Other Recycling Tips

Clinical Waste

• Clinical waste such as nappies, sanitary waste and medical supplies have the potential to be infectious so must be disposed of using special methods.
• Be careful when disposing of needles and syringes.
• Look for doctors or manufacturer instructions of how to dispose of medical waste on the packaging containers.
• Medicine containers can be recycled accordingly once it is empty.
• Such companies are currently implementing clinical waste treatment schemes, such as Medical Waste Solutions, LTD.

Paint or Oil

• Waste of paint, paintbrushes, car oil and oil filters have to be carefully disposed of, as they can be very damaging to the environment.
• Don't pour oil or paint down the drain.
• Donate unwanted paints and varnishes, as others can reuse them.
• Look for disposal or recycling instructions on the packaging of the product.
• Civic amenity sites often take engine oil for recycling.
• Buy products in bulk whenever possible to reduce packaging waste.
• Use eco-friendly alternatives whenever possible.

Vehicle Recycling

• Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
• Try and fix your vehicle instead of throwing it away.
• Sell unwanted vehicles.
• Report abandonded vehicles to your local council for removal.
• Engine oil can be recycled at civic amenity sites.

Wood

• Take wood to civic amenity sites for recycling.
• Wood can often be reused to make other items, such as a bird table for your garden.
• Wood can often be added to your compost bin, such as saw dust and wood shavings.
• Buy Recycled wood whenever possible.

Clothes

• Donate old clothes to charity shops or take them to a jumble sale.
• Only donate clothes that are still usable.
• Old clothes can be used to make other textile items, such as cushion covers or cleaning cloths.
• When donating shows, make sure they are tied together so they don't separate.

Electrical Equipment

• Most electrical equipment can be reused or broken down into parts.
• If the electrical equipment is still in full working order, sell it in a car boot sale or donate it to a charity shop.
• Contact your retailer as they may take back old products.
• Always try to repair items rather than throwing them away, others may find a use for the item when you no longer want it.
• Try to buy electrical items that have a long life span.

Furniture

• Donate usable furniture to charity shops, schools, community centers, friends or neighbors.
• Sell furniture at garage sales or in auctions.
• Clean and repair broken furniture before you sell/donate it.

What Can Be Recycled?

• Newsprint.
• Magazines.
• Office and computer paper.
• Juice boxes.
• Aluminum and tin cans.
• Glass bottles and jars.
• Boxboard containers (cereal and shoe boxes).
• Flattened corrugated cardboard boxes.
• Milk cartons and jugs.
• Plastic containers.
• Plastic bags.

Steel

• Recycling Steel from construction products, vehicles and mechanical equipment can save a lot of energy pollution.
• One tonne of recycled steel saves 1.4 tonnes of iron ore and 3.6 barrels of oil.
• It takes four times as much energy to make steel from virgin ore as it does to make it from scrap.
• A stell mill using recycled scrap reduces related water pollution, air pollution and mining wastes by 70%.
• Recycled steel cans are used to make new steel cans. Scrap metal can easily be recycled into a wide range of new products.