| Material |
How to recycle |
| Aerosols |
Take to Redbridge and put in the metal container. |
| Aluminium cans |
Kerbside collection (blue box), bring banks.
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| Aluminium foil |
Kerbside collection (blue box), Redbridge.
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| Batteries (h/hold) |
Redbridge Recycling Centre, Curry's, Dixons, Warlands Bike Shop on the Botley Road, Wolvercote Farmers Market on a Sunday, Sainsbury's freepost battery return scheme. |
| Batteries (vehicle) |
Redbridge. |
| Bicycles |
Oxford Cycle Workshop, Redbridge, Freecycle. Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Books |
Bring banks, charity shops, Freecycle. |
| Bottles (glass) |
Kerbside collection (green box), bring banks. |
| Bottles (plastic) |
Kerbside collection (blue box), bring banks. |
| Cans (steel & aluminium) |
Kerbside collection (blue box), bring banks. |
| Cardboard (any) |
Kerbside collection (blue box), Redbridge, small amounts can go into your home composter. |
| Cards |
Kerbside collection (blue box), Redbridge. |
| Carpet |
Advertise locally, Freecycle, Redbridge Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Carrier bags |
Return to collection points at all main supermarket sites. Use for bagging refuse. |
| Cartons (food and drink) |
See 'Tetra Pak' |
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Cartridges (printer/copier)
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Some charities will take these. Take back to point of sale. Accepted at Cartridge City, 115 Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0HD, Tel 204600. |
| Catalogues |
Kerbside collection (blue box). |
| CDs/DVDs |
Charity shops. Take to Orinoco. Send to reprocessors - listings on www.reuze.co.uk, Freecycle, Redbridge. |
| Chemicals (h/hold) |
See 'Hazardous waste'. |
| Christmas cards |
Collection points at supermarkets and shops: WHSmith, Tesco, TKMaxx. Blue Box |
| Christmas trees |
Collection points around the City during first two weeks of January, or take to Redbridge. |
| Clinical waste |
Contact us on 252900 to arrange special collections. |
| Clothes |
Kerbside collection (via red sack in green box), bring banks, charity shops, Freecycle, Redbridge. |
| Compost |
Kerbside collection (green bag), Redbridge or a home composter. Discount composters can be obtained from the RecycleNow website. |
| Computers |
Advertise locally, Oxfam, Freecycle, take to Redbridge. Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Cookers |
See White Goods. Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Cooking oil |
Small amounts can go into your composter. Otherwise place in refuse in sealed container. |
| Crockery/Cutlery |
Contact Emmaus Oxford, advertise locally, Freecycle, Redbridge. |
| Directories |
See 'Catalogues'. Blue Box |
| DIY waste |
Take to Redbridge (limit on quantities) |
| Egg boxes |
See 'Cardboard'. Not plastics. |
| Electrical equipment |
See Furniture, accepted at Redbridge for recycling. Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Envelopes (any) |
Reuse, compost, kerbside collection (blue box). |
| Fluorescent tubes |
Take to Redbridge |
| Food waste |
Cooked and uncooked food (with the exception of dairy products, meat and fish) can go into your composter. |
| Fridges/freezers |
Take to Redbridge, ask us to collect (252900) via bulky waste scheme. |
| Furnishings |
Advertise locally, charity shops, Redbridge. |
| Furniture |
Contact Emmaus Oxford, charity shops, advertise locally, Freecycle. Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Garden waste |
Kerbside collection (green bag), home composter available - see contact details, Redbridge. |
| Gas cylinders |
See Manufacturer. Take to Redbridge. |
| Glass bottles & jars |
Kerbside collection (green box), bring banks. |
| Glass - sheet |
Take to Redbridge to put in the landfill container (they is no longer a sheet glass container) |
| Handbags |
Kerbside collection (via red sack in green box), charity shops, Redbridge. |
| Hazardous waste |
Take to Redbridge, ChemCollect for residents without own transport. |
| Junk mail |
Kerbside collection (blue box). |
| Kitchen paper |
Can go into your composter. |
| Light bulbs |
Normal lightbulbs can be disposed of with normal rubbish. Fluorescent tubes and low energy lightbulbs can be recycled at Redbridge. |
| Magazines |
Kerbside collection (green box), bring banks. |
| Medicines |
Return to your chemist. |
| Metal |
Take to Redbridge. |
| Mobile phones |
Charity shops, return to retailer, Redbridge. |
| Musical instruments |
Charity shops, advertise locally, Freecycle, Redbridge. |
| Needles & syringes |
Contact us on 252900 to arrange special collections. |
| Newspapers |
Kerbside collection (green box), bring banks, soiled newspapers can go into your composter. |
| Oil - cooking |
See 'Cooking oil'. |
| Oil - engine |
Take to Redbridge. |
| Oil filters |
Take to Redbridge. |
| Paint |
Take to Orinoco, no longer accepted at Redbridge. ChemCollect for residents without own transport. |
| Paper - coloured |
Kerbside collection (blue box), put into your composter. |
| Paper - white office |
Kerbside collection (green box), bring banks, or use to wrap food waste. Shredded paper can go into your composter |
| Paper - wrapping |
Kerbside collection (blue box). |
| Plastic bags |
See 'Carrier bags'. |
| Plastic bottles (any) |
Kerbside collection (blue box), take to Redbridge. |
| Plastic - marg, ice cream & yogurt containers |
Take to Redbridge, bring banks. |
| Shoes |
See 'Clothes'. |
| Soil/stones/hardcore |
Take to Redbridge (limit on quantities). |
| Spectacles |
Take to charity shops, return to optician. |
| Telephone directories |
See 'Directories'. |
| Tetra-Pak cartons |
Take to Union Street Car Park, Tesco Retail Park, Mill Road, Ferry Sports Centre or Redbridge. |
| Textiles - clean |
See Clothes. |
| Timber/logs |
Take to Redbridge (limit on quantities). |
| Tools - garden/carpentry |
Take to Orinoco or Redbridge. |
| Toys |
Charity shops, advertise locally, Freecycle. Redbridge. |
| TVs |
Take to Redbridge. |
| Tyres - bicycle |
Take to Oxford Cycle Workshop. |
| Tyres - car & motorbike |
Take to Redbridge (there is a charge). |
| White goods |
Contact Emmaus Oxford, advertise locally, Freecycle. Contact us on 252900 to arrange special/bulky collections. |
| Yellow Pages |
Kerbside collection (blue box), Redbridge. |
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