Recycle for Gedling

Not only can recycling help the environment, but we can all benefit from recycling things from around the house, at work and during our leisure time.

When we recycle, used materials are converted into new products, reducing the need to consume natural resources. If used materials are not recycled, new products are made by extracting fresh, raw material from the Earth, through mining and forestry.

Recycling helps conserve important raw materials and protects natural habitats for the future.

Using recycled materials in the manufacturing process uses considerably less energy than that required for producing new products from raw materials – even when comparing all associated costs including transport etc.

Plus there are extra energy savings because more energy is required to extract, refine, transport and process raw materials ready for industry compared with providing industry-ready materials.

Batteries – Recycle them at leisure centres, the Civic Centre, Jubilee House and libraries in Gedling Borough. Many retailers which sell batteries will now take used batteries back and send them for recycling. Alternatively, recycle batteries at a Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

Charity shops – Will accept clothes, shoes, books, household items and toys that are in a good condition.

Chipboard - At a Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

Cooking oil - Recycle it at the Calverton Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Drinks and food cartons (Tetra paks) – Put in the plastics recycling banks at Sainsbury’s and the Leisure Centre car park in Arnold, at the large Tesco in Carlton and at Morrisons in Netherfield.

Electrical items – Small items can be recycled at four recycling centres in the Borough. Please note the opening slot on the electrical banks is 30cm wide x 25cm high. Large and small electrical items can be recycled at a Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

Engine oil - Can be disposed of at a Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

Fluorescent tubes - Take to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

Foil – Put in the metal can recycling banks at the recycling centres around the Borough.

Food waste – A wormery or bokashi system can compost raw and cooked kitchen waste, including meat, fish and dairy products. Reduced price composters are available by clicking here.

Furniture – Find the nearest place where you can recycle furniture by contacting the Furniture Reuse Network on 0845 602 8003.

Lids of plastic bottles – Can go in the green bin.

Light bulbs – Take to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre. For more information about recycling light bulbs click here.

Mobile telephones – You can drop them in to the reception at the Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold or pass on to one of the many charities and supermarkets which recycle these.

Nappies – Using washable nappies will save you hundreds of pounds, so join the Notts Nappy Project as Nottinghamshire County Council is offering £25 cash back when you spend £50 or more on real nappies. Call 08449 808080 or visit their website. The Go Real Nappy Campaign has useful information about nappies- call 0845 850 0606.

Paint – Donate it to the community reuse scheme at Calverton Household Waste Recycling Centre on Hollinwood Lane, Calverton, NG14 6NR.

Plastics – any plastic with recycling numbers 1, 2, 5 or 6 can be recycled at Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Arnold Leisure Centre car park. This means you can recycle some of the plastic items which should not go in the green bin, such as food trays, fruit punnets, ice cream tubs and plant pots.

Pre-recorded cassettes, CDs, DVDs and videos – Place in the Oxfam book recycling banks at Haywood Road, Mapperley, Morrisons in Netherfield and Milton Court in Ravenshead.

Printer and toner cartridges – Get them refilled first. Some charities and shops recycle these to raise funds.

Vegetable and fruit peelings - Composting them at home is really easy and will give you a free soil conditioner at the end of the process. Click here for more information

Wood - Take to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

Visit the Nottinghamshire County Council website for an A-Z of recycling in Nottinghamshire