Where can I recycle household waste?

Recycling Banks & Waste Reception Centres

Wirral Borough Council
Lets Talk Rubbish - Details of Wirral Refuse & Recycling Collections

Plastic bottle banks on the Wirral - Asda Liscard & Asda Arrowe Park,
operated by Rieverview Contractors

Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
Chester City Council 
Cheshire County Council

Recycle More  - UK wide recycling bank locator

UK regional information 

Charity Shops

Charity shops are a great place to get rid of old items which you no longer require, and at the same time to purchase items which are still in good condition and at a lower price. Even items which are in an unsuitable condition to be sold can often be passed on to be recycled or reused by social projects in the third world for example.

Heswall          - 3425867
Hoylake         - 6326382
Little Sutton    - 3471646
Moreton         - 6779289
Neston           - 3531517
New Ferry      - 6431062
Upton             - 6069863
West Kirby     - 6252577 

PDSA
Animal Welfare

Recycling Projects

Books for Gambia
Modern Educational / non-fiction. Wirral Environmental Network are acting 
as a collection point for them, ring 0151 639 4310. Fiction: most charity 
shops or check with libraries for special schemes.

Community Re-Paint 
Recycles paint for use in local community projects. 

Net Curtains
Runcorn couple collect close-knit net curtains for use as children’s mosquito nets in Africa. Call Shirley Johnson on 01928 573664

Tools for Self Reliance
Sends Sewing machines etc to africa. 0151 334 6318 

West Wirral Lions Send spectacles to deprived countries. Contact Jackie Spraggett

Wirral Play Council
(Takes paper or card off cuts, rope, ribbon and string, fabric, wool and thread, wallpaper and paint & packaging materials)

0151 650 0030 / 201 7883

General Recycling Information

Aluminium
Place it in the yellow aluminium banks at the "bring sites"(recycling points).

Batteries
Some battery manufacturers take used re-chargeable batteries:

VARTA, FREEPOST 154, Staines, Middlesex
Ever Ready Recycling, FREEPOST LOL 2311, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 4YY
Panasonic UK Ltd, Panasonic House, Willoughby Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FT

Bicycles & Components
Wirral Council's Pupil Access Support Service (PASS) 
Requires BMX and mountain bikes for its schools programme. Phone 0151 645 4986.  
Re-cycle
Netherley & Valley L.I.F.T. 0151 487 6373, 
Bike Links 0161 736 6366

Bric-a-brac
Green Community Shop 
Christchurch Road Oxton 0151 653 2269.  

Cardboard
Neston or West Kirby tip

Furniture
ERIC Service - For householders for the removal of up to six items of furniture, including large 
electrical goods / white goods. Waiting time of approximately 10 days for collection. If items are 
in a reasonable condition they will be recycled. For further  information call 0151 606 2004.

Re-use

Ink / Toner Cartridges
Cartridge Recycling
Image Technology - 0151 653 0025
Toner Recharge Ltd 
0151 922 0560, Will collect.

Mobile Phones 
Wirral LA21 Network is currently collecting old mobiles. They will be refurbished for use in 
developing countries.  Please send them  (stamps not required)  to Greener Solutions,   FREEPOST 
LONI7592, PO Box 32343, London, SW17 9ZZ.  Please enclose a note saying that  WEN is your 
nominated  charity as we get a small  payment  for each phone donated.  For further details,   please 
phone us on 0151 639 2121 or email info@wirren.org.uk

EMC Recycle  - Recycles mobile phones

Oil
Oil BankLine - Recycle oil in your area.
0800 663366

PC’s
Computers for Charity - Sends computers to the developing world, free collection across UK
Recycle-it - Sells low cost recycled computers to business and community
Recycling-it - Recycles computers and donates to community groups
3tc (formerly S.N.I.P.) 
ComputerAid - Sends computers to developing world.
Computer Exchange - Buys and sells secondhand computer equipment and software etc

Paper (free collection service)
London Recyling Ltd - White paper only
Karraway Waste Paper - White paper only
Paper Round - White paper only

Plastics
Polymer Reprocessors
Recycles unwanted or old cd’s, dvd’s

Plastic bags
Tesco

Toys
Wirral Toy Library
(Used stamps, Toys)0151 608 8288

Vacuum Cleaners
Dyson - Recycles old dyson cleaners only.01666 827272

Miscellaneous

Dr Hadwen Trust -  Non-animal  medical research  charity needs unfinished  needlework,  sewing 
materials,  linen, sheet  music,  jewellery,  medals,  toys,  ephemera  relating  to  transport  /  forces, 
ornaments,  stamps,  postcards,  albums,  pre-1950  photos,  broken  watches, clocks etc. Send to 
Malcolm Yeatman, Non-Animal Medical Research  (DHT), 81 Beresford Avenue, Skegness PE25 
3JQ. Tel: 01462 436819.

Freecycle - Recyle unwanted items for free

Greenworks - Sells donated office furniture

Lets Salvage it - Get rid of your unwanted items

Lizzies Real Nappies - Sells 'real' nappies

Throwplace - The internets alternative to landfill.

Swaps - Get rid of items you no longer require.

White Moss Horticulture - Manufacturers of Horticultural products

Free-ads and Auction sites
Selling or buying used items can be an excellent way of recycling:

Ebay - Online auction site
Loot - Free-ads newspaper

Composting
Composting is a great way of disposing of your kitchen and garden waste, and at the same time
 reducing the amount of rubbish sent to landfill.

The Composting Association
Get Composting - Cheap composting bins and general information on composting.
Community Composting Network - Composting in communities.