An easy to use guide to what, where and how to recycle - scroll down or click on the alphabet below.
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Can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or in can banks at various bring sites across the Borough. They need to be empty and unpierced for safety reasons.
Can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough. Please wash and squash.
Clean aluminium foil can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various can banks across the Borough.
Bedding and droppings from vegetarian pets e.g. rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters can be put into a compost bin. Dog and cat faeces can be disposed of in a Green Cone Digester - these are sunk into the soil of a garden and can be purchased from www.greencone.co.uk (External website**) or on 0800 731 2572. Some pet shops also sell specialist dog toilets for your garden.
Wood ash can be sprinkled onto your garden or compost heap. Coal ash should be disposed of in the black wheeled bin.
There is a battery recycling container at Buxton and Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centres (Tip). Using solar powered equipment reduces the need for batteries. See also ‘Car Batteries.’
Can be taken to various bring site book banks across the Borough, or donated to charity shops.
Take to a charity shop or the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop, where it will be reused.
Can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
Both steel and aluminium can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough. Please wash and squash.
Can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop, or taken to garages for recycling.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into the green-lidded wheeled bin. It will also be taken for recycling at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Can be placed in green-lidded wheeled bins with other cardboard, or recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop. Some shops, including Tesco and WHSmith, have boxes for used Christmas cards.
Recycling banks for paper/card-based beverage cartons e.g. for fruit juice, can now be taken to several recycling centres in the High Peak. Please Follow this link to find out where.
Try replanting them in the garden, or take them to one of 15 collection points in the Borough for composting in January (phone 0845 129 77 77 or 01298 28400 for more information).
Can be collected by Council in a textile bag, as part of the green box scheme. Textiles can also be taken to various bring sites across the Borough through Scope, Oxfam, Planetaid or British Heart Foundation.
Computers can be collected by the Council for recycling. This is a chargeable service. They can also be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop. Computers can also be sold or donated through www.donateapc.org.uk (External website**), www.computeraid.org (External website**) or www.recycle-it.uk.com (External website**)
Can be mixed with cardboard or paper and composted at home. There are also several commercial organisations which collect it for recycling. Check Yellow Pages for details.
Cannot be recycled at the moment, as they are usually a mix of foil and plastic.
From 12 April 2010 you will be able to put this waste in your green-lidded bin with garden waste and cardboard.
They can be recycled through the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop. They can also be collected by the Council for recycling. This is a chargeable service.
Cannot be recycled in the kerbside paper collection because of the glue. They can be composted at home or placed into green-lidded wheeled bins, but plastic windows must be removed.
Clean aluminium foil can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various can banks across the Borough.
Will be collected and recycled from domestic properties by the Council. This is a chargeable service.
From 12 April 2010 you will be able to put this waste in your green-lidded bin with garden waste and cardboard.
Recycling banks for paper/card-based beverage cartons e.g. for fruit juice, can now be taken to several recycling centres in the High Peak. Please Follow this link to find out where.
Will be collected free of charge by the Glossopdale Furniture Project, refurbished and sold on to those who need it. Phone 01457 857505 for more information.
Can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough. No other types of glass can be recycled in High Peak.
Can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into green-lidded wheeled bins. It will also be taken for composting at the Household waste Recycling Centresat Buxton or Glossop.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into green-lidded wheeled bins. It will also be taken for composting at the Household waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Can be placed in green-lidded wheeled bins with other cardboard, or recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop. Some shops, including Tesco and WHSmith, have boxes for used Christmas cards.
Most retailers will be able to advise on the best way to recycle these.
This can be reduced by signing up to the Mailing Preference Service. This is a free service which allows a household to decide what, if any, direct mail it receives. Go to www.mpsonline.org.uk (External website**) or phone 0845 703 4599 to sign up. It can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into green-lidded wheeled bins. They will also be taken for composting at the Household waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Light bulbs should not be put into black bins. There are recycling points for light bulbs at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Waterswallows, Buxton, and Melandra, Glossop. Some light bulb retailers may also offer in-store recycling schemes.
Can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
From 12 April 2010 you will be able to put this waste in your green-lidded bin with garden waste and cardboard.
Can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Most retailers will be able to advise on the best way to recycle these.
Can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
Can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into green-lidded wheeled bins. It will also be taken for composting at the Household waste Recycling Centre in Glossop.
All plastic bottles and containers that carry the numbers 1, 2, 5 and 6 within a little triangle at the bottom of the bottle or container, can be recycled at any one of many bring sites across the borough. This includes all household plastic bottles and plastic containers, such as butter tubs, yoghurt pots, food trays and drinks cups. Please wash, squash, and replace lids. Go to the bring sites section to find your nearest plastic bottle bank.
Some tips for recycling other plastics:
Most retailers will be able to advise on the best way to recycle these.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into green-lidded wheeled bins. It will also be taken for composting at the Household waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Can be collected by Council in the textile bag as part of the green box scheme. Shoes can also be taken to various bring sites across the Borough and placed in textile bags - please place them in a tied up plastic bag first.
Can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, through various bring sites across the Borough, or composted at home.
Can be recycled in green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
From 12 April 2010 you will be able to put this waste in your green-lidded bin with garden waste and cardboard.
Can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
They can be recycled through the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop, or collected and recycled by the Council as a chargeable collection.
Recycling banks for paper/card-based beverage cartons e.g. for fruit juice, can now be taken to several recycling centres in the High Peak. Please Follow this link to find out where.
Can be collected by Council in the textile bag as part of the green box scheme - they are sent to the Salvation Army for re-use or recycling. Textiles can also be taken to various bring sites across the Borough through Scope, Oxfam, or Planetaid. Charity shops will sell good quality clean bedding.
Can be recycled at the Household waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop. Chipped timber may be placed in the green-lidded bin.
Most retailers will be able to advise on the best way to recycle these.
They can be recycled through the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop, or collected and recycled by the Council as a chargeable collection.
Can be composted in a garden compost bin or put into green-lidded wheeled bins. It will also be taken for composting at the Household waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop.
Can be recycled at the Household waste Recycling Centres at Buxton or Glossop. Chipped timber may be placed in the green-lidded bin.
Can be recycled in the blue bag through the green kerbside boxes, or at various bring sites across the Borough.
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