Aerosol cans (empty) |
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Accepted. You can also put them in your kerbside recycling bin
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Free |
Aerosol cans (full or part-full) |
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Only accepted on hazardous waste days |
Free |
Air conditioners |
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Accepted
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Free |
Antifreeze |
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Only accepted on hazardous waste days |
Free |
Asbestos |
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Not accepted. More information on asbestos disposal. |
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Ash |
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Not accepted, as it's a fire risk. When the ash is completely cold you can put it in your kerbside waste bin. |
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Audio Visual |
- Audio cassettes
- CDs
- DVDs
- Records
- Video cassettes
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Accepted. Put them in the non-recyclables container.
May also be accepted at reuse shops.
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Free |
Batteries |
- Household/dry cell
- Cars/vehicle - handle with care
- e-Bike batteries
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Accepted. Household batteries are also accepted at retail outlets and supermarkets. Batteries may be a fire hazard if you put them in your household rubbish bin. Please recycle responsibly.
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Free |
Beer barrels or kegs |
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Not accepted. Contact Keg Watch on 0808 100 1945 |
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Bicycles |
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Accepted. Put unusable bicycles in the scrap metal container.
Good bikes may be accepted at reuse shops
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Free |
Blades |
- Food processor blades
- Knives
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Accepted. Let a member of staff know you are disposing of them. Wrap them safely, label them and put them in the scrap metal container. You can also wrap them safely and put them in your kerbside rubbish bin. |
Free |
Books |
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Accepted. Put them in the cardboard container
May be accepted at reuse shops
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Free |
Brake fluid |
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Only accepted on hazardous waste days |
Free |
Business and trade waste |
- Commercial
- Charities
- Churches
- Community groups
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Accepted at some recycling centres, for a charge.
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Business and trade waste charges |
Bubble wrap |
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Accepted. Put it in the non-recyclables container. Some online recycling groups or websites will accept bubble wrap that's in good condition. |
Free |
Cans/tins/foil (washed) |
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Accepted, but these can go in your kerbside recycling bin. |
Free |
Card and cardboard |
- Books
- Greeting cards
- Washed cartons
- Boxes
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Accepted, but these can go in your kerbside recycling bin.
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Free |
Carpets and underlay |
- Carpets
- Underlay
- Vinyl
- Lino
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Accepted. These go in the non-recyclables container.
Laminate charged under DIY waste.
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Free |
Chemicals (listed) |
- Degreasers
- Descalers
- Drain cleaners
- Fence or shed treatments/preservers
- Fertilisers
- Fungicides
- Insecticides
- Lubricants
- Oven cleaners
- Paintbrush cleaners/thinners
- Pesticides
- Photographic chemicals
- Swimming pool cleaners
- Weed killer
- Wood preservers/treatments
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Only accepted on Hazardous waste days |
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Christmas trees |
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Accepted. Real Christmas trees can go in green waste container. Fake trees may go in the non recyclable, metal or electrical container. Please check with staff.
Fake Christmas trees and decorations in good condition are accepted at reuse shops.
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Free |
Clinical waste |
- Swabs
- Bandages
- Dressings
- Medicines
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Not accepted. Your local district, borough or city council might offer a collection or disposal service, but may charge. You could also contact a reputable private waste disposal contractor. Ask to see a waste carriers licence and find out where they will dispose of the waste. |
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Clothes |
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Accepted. See textiles for more information. |
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CO2 canisters |
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Only accepted on Hazardous waste days. Or contact Keg Watch on 0808 100 1945. |
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Coat hangers (wire and plastic) |
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Accepted. Put plastic in non-recyclables and metal hangers in metals. Or offer to reuse shops.
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Free |
Cooking oil |
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Accepted |
Free |
Cushions |
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Accepted. Put them in the non-recyclables container. Or donate good quality cushions at reuse shops. |
Free |
Electrical items (large, non-commercial) |
- Boilers
- Cookers and ovens - Get a qualified gas engineer to disconnect your gas cooker. Use the Gas Safe register to find a local company.
- Dishwashers
- Fridges and freezers
- Washing machines and tumble dryers
- Microwaves
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Accepted. Your local district, borough or city council may offer a collection service for large electrical goods but might charge you. Reuse shops may take some items. Check with staff.
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Free |
Electrical items (Small, non-commercial) |
- Christmas tree lights
- Small items like hairdryers, irons, kettles, toasters
- Computers/ laptops /monitors
- Electric blankets
- DVD players
- Lawnmowers
- Leads
- Telephones, mobile phones - remember to take out your old SIM card
- Plugs
- Printers
- Smoke or carbon monoxide detectors
- Stereos and radios
- Tablets/iPads
- Televisions/Smart TVs
- Toys, including ride-on cars, bikes and scooters
- Vacuum cleaners/hoovers
- Vapes
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Accepted at recycling centres.
May be accepted at reuse shops.
It is your responsibility to remove all personal data from your electronics before you recycle them. Some items may go on to be reused. More information on deleting your data.
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Free |
Engine oil (used) |
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Accepted |
Free |
Explosives, boat flares, fireworks, fire arms/BB guns and ammunition |
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Not accepted. Read our advice on disposing of explosives. |
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Facemasks |
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Not accepted |
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Fibreglass |
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Accepted, with a charge. Classed as non-recyclable DIY waste. |
DIY waste charges |
Fire extinguishers |
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Only accepted on Hazardous waste days. Maximum 2 per household.
Some extinguisher supply companies also offer a disposal service - check the label.
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Free |
Flat glass (DIY waste) |
- Windows and glass doors
- Greenhouse and Conservatory glass
- Shower screens
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Accepted, with a charge. Classed as non-recyclable DIY waste. |
DIY waste charges |
Flat glass (free standing) |
- Tables
- Fish tanks
- TV stands
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May be accepted at reuse shops. |
Free |
Flooring |
- Carpets
- Underlay
- Vinyl
- Lino
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Accepted. Goes in the non-recyclables container.
Laminate is charged as DIY waste.
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Free |
Foil (clean) |
- Kitchen foil
- Foil food trays
- Takeaway and ready meal food trays
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Accepted. You can also put it in your kerbside recycling bin. |
Free |
Food waste |
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Accepted in small amounts. Needs to be double-bagged and labelled. Goes in the non-recyclables container. Also goes in kerbside rubbish bin or food caddy in some areas.
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Free |
Fuel |
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Paraffin
- Heating oil
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Not accepted
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Furniture (free standing)
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Accepted at recycling centres. May be accepted at reuse shops.
Fitted furniture is charged as DIY waste.
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Free |
Garden/green waste |
- Garden and green waste - except injurous and invasive weeds
- Garden tools
- Trees - except ash trees
- Water butts
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Accepted - apart from ash trees, and leaves and prunings, and injurous or invasive weeds.
Read our information about garden/green waste for more information about what we will and will not accept. We also provide advice on how to deal with garden waste that we do not accept.
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Free |
Gas bottles and cylinders (empty) |
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Accepted at all recycling centres. There are sometimes delays with our gas bottle collections so occasionally we may not be able to accept them. This will be listed at the top of the web page for individual recycling centres. We recommend that you return them the supplier.
We do not accept full or partially full bottles or cylinders. These must be returned to the supplier.
Advice on where to dispose of gas bottles and cylinders.
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Free |
Gas bottles and cylinders (full or part full) |
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Not accepted, under any circumstances. We recommend that you return them to your supplier.
Advice on where to dispose of gas bottles and cylinders.
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Glass bottles and jars (washed) |
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Accepted - put them in the glass containers. They can also go in your kerbside recycling bin.
Flat glass, eg a window pane, is charged as DIY waste.
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Free |
Glue |
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Not accepted |
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Heating oil |
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Not accepted |
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Household bin waste (including food waste) |
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Accepted. Please separate any recyclable materials out beforehand then bag any remaining waste. We might ask you to open the bags at the recycling centre. This is so that we can recycle as much as possible. |
Free |
Incontinence pads |
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Accepted - but incontinence pads should usually be wrapped and put in your kerbside rubbish bin.
We will accept one bag of pads per household, per week. The pads must be double-wrapped and clearly labelled, to reduce human contact with them.
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Free |
Kitchenware |
- Glasses
- Crockery
- Saucepans
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Accepted. Please don't put heatproof glass (Pyrex) into bottle banks.
May also be accepted at reuse shops.
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Free |
Lawnmowers |
- Electric
- Manual
- Petrol - empty
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Accepted at recycling centres. Please empty fuel tanks completely for petrol lawnmowers.
May be accepted at reuse shops.
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Free |
Lightbulbs/fluorescent tubes (household) |
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Accepted. For large quantities, or for commercial collection/disposal, contact Recolight (charges apply).
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Free |
Litter (bagged) |
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Accepted. We'll take up to three bags, but you need to let us know before you arrive. Find out how to drop off litter. |
Free |
Liquid cartons/Tetra Paks (washed) |
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Accepted. Put them in the cardboard container. They can also go in your kerbside recycling bin.
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Free |
Loft insulation |
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Accepted, for a charge. Classed as non-recyclable DIY waste. |
DIY waste charges |
Mattresses |
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Accepted. Put them in the non-recyclables container. |
Free |
Medicines and medical equipment |
- Inhalers
- Tablets
- Syringes
- Sharps
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Not accepted. Never place leftover or expired medicines or medical equipment in your kerbside rubbish bin or flush them down the toilet. Your local GP or pharmacist will help you dispose of them safely. |
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Metals (household) |
- Barbecues
- Bicycles
- Lawnmowers (empty of fuel)
- Kitchenware
- Shelving
- Empty metal paint tins
- Rotary washing lines
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Accepted. Non-ferrous metals are separated out (copper, brass, stainless steel and aluminium). Also see foil. |
Free |
Mobility equipment |
- Wheelchairs
- Crutches
- Walking frames
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Accepted for recycling. Not accepted for reuse. Do not bring any items that belong to the NHS or NRS, return these to the provider.
Find out how to return mobility equipment.
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Free |
Nappies |
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Accepted - but nappies should usually be wrapped and put in your kerbside rubbish bin.
We accept one bag per household, per week of disposal nappies. They must be double-wrapped and clearly labelled, to reduce human contact with them.
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Free |
DIY non-recyclables |
- Insulation and roof felt
- Plastic guttering, drains and facia
- Baths and shower trays (plastic/acrylic)
- Soil and turf
- Pond liners and garden membranes
- Doors, window and frames (UVPC)
- Walk in structures (not wood or metal)
- Oil tanks (plastic)
- Sand
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Accepted, with a charge. Find out more about DIY waste charges. |
DIY waste charges |
Oil tanks (empty) |
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Accepted, with a charge - as long as they are fully drained. They are classed as DIY waste.
Oil tanks will not fit in the bins whole. They must be broken up into smaller pieces that can be carried up steps if necessary. We suggest you visit your recycling centre before you bring the item and discuss it with site staff. Or consider hiring a tank removal company.
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DIY waste charges |
Oil tanks (full or partially full) |
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Not accepted. Look for specialist waste disposal contractors in your local telephone directory or online. Remember to ask to see a waste carriers licence and find out where the waste will be disposed of. |
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Paint cans (empty or dried out) |
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Accepted. Empty metal paint cans go in the metals container, plastic cans go in the non-recyclable bin. Dried out or empty cans also go in your kerbside rubbish bin. |
Free |
Paint cans (full or part full containing liquid paint) |
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Only accepted on Hazardous waste days.
Do not put liquid paint into your kerbside bin. Mix in cat litter or soil to completely dry out the paint first.
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Free |
Paper |
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Directories
- Envelopes
- Shredded paper (put it in your bin loosely, not in bags)
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Accepted - but can go in your kerbside recycling bin. |
Free |
Pets/animals bedding and housing |
- Animal bedding
- Fish tanks and aquariums
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Accepted. We accept up to 2 bags of vegetarian pet bedding per week (from rabbits, guinea pigs etc). Please double-bagged it and label it clearly. Think about home composting it instead.
We also accept household fish tanks/aquariums and animal housing. Put filters or lights in the small electrical appliances container. Good, clean items may also be accepted for reuse shops.
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Free |
Pets/animals waste |
- Dog and cat faeces (including cat litter)
- Horse manure
- Dead animals
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Not accepted, for hygiene reasons. If you have a small quantity, wrap it and put it in a plastic bag in your kerbside rubbish bin. |
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Pillows and duvets |
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Accepted. Pillows and duvets go in the non-recyclable bin. Pillow cases and duvet covers go into the textile bins. |
Free |
Plant pots |
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Accepted at recycling centres. Ceramic pots can go in the rubble container.
Unfortunately we can't recycle plastic pots, so put them in the general waste container. You can also put them in your kerbside rubbish bin. Some garden centres will accept plant pots for reuse or recycling.
Ceramic plant pots may be accepted at reuse shops.
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Free |
Plasterboard |
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Accepted, for a charge, at Caister, Dereham, Hempton, King's Lynn, Norwich North, Norwich South and Thetford.
Classed as DIY waste. Cost is per item or per 80 litre bag or equivalent.
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DIY waste charges |
Plastic |
- Bottles
- Toys
- Garden furniture
- Plant pots
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Accepted. Things like toys and plant pots go in the non-recyclable container. They may be accepted at reuse shops.
We're not able to recycle rigid plastic as we need to ensure we have a secure market for the material. We are searching.
Bottles, tubs and trays can go in your kerbside recycling bin.
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Free |
Plastic film |
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Accepted. It goes in the non-recyclables container. Find places to recycle plastic film. |
Free |
Polystyrene |
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Accepted. It goes in the non-recyclables container. |
Free |
Printer ink cartridges (including laser ink toner cartridges) |
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Accepted. Put them in the ink cartridges bin. |
Free |
Roofing Slates |
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Accepted |
Free |
Rubble |
- Floor and wall tiles
- Sinks, toilets and shower trays (ceramic)
- Bricks, concrete and concrete posts
- Paving slabs and stones
- Roof tiles
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Accepted, with a charge. Classed as DIY waste. Cost is per item or per 80 litre bag or equivalent. |
DIY waste |
Scrap metal |
- Bikes
- Dried out empty metal paint cans
- Sports equipment
- Radiators
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Accepted |
Free |
Septic tanks |
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Not accepted. Anglian Water may be able to help you. |
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Soil and turf |
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Accepted, with a charge. Classed as non-recyclable DIY waste. |
DIY waste charges |
Sports equipment |
- Broken non-electrical equipment
- Electrical sports equipment
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Accepted. Working items may be accepted at reuse shops. |
Free |
Storage heaters |
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Might be accepted, with a charge.
If the storage heater contains asbestos then we cannot accept it. Check your make and model on the Armco Asbestos Consultants website. See more information on asbestos disposal.
If it does not contain asbestos, we will accept it as DIY waste.
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DIY waste charges |
Sweet/chocolate/biscuits tins |
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Accepted. Tins go in the scrap metal container and plastic containers go in the non-recyclables container. |
Free |
Textiles |
- Clothes
- Shoes
- Boots
- Curtains
- Towels
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Accepted. Put clean items in bags and place them in the textiles banks for recycling.
If the banks are full we may ask you to hold on to items until we have a collection.
Put soiled, damaged or torn items in the non-recyclable container.
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Free |
Thermometers |
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Not accepted |
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Timber/wood |
- Fitted kitchen units
- Fitted and built in furniture
- Doors, door frames and skirting
- Laminate flooring, floorboards and joists
- Fence panels
Wooden garden structures (sheds, walk-in pet runs, gazebos or other garden structures)
- Decking, fencing, trellises, pergolas and arches
- Chipboard
Wood chipping
- Pallets - except any coloured pallets, which cannot be accepted and should be returned to the supplier
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Accepted, with charges. Classed as DIY waste. |
DIY waste charges |
Tools |
- Household tools (including broken)
- Garden tools
- DIY tools
- Power tools
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Accepted. Power tools are classed as small electrical items. Tools are not classed as DIY waste. Tools in good condition may also be accepted at reuse shops |
Free |
Turf/soil |
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Accepted, with a charge. Classed as non-recyclable DIY waste.
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DIY waste |
Tyres |
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We accept car tyres for a charge of £6 a tyre at these sites: Caister, Dereham, Hempton, King’s Lynn, Norwich North, Norwich South and Thetford. We will take a maximum of five tyres per household per month.
We accept bicycle tyres for free at all recycling centres.
We do not accept agricultural or industrial tyres.
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Vehicles and parts |
- Car/vehicle batteries
- Small quantities of small car parts
- Child car seats
- Caravans fixtures and fittings
- Boats and canoes
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We do not accept cars and caravans. Get a list of vehicles and parts (including tyres) that we do accept at our recycling centres.
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Wallpaper |
- Unused wallpaper
- Used/stripped wallpaper
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Accepted. Unused wallpaper goes into the cardboard container. Used/stripped wallpaper goes into the non-recyclables container.
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Free |
Water filters |
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Accepted. These go in the non-recyclables container. These may also be accepted at retail outlets, electrical retailers and in supermarkets. |
Free |
Weeds (invasive) |
- Ragwort
- Japanese knotweed
- Giant hogweed
- Himalayan balsam
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Not accepted. Treat them where they are growing. Don't move them,to reduce the risk of them spreading.
Read government advice on invasive plants.
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Wood (DIY waste) |
- Fitted wardrobes
- Kitchens
- Laminate flooring
- Sheds
- Pallets - except any coloured pallets, which cannot be accepted and should be returned to the supplier
- Fence panels/posts
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Accepted, with a charge. Classed as DIY waste. |
DIY waste |
Wood (free standing) |
- Free standing furniture
- Garden bench
- Dining table
- Chairs
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Accepted at recycling centres.
May be accepted at reuse shops.
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Free |
Wrapping paper |
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Accepted. Paper goes into the cardboard container, or your kerbside recycling bin. Shiny or foil type paper goes into non-recyclables container or your kerbside rubbish bin.
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Free |