcore in recycling centers householders waste in the container marked Rubble Please note that you can pay under our system to 1,2,3 free pdf 207kb for waste DIY.
tilting mechanisms can not be used on the website bulk materials must be bagged to be shaken in containers.
Please take care when hardcore and rubble recycling and consider using gloves to remove it from your car.
Appliances such as stoves, ovens, refrigerators and freezers can be taken to the waste recycling centers Please ask the site staff that these items should be placed for recycling.
Electric lawn mowers are considered as electrical and electronic equipment WEEE and can be recycled If you have a petrol lawn mower, please make sure the fuel tank is completely empty, and it can then be placed in the bin for recycling of scrap.
energy saving bulbs, fluorescent tubes and other bulbs, including old style filament bulbs can all be placed in the container fluorescent tubes in waste recycling centers for recycling.
You are able to locate your nearest point to recycle these bulbs on the site Recolight.
Mattresses can be taken to one of our waste recycling centers Unfortunately, because of the material mixture in a mattress, they can not be recycled, must be placed in a bulky object containers on If instead your mattress is still in good shape, you might consider bidding on.
There scrap banks each waste recycling center All metals, including canned and paper boxes should be placed in banks scrap for recycling Please ask the site staff if you do not know where to place your metal.
Please ensure that all gas cylinders are separated from the metal and placed in secure cages in household waste recycling centers.
There are many charities that raise money by collecting old mobile phones Otherwise, they can be placed in small containers available in all WEEE waste recycling centers for recycling.
Disposable diapers are not currently collected for recycling should be placed with your garbage in general or in the general waste bin at the recycling centers disposable diaper waste can take 500 years to decompose, and can up to 10 of all waste buried in landfills Oxfordshire we fund a trial pack of cloth diapers so parents can try to use these before buying them for more information see our actual page diapers.
Sharps including needles and syringes can not be accepted at a waste recycling centers If you do not have a safety box, please contact your local pharmacy for advice on how dispose.
Please see the engine oil, oil or other types of oil can not be accepted in waste recycling centers.
We can not accept oil tanks for disposal in household waste recycling centers because they can still contain some oil with a new one fitted When asked whether the company can remove the old for you and dispose of safely.
We can not accept liquid paint in the form of liquid wastes are prohibited from energy recovery Facility If you can use t or find a good home in the giving, you will need to harden before disposal.
You can buy a paint hardener or add sawdust, sand or earth tin and leave the lid until the paint becomes solid and dry please pierce the paint dries before take it to a waste recycling center to make sure it's fully cured.
If you have excess paint at home, try to use it up, you or give to friends or relatives or donate to a charity.
clean and dry cans can be thrown into the scrap banks at any waste recycling center, but plastic boxes or contaminated should be disposed there is a general loss jump on each site.
In the future, follow the instructions on the paint can before you buy to make sure you buy just the amount you need for a job.
Dulux is just one of the organizations that provide online calculators so you can work out how much paint you need before you buy.
Solvent-based paint, paint thinner and white spirit must be disposed of as hazardous waste chemicals see above.
All district councils collect paper in their collections canvassing see links at the top of the page.
In waste recycling centers that we have a mixed paper container that collects all types of shredded paper Please put paper into small bags so that it can pass through the narrow slits on the side of the container.
Telephone directories such as yellow or Thomson local directory pages can be recycled in some high door see links collection systems of the page to see if your doesn District Council does collect, you can take them to a center recycling or bring local bank instead, you can use the search postcode on the website recycle now to find the nearest one.
To save paper, you can cancel your home delivery phone book and look online instead of canceling Yellow Pages, call 671 444 0800 Freephone To cancel the local directory Thomsons, call 01252 390 990.
Please note laminated paper, paper used for paper, glitter or laminated packaging paper can not be recycled in any system - either in waste recycling centers or your local district council See the wrapping paper entry below for more details.
Plasterboard are not accepted in the skips of general waste at a waste recycling centers and must be recycled separately.
You can get clean without plaster tiles, foam or other material attached to Ardley, Pit or center Ten recycling Redbridge waste and deposit it in the bins provided for recycling Please note that you can pay under our system for free 1,2,3 pdf 207kb for DIY waste.
If you are unable to remove tiles, foam or other material of the plasterboard, you should contact a clean plasterboard skip hire company can not be accepted in waste recycling centers, to other materials would lead to loads discharged to the recycling facility.
There plastic bag recycling banks in most large supermarkets or at the door or other recycling banks Although most respectful option for the environment is to produce no waste in the first place Try to bring your own bags or buy a better quality bag you can reuse.
All district councils collect plastic in their doorstep collections using check links at the bottom of the page.
There are over 50 types of plastic, but only six are labeled plastics numbered 1 or 2 can be recycled in most recycling centers These wastes typically include plastic bottles and washed-out food containers More information, see this recycling plastic containers factsheet pdf 86KB.
Currently we can not find a viable market for the recycling of polystyrene, so at present it must be put into the waste container in general.
Kitchen utensils in good condition could be taken in a charity shop, pots and pans can be taken to a household waste recycling center and placed in the metal container for recycling.
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