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A to Z Recycling Guide

What do I do with..?

We throw away all sorts of items from our homes every day. There are lots of things that are thrown in the bin that can actually be recycled, such as clothes and electrical items. So before you bin it, have a look through this handy A to Z guide to help you recycle as much as you can and to dispose of your waste safely.

Recycling

Christmas cards Christmas decorations Christmas trees Gift wrap Household batteries

Batteries

Find out what do with household batteries.

Clothes and textiles

Find out what to do with clothes and textiles.

Electrical items

Find out what to do with electrical items.

Paper

Find out how to recycle paper.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

B

Baby items
Bags
Balloons
Barbeques (BBQs)
Batteries
- Batteries (Car)
- Batteries (Household)
Bikes
Bins (see: Broken waste containers, bins and caddies)
Black plastic packaging
Blankets

See also: Bin collection dates

C

D

Decorations (See: Christmas decorations)
Dental care products
Dog waste (See: Pet waste)
Duvets
DVD/Blu Ray players
DVDs

E

F

G

Garden equipment
Garden waste (See: Garden waste collections)
Gas cylinders
Gift wrap
Guitar strings / instrument strings

H

I

Incontinence pads (See: Clinical waste: Incontinence pads)
Ink cartridges
Insulation

J

K

L

M

N

Nail varnish
Nappies: (See: Clinical waste: Incontinence pads and nappies)
Netting (See: Fruit/crop/anti-bird netting)
Newspapers
Notebooks (electronic) (See: Computers/laptops)

O

P

Q

R

See also: Recycling & Waste Parks

S

Sanitary towels: Tampons and sanitary wrappers
Saucepans
Sawdust
Shoes (See: clothes and textiles)
Smartphones (See: Mobile phones)
Sofas and settees
Stationary
Stickers
Stoma bags (See: Clinical waste: Stoma bags, catheters, colostomy)
Straws
String
Styrofoam
Suitcases

T

U

V

W

Wallpaper
Waste containers, bins and caddies (broken)
Waxed cartons (See: carton packaging)
Weeds
Wet wipes
Wire cables charges and plugs
Wrapping paper (See: gift wrap)
Wood

X

-

Y

Z

My Recycling Wales (external website)

My Recycling Wales allows you to browse Welsh local authorities and see what happens to your waste across the UK, and even around the world.

Love Food Hate Waste (external website)

Love Food Hate Waste is all about making the best of the food you've bought.

What happens to my recycling? (external website)

Information and articles from Wales Recycles.

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