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Welcome to the A to Z of Recycling in Erewash – An online database of recycling information
Below you will find some of the most common things that make there way to landfill but can easily be recycled. There are also some alternatives that you may have not thought about such as Real Nappies, Freecycle and the Salcare furniture project.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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Aerosols - can be placed in your green bags/blue bins for recycling but please make sure they are empty first. Alternatively you may dispose of them at one of our recycling Bring Sites which are dotted around the borough. Please see the link below for more information.
Aluminium & Steel Cans - These can be placed for your kerbside collection or taken to one of our recycling sites.
Aluminium Foil - Milk bottle tops, food containers and clean baking foil can be placed in the Green bags/Blue bins.
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Baby items - may be taken to textile banks at one of our recycling sites. Alternatively why not take them to a local charity or place them on Freecycle?
Batteries - We have recently introduced containers at both town halls and all leisure centres where you can place your used household batteries.
Which batteries can I recycle?
- All AAA and AA cells
- Sizes C and D
- Button batteries (e.g. watch or hearing aid batteries)
- Mobile phone batteries
- Laptop batteries
- Power tool batteries
We can also accept rechargeable batteries.
Bottles – Glass & plastic bottles may be placed in your green bags/blue bin or taken to one of our 17 recycling bring sites. Alternatively try using returnable glass milk bottles through a doorstep delivery service. Some dairies also deliver soft drinks and bottled water in returnable bottles.
Bric-a-brac – Charity shops will always welcome good quality bric-a-brac. If you have a sufficient quantity, why not try a car boot sale or jumble sale, you could make a profit whilst recycling. Alternatively try visiting www.freecycle.co.uk (opens in a new window) or www.preloved.co.uk (opens in a new window).
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Cans – both steel and aluminium can be recycled in the green bag/blue bin schemes or alternatively taken to one of our bring sites.
Cardboard – (see paper & cardboard)
Catalogues & Telephone Directories – these can be placed in your green bags/blue bin or one of our bring sites.
Christmas tree Recycling – Every year Erewash Borough Council operates a Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme. The trees are collected at West Park Recycling Centre in Long Eaton and Rutland Recreation Ground car park in Ilkeston.
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Drink Cans - see Cans
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Energy Saving Light Bulbs or strip lights – Due to the toxic mercury used in there manufacture these cannot be placed in any of our waste receptacles. Please take these to the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Manners Avenue Industrial Estate, Ilkeston DE7 8EF.
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Foil – Recycle foil in your kerbside recycling service or at the household waste recycling centre. Many foil items can be recycled, such as take-away trays, pie and quiche cases and oven-ready meal trays. Remember to clean foil before you recycle it.
Food & Drinks Cartons - see Tetrapaks
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Glass – Glass bottles and jars can be placed in your kerbside recycling collection or deposited in one of the 17 bring sites dotted around the borough.
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Junk Mail - Avoid junk mail - contact MPS, Freepost 29 LON20771, London, W1E 0ZT or visit www.mpsonline.org.uk (opens in a new window) or call 0845 703 4599.
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Kitchen Foil - see Aluminium Foil
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Light Bulbs - see Energy Saving Light Bulbs
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Magazines – Can be taken to doctors, dentists or hospital waiting rooms, also they can be placed in your kerbside recycling collection.
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Nappies – These are NOT accepted in your kerbside recycling. "Eight million nappies are thrown away every day and each child uses a total of 5850 nappies in his or her lifetime" -
Time for a Change is the Derbyshire Real Nappy Campaign. The campaign is supported by the councils of Derbyshire, local real nappy retailers, advisors/agents, laundering companies and healthcare professionals.
We can offer you:
- £25 cashback (opens in a new window) when spending over £50 on real nappies and covers.
- A two week trial of a nappy lending kit (opens in a new window), which costs £5.
- Nappuccino (opens in a new window) events around the county – a chance to meet a nappy adviser and find out more about real nappies.
For further information and advice on real nappies please contact Tel: 01629 539788 or email: realnappies@derbyshire.gov.uk.
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Paint - Waste such as paint has to be disposed of in a specific way, in order to prevent harm to the environment. Don't pour paint down the drain.
- Donate unwanted paints and varnishes, as others can reuse them
- Look for disposal or recycling instructions on the packaging of the product
- Buy products in bulk whenever possible to reduce packaging waste
Use eco-friendly alternatives whenever possible.
Reuse - Community RePaint (opens in a new window) is a network of paint reuse schemes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The purpose of the project is to collect leftover reusable paint from householders, and redistribute it to those who need paint but cannot afford it. The Community RePaint site (opens in a new window) will tell you more about the scheme and help you find your nearest RePaint scheme.
Paper
- Reduce - use digital communication (emails etc) where possible, only print these off if you have to. Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by visiting the Mail Preference Service website (opens in a new window) or telephoning 0845 7034599
- Reuse – use both sides of the paper or make a scrap paper pad
- Reuse – buy recycled paper
- Recycle - we will collect all paper (including telephone directories) from your green recycling bags/blue bins. Alternatively you can take it to one of our recycling bring sites (opens in a new window)
Plastics – The majority of plastic bottles are made from PET or HDPE which is the most valuable and worthwhile plastic to recycle. At present Erewash Borough Council only accepts numbers 1 (PET), 2 (HDPE) or 3 (PVC) in the recycling triangle usually on the base of most plastics.
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Shredded Paper – Can be put into your home compost bin or used as pet bedding. It can also be placed in the paper/cardboard banks at many of our bring sites. Please do not put shredded paper in your kerbside recycling collection as it may damage the sorting machines at the Material Recycling Facility (MRF) where we take your recycling.
Shoes – Take them to your nearest charity shop or to one of the textile recycling banks at our bring sites. Please remember to tie them in pairs otherwise they tend to go astray.
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Telephone Directories – may be recycled at one of the many recycling bring sites dotted around the Borough. You can also place these in your Blue bin/Green bags on the kerbside scheme.
Textiles – All clean and dry clothing, even imperfect items may be recycled. Items include, jackets, trousers, jeans, skirts, dresses, underwear, scarves, belts, cardigans, sweaters, coats, shirts, blouses, pajamas, hats, socks, gloves and shoes. Textiles can be taken to charity shops, placed in textile banks or taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Manners Industrial Estate in Ilkeston.
Tetrapaks (Food & Drink Cartons) – You can recycle your paper based food and drink cartons at the following recycling sites:
- Pimlico Car Park, Ilkeston
- ASDA Car Park, Long Eaton
- West Park Leisure Centre Car Park, Long Eaton
- Safeway Car Park, Borrowash
- Gordon Lacey Church Hall Car Park, Ockbrook
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Unwanted Mail – (See Junk Mail)
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Wallpaper – Only unpainted wallpaper can be put into your Blue bin/Green bags. Also you can take this to one of our bring sites and the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston.
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