A-Z Waste & Recycling

For information on how to recycling or dispose of your rubbish.

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ASBESTOS

Asbestos can be dangerous and must be handled with great care. Asbestos can only be taken to Household Waste & Recycling centres that accept hazardous waste. Basingstoke HWRC is one of the nearest sites – please ring in advance

ALUMINIUM

See Foil

B

BATTERIES

All batteries are hazardous. Handle them carefully, and dispose of them thoughtfully.

From the 1st January 2010 importers of batteries have a legal requirement to fund battery recycling in the Uk

From the 1st February 2010 retailers have a duty to take back used batteries from their customers.

In practice all consumer or industrial batteries are in scope including NiCad batteries, car batteries, button cells (watches etc) as well as back-up power supplies.

Batteries must be collected and, as such, schemes will be required to help end-users discard batteries easily.

Hart have set up small collection sites one in the Civic Office and one in each of the three Leisure Centres, You can take any dry cell portable battery to these sites for disposal. Batteries accepted include SR41/AG3 or SR44/AG13 Button Cell, PP3, AAA, AA, C, D and 3R12's.

Also any non portable batteries can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre where the staff can point you to the relevant recycling point.

Some batteries contain hazardous materials such as Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Lithium(Li) and Mercury(Hg). Although these are hazardous to the environment and can be dangerous to health, batteries are safe to handle if handled correctly. Please follow these simple instructions;

·Do not break open batteries. Dust particles released are hazardous.

·Do not allow batteries to get wet. For instance, Lithium will spontaneously combust if in contact with water.

·Do not expose batteries to excessive heat or fire. Batteries may explode in fire releasing toxic fumes

·Do not short out batteries (i.e. allow the positive and negative terminals of the batteries to touch). Sudden discharges may cause heat or fire.

·Do not mix dry batteries(sealed) with wet batteries(unsealed, such as lead acid). Leaking acid can cause damage and is a risk to human health.

·Never use steel containers for storage. These can cause batteries to short out suddenly causing a fire or react with acids to create hazardous fumes. Always use properly labelled plastic containers.

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BICYCLES

Easy to repair and sell, or try part-exchange at bike shops for a newer bike. Donate to charity, or take to an HWRC (the metals are recyclable).

BOOKS

Give them away, or sell at jumble or boot fairs. Buy used books

C

CAR BATTERIES

See Batteries

CARRIER BAGS

Keep reusable cotton bags or used carrier bags in the boot or dash of the car, or your handbag, instead of taking yet more from the shop. Use old carriers as bin liners or take them back to the supermarket – many have carrier bag recycling banks

CLOTHING

Donate unwanted clothing to charity, or sell it. If completely worn out, please place in one of the textiles banks around the District or at the HWRCs. Bag up clothes and tie pairs of shoes together.

E

ELECTRICAL GOODS
Any old televisions, stereos or other electronic equipment can be recycled at your local household waste recycling centre.

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F

FOIL

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice collects aluminium cans and foils. The foil is bagged up and sent to T Bakers of Wrecclesham, who recycle it and donate the proceeds to the Hospice.

Collection points can be found at:

• Hook Community Centre Ravenscroft Hook
• St Nicholas School Redfields Road Church Crookham

In addition the hospice collects: mobile phones, toner cartridges and old coins

FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES
Fluorescent light tubes can be recycled at your nearest HWRC.

FRIDGES AND FREEZERS

If not disposed of properly, the CFCs will leak out and destroy the ozone layer further. Fridges & Freezers can be disposed of free of charge at the HWRC’s or we offer a collection service for a small charge

FURNITURE

Good quality furniture can be reused by people on lower incomes through the Community Furniture Project in Basingstoke. Telephone 01256 320700 for more information or visit their website at: www.cfpbasingstoke.org

Unwanted furniture can be disposed of free of charge at the HWRC’s or we offer a collection service for a small charge.

G

GLASSES

See Spectacles

I

INKJET CARTRIDGES

For every inkjet cartridge recycled, the British Red Cross receive £1, raising over £22,000 so far. Freepost bags are available to return the used inkjets to the Red Cross at no cost to the sender.

Bags can be obtained by emailing freepost@redcross.org.uk or calling 01638 552082.

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JUNK MAIL

Write to the Mailing Preference Service, Freepost 29 LON20771, London W1E 0ZT asking for your name to be deleted from mailing lists. The MPS runs the same service for unwanted sales calls at home, or unwanted faxes at work. Royal Mail can remove your details from their mailing lists too.

M

MOBILE PHONES

Old unwanted mobile phones can be recycled at the majority of mobile phone shops. In addition many charities collect them to raise funds.

• Marie Curie Cancer Care
• British Red Cross
• Scope

O

OIL

Engine Oil Can be recycled at HWRCs or taken to a garage. It is illegal to put used engine oil down the drain or burn it, which can incur a £20,000 fine or imprisonment. Ring 0800 6633666 for disposal advice.

Cooking Oil Don’t mix this with engine oil as it is a contaminant - it can’t then be recycled.
You can compost cooking oil at home: mix it with plenty of paper and cardboard.

Commercial companies that collect oil:

• A&B Oils - 02380 339292 – cooking oil
• Orcal - 0113 253 3571 – engine oil

P

PAINT

Water based paints can be taken to any of the household waste recycling centres but hazardous paint products which bear an orange and black hazard symbol should be taken to one of the eleven specially licensed sites

PRINTER CARTRIDGES

Many charities recycle printer cartridges to raise money. Examples of charities that collect old printer cartridges are:

• Marie Curie Cancer Care
• British Red Cross
• Scope

These charities also collect old mobile phones

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SHOES

Saleable items can be taken to charity shops, or tie together in pairs and place in any textile bin

SPECTACLES

Help the Aged are currently running a scheme to collect any old unwanted spectacles. Alternatively your local optician or other charity shops may also be able to help.

T

TEXTILES

Towels, clothes, blankets, cushions, bedding, shoes, curtains, etc., can all be donated to charity shops, or place in a textiles bank for recycling even if they are beyond repair. They are made into cleaning cloths, new mattresses, car dashboard stuffing, etc.

TOYS

Join a toy library and borrow children’s toys rather than buying them. Visit www.natll.org.uk to find out more

TOOLS

Tools for Self Reliance is a small UK based charity working to help relieve poverty in Africa.

We have a small number of staff and hundreds of They help to collect and refurbish tools, and actively campaign against the causes of poverty. Website: http://www.tfsr.org/

TYRES

HWRCs will accept tyres, or ask a local tyre distributor to take them back for disposal

• Abbey Tyresphone - 01489 896200
• Collect Tyresphone - 01483 391366
• Action Smartphone - 01656 648899A

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