Aerosols
Wastesavers green box
Batteries (household only including hearing aid batteries)
Civic Amenity site on Docks Way.
Cans
1. Wastesavers green box
2. Bring banks
3. Civic Amenity site
Car batteries
Clark's Metals, Maindee.
There may be a fee. Tel: 01633 259178
Cardboard (boxes, egg cartons, ready meal card sleeves, toilet and kitchen rolls)
1. Civic Amenity site
2. Home compost bin - shred first!
Christmas cards (throughout January from the 5th)
WHSmith and Tescos bring banks
Clothes, bags, bedding and pairs of shoes or trainers
1. Wastesavers blue box
2. Bring banks
3. Civic Amenity site
4. Charity shops
Egg shells (crush first)
Home compost bin
Foil cartons or washed tin foil
1. Wastesavers green box
2. Civic Amenity site
Fridges
Civic Amenity site
Fruit (peel, small pieces are best)
Home compost bin
Furniture (anything reusable like lamps, cabinets, sofas) Community Furniture Project
Garden waste (weeds, grass, leaves, flowers and shrub cuttings)
1. Orange-topped garden waste bin
2. Civic Amenity site
3. Home compost bin
Glass bottles and jars
1. Wastesavers green box
2. Civic Amenity site
3. Bring banks
Inkjet cartridges
Civic Amenity site
Junk mail
Wastesavers blue box
Mobile phones (with or without batteries)
Civic Amenity site
Newspapers and magazines
1. Wastesavers blue box
2. Civic Amenity site
3. Bring banks
Oil (car oil only)
Civic Amenity site
Paint
Repaint scheme at the Civic Amenity site
Paper (including shredded paper)
1. Wastesavers blue box
2. Civic Amenity site
3. Bring banks
Phone directories
1. Wastesavers blue box
2. Yellow Woods Challenge
Plastic carrier bags
Tescos and Sainsburys banks
Plastic bottles (including shampoo, fabric conditioner, pop and milk bottles)
1. Wastesavers green box
2. Civic Amenity site
Scrap metal (small pieces that will fit in the box)
Wastesavers green box
Tea bags
Home compost bin
Tin cans
1. Wastesavers green box
2. Civic Amenity site
3. Bring banks
Vegetables (trimmings and offcuts are best)
Home compost bin
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