Recycle

Find out more about recycling and how you can be involved in your local area.

Recyling doesn't only help the environment:we can all benefit from recycling things from around the house, at work and during our leisure time.

Start Recycling At Home In 4 Easy Steps.

1.Find out what you can recycle:

Check our recycling locator to find out what you can recycle from home and where your nearest recycling drop off point is. You can also use our What to do with guide if you want some information on how to recycle a specfic item.

Now that you know what items you can recycle, find a handy place to store them. Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to thing whether items can be reused or rescyled before they're thrown away.

2.Recycle on your doorstep:

Nine out of ten of us have household recycling collections, so if you don't already have a recycling box or bag provided by your local council, it's worth calling them and checking that you haven't been missed out!

3. Check the date

Find out from your council what day you recycling will be collected. In some areas recycling is collected every week and in others it's collected fortnightly.

Mark the date on the calendar or request a recycling calendar from your council.

4. Here are some top tips to make recycling even easier and save your time:

Some things need to be washed before you put them out for recycling, such as glass jars. Use your old washing up water to give them a quick rinse.