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Corsham Area Rethink Rubbish Directory
Welcome to Corsham Community Area's Rethink Rubbish Directory! (In association with the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust)
Corsham Community Area's Rethink Rubbish Directory is your local A-Z guide about what items can be reused and recycled locally. The directory also includes many tips on how to reduce rubbish. By using the directory we hope local people will reduce, reuse and recycle goods that would otherwise have been thrown away to end up being buried in a hole in the ground.
Shops, charities, organisations and individuals are all listed alongside the items they take for reuse or recycling. Where there are no local facilities for reusing or recycling an item, the next nearest location we know of is given.
If you think we have missed something, or you would like to add in some more details, then please do contact us.
Click on a letter, or area of interest, to move through the directory.
Abandoned Vehicles
Report an abandoned vehicle to the Police on: 01249 654455. Take a note of its registration, location, make, model, colour, condition and whether it is taxed.
Aerosol Cans
At present aerosol cans should not be put in can banks in Wiltshire. About a billion are used in the UK each year. Try to use pump action dispensers instead.
Aluminium Cans
Aluminium cans can be put in can recycling banks. (See also Cans and Tins). If you are putting cans in an ‘aluminium can only’ collecting point, or collecting them for a 'cash for cans' scheme, check they are aluminium by seeing if the can has an 'alu' mark. Aluminium cans have shiny bottoms and are not magnetic.
Green Recycling Group Ltd. Cash for cans centre (see Contact Information page below).
Kerbside Collection - see Kerbside Collection below.
Middlefield Day Centre. (see Contact Information page below).
Aluminium Foil
Reuse tip: If you are storing food try to use washable containers or reuse margarine tubs. lf you are collecting aluminium foil, make sure it is foil i.e. pie trays, not laminated foil packaging like crisp packets. If it springs back in your hand after being scrunched it is not the right sort for recycling. Try and make sure your foil is clean.
Green Recycling Group Ltd (see Contact Information page below).
Jean Hartley collects aluminium foil for Middlefield Day Centre in Chippenham. Drop off to 48 Greenhill, Neston.
Kerbside Collection - see Kerbside Collection below.
Middlefield Day Centre (see Contact Information page below).
Batteries (See separate entry for Car Batteries below)
Try and use rechargeable batteries or mains in preference to household batteries, as these are currently very difficult to recycle. Don't keep batteries together as this can affect the life of batteries. If batteries have to be thrown away don't throw them away in a bundle all together, as some not completely dead ones could interact with live ones and create a danger.
Rechargeable batteries come in several different types - nickel cadmium (NiCads), nickel metal hydride and lithium ion. For more information about batteries see the British Battery Manufacturers Association website at: www.bbma.co.uk. For Nicad battery-recycling contact the manufacturer or distributor to find out more or see the ReBat web site at www.rebat.com If taking your Nicad batteries to a Household Recycling Centre for disposal inform the supervisor on arrival.
Button cell batteries from watches and cameras can often be returned to the shop where they were purchased.
Corsham DIY and Hardware centre take back only button-cell batteries for recycling.
Bedding
Must be clean and in good condition.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Beds
Must be clean and in reasonably good condition. Mattresses must have fire retardant labels. Double and single beds accepted.
Genesis (see Contact Information page below) will not accept mattresses without beds.
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below).
Bicycles
lf the bicycle is in working order why not try and re-sell it through adverts in local shops, or try swapping it on one of the local Freecycle websites.
Blankets
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below) must be clean and in good condition.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below) must be clean and in good condition.
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile bank (see Contact Information page below).
Books
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire wildlife Trust - Reference and fiction (see Contact Information page below).
Bubble Wrap
If you wish to receive bubble wrap then please register with Tricia.
If you wish to recycle bubble wrap please call Tricia.
Tricia McLeod: 01249 715704
Bric-a-brac
British Red Cross - Not electrical items (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop - Not kitchen items (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam - Not electrical items (see Contact Information page below).
Bulky Waste Collection
If the item is reusable see entries for cookers, electrical items, fridges and freezers, furniture and washing machines.
North Wiltshire District Council Ring 01249 706352 for more details, or email directservices@northwilts.gov.uk
Calendar Pictures
Cat Rescue in Chippenham want pictures from old calendars to make into new cards. Send or drop off to: Mrs Jean Gilbert, 36 Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PB. Cards sold for Cat Rescue. TeI: 01249 653443
Cameras
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire wildlife Trust - Ancient and modern cameras and equipment accepted (see Contact Information page below).
Cans & Tins
Cans and tins should be washed and squashed.
Box CE Primary School - Bins are situated at the side of the school where people can deposit their recycling items in appropriate bins.
Box mini recycling centre - Selwyn Hall Car Park.
Colerne mini recycling centre - Recreation Ground.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park.
Kerbside Collection - see Kerbside Collection below.
Lacock mini recycling centre - Lackham College.
Lacock mini recycling centre - Whitehall Garden Centre Car Park.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Car Batteries
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Car Dismantlers
A 1 Impact Car Breakers. At the time of writing (August 2003) price for the pick up of a vehicle is £30 or 320 if car is taken to A1. Ring for more information on: 01225 704872. A1 Impact are located at Station Yard, Bath Road, Melksham SN12 8BN.
Cardboard
Torn and scrunched up cardboard can be composted, such as loo rolls and cardboard egg boxes (see also entry for cereal boxes below). For cardboard you can't compost take it to your nearest household recycling centre.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Cards
Reuse tip: Why not cut up old cards to make into gift tags?
Cat Rescue in Chippenham want pictures from old birthday cards or other cards (Not Christmas Cards) to make into new cards. Send or drop off to: Mrs Jean Gilbert, 36 Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PB. Cards sold for Cat Rescue. Tel: 01249 653443 (see also Christmas Cards below).
Carpets
Reuse tip: If the carpet is hessian backed use as a mulch mat in the garden or put a small piece over the top of a compost bin. If you are having a new pond or a new liner, old carpet can be used underneath the pond liner.
Carrier Bags
Say No to Unwanted Bags (SNUB). Around 80 million carrier bags are used in Wiltshire each year. Try and reuse plastic bags as much as possible or buy a cloth bag, or supermarket 'bag for life' to carry your shopping in, rather than plastic bags. Once your plastic carrier bag has no life left, don't throw it in the bin - look out for a plastic carrier bag recycling point, which are often at supermarkets.
Several local outlets reuse carrier bags. If donating them for reuse, make sure they are clean, dry and reusable.
Chaplins - 15 Pickwick Road Corsham.
Corsham DIY and Hardware Centre (see Contact Information page below).
Green Ginger (see Contact Information page below).
Somerfields, Corsham - Plastic bag recycling point.
Cat Food
Cat Rescue – Chippenham. Unwanted and unopened cat food can be put in food collection boxes at Somerfields, 1 The
Martingale Centre or Hale Veterinary Group, 37 High Street,
Corsham.
CDs
Reuse tip: CDs which are not reusable, or were free internet CDs, can be turned into bird scarers. Suspend with string along a vegetable plot to scare off the birds.
The following shops take CDs in good reusable condition.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Cereal Boxes
Rip up old cereal boxes and put in the compost heap. Other torn up and scrunched unlaminated card packaging can be composted, but avoid frozen food packaging and cartons used to hold liquids.
Chimney Pots
Reuse tip: Old chimney pots can make good flowerpots or can be used to force rhubarb.
Christmas Cards
Reuse tip: Make gift tags from old cards.
Some shops operate Christmas Card recycling schemes for short periods after Christmas. Look out for the special collection boxes. In previous years Post Offices, Boots, Tesco and WH Smith have had collection boxes.
Christmas Trees
Why not buy a live tree with roots, which can be planted out in the garden? Otherwise your Christmas tree can be shredded.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Qulnton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Whitehall Garden Centre (see Contact Information page below). Customers who have bought their Christmas Trees from Whitehall Garden Centre can take them back after Christmas for shredding. Service starts after 12th night.
Clocks
Wltshire Wildlife Trust Any condition. (see Contact Information page below).
Clothes
If donating to a charity shop clothes must be clean, dry and in good condition. If putting clothes in a textile bank they must be dry and in sealed bags.
Box - Selwyn Hall Car Park.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park - Textile Bank.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Green World Recycling - Textile Bank located at the Hare and Hounds Pub, Corsham.
Kerbside Collection - see Kerbside Collection below.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank. (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Coins
Reuse tip: When you are coming back from abroad, look out for foreign coin charity collection boxes at airports.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust - Foreign and out of circulation. (see Contact Information page below).
Comics
Comics can be put in paper recycling bands.
Automatic Comics Old collectable comics are considered for Purchase.
Kerbside Collection - see Kerbside Collection below.
Computers
Byte Back. Must be minimum Pentium specification. Accepts printers and monitors as long they are able to be refurbished. Need to be taken to Knowle or else will charge for collection. Take into Byte Back, the Park, Daventry Road, Knowle. Open 9am to 4pm Mon - Fri. Ring 0117 9039782 for more details. Refurbished and given to low income families, community groups, etc.
Computer Aid International. Must be working Pentium P1 100Mhz (or Pentium equivalents). Also need the peripheral devices, modems, printers, colour monitors etc. Charity works with individuals and organisations. For individual items donors will need to package and pay a collection charge. Ring to discuss donation and possible collection on 020 7281 0091 or visit their website www.computeraid.org.
SCAMP Must be minimum specification of Pentium II 400 MHZ or higher to enable email usage. Must be in reasonable order to be refurbished. After checking, repairing and re-commissioning SCAMP provides computers free of charge to people with a disability. Can be collected or dropped off into office. For further details or to arrange collection contact: 01793 484654 - June Taylor or email june.taylor@scamp.org.uk.
Cookers
Bulky Waste Collection - see below. For large electrical items which are not reusable.
Genesis (see Contact Information page below).
Must be in working order and reasonably good condition. Electric cookers only accepted.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below). Must be in working order and reasonably good condition. Electric cookers only accepted.
Corks
Reuse tips: Reuse corks in the bottom of flowerpots to add drainage. Alternatively use them on the ends of garden canes to reduce sharp edges or chop them up and put in the compost heap, or use as a mulch on the top of pot plants. Natural corks will rot down.
Plastic corks can be recycled at any Oddbins outlet.
Crockery
Reuse tip: Broken crockery can be used to add drainage in the bottom of flowerpots.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Must be clean and in good condition.
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Must be clean and reusable.
Curtains
Reuse tip: Old lace curtains can be put over fruit bushes to protect them from the birds.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Must be clean and in good condition.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank.
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition.
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Cutlery
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Dressmaking Items
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Ecover Refill Station
Green Ginger Ecover refill station for washing up liquid, fabric conditioner and powder and clothes washing liquid.
Egg Boxes
Reuse tip: Use for chitting early potatoes.
Tear up cardboard egg boxes and put these in the compost heap.
Egg Shells
Crush and add to compost as they reduce acidity.
Electrical Items
See also separate entries for cookers, fridges, washing machines and white goods.
Bulky Waste Collection (see Bulky Waste Collection above). For large electrical items which are not reusable.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below). Must be in working order and reusable. Accept small items such as vacuum cleaners, light fittings, and kitchen goods.
Envelopes
Reuse tip: Buy reuse labels or make your own.
If you can't reuse an envelope why not compost it? If it has a plastic window take this out first, before you compost it or put it in a paper recycling bin.
Evening Wear
Must be clean and in good condition.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Fabric
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition.
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank. (see Contact Information page below).
Farmers' Markets
Shopping locally and at Farmers' Markets saves fuel and minimises the need for packaging and preservatives. If you are a producer and want to find out more about Farmers' Markets call: 07736 522693.
Chippenham Farmers' Market - Market Place. Fortnightly on
Tuesdays. 9am to 1.30pm.
Lacock Farmers' Market - Red Lion Car Park or adjacent field.
Third Saturday. 9am to 1.30pm.
Fly-Tipping
North Wiltshire District Council. Ring 01249 706417 or 706430 or email directservices@northwilts.co.uk
Footballs
Reuse tip: If you leave an old football floating on your pond in winter it will help stop ice forming and garden wildlife can continue to use the pond in cold winter periods.
Fridges & Freezers
Bulky Waste Collection (see Bulky Waste Collection above). For large electrical items which are not reusable.
Genesis (see Contact Information page below). Must be in good working order.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below). Must be in working order and in reasonably good condition.
Funerals
Natural Death Centre provide information and publications on burials and funerals that are environmentally friendly. They keep a complete list of the l6o-plus Natural Burial Sites (also called Green or Woodland burial sites). Ring the Natural Death Centre on 020-7359-8391 or visit their web site at: www.naturaldeath.org.uk
Furniture
If furniture contains foam it must have clearly identifiable fire retardant labels to be donated to the following organisations:
Genesis (see Contact Information page below). Household - 3 piece suites, dressing tables, cabinets.
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below) - 3 piece suites, dressing tables and chairs, side boards, wall units, wardrobes.
Garden & Household Chemicals
Take to your nearest Household Recycling Centre.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Garden Waste
Lawn mowings can be left on your lawn - you'll reduce the need to water or fertilise. Twigs, prunings, weed: and old flowers can all be put in your compost bin. For items that can't go in the compost bin take to:
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Glass Bottles & Jars
Return any bottles with deposits to where they were bought.
Remember - use glass recycling collection bins only in daylight hours because of the noise. Wash and separate out colours. (BIue glass goes in a green glass bank.) Don't put Visionware saucepans, Pyrex or crockery in the bank as the glass in the bank can't then be recycled.
Box mini recycling centre - Selwyn Hall Car Park.
Colerne mini recycling centre - Recreation Ground.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park.
Kerbside Collection (see Kerbside Collection below)
Lacock mini recycling centre - Wiltshire College Lackham.
Lacock mini recycling centre - Whitehall Garden Centre Car Park.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Handbags
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below). In good condition - any age.
Hanging Baskets
Reuse tip: If you are refilling your own hanging basket instead of using moss as a liner why not use unwanted cat/dog hair or shredded newspaper as a liner.
Empty hanging baskets or tubs accepted for re-planting in Spring and Autumn to order. Charges according to size and content of the basket or tub at:
Whitehall Garden Centre (see Contact Information page below).
Willow Cottage Plants 23 Moor Green, Neston, Corsham.
Hearing Aids
Hard of Hearing Christian Fellowship accepts working private and NHS hearing aids for redistribution to the Third World. Send them to Richard Livermore, Hard of Hearing Christian Fellowship, High Gables, Hall Road, Winfarthing, Norfolk IP22 2EJ
Household Items
Must be in clean and good condition.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below). Not furniture.
Household Items – Repairs
Corsham DlY and Hardware Centre (see Contact Information page below) - including electrical.
Ice Cream Sticks
Reuse tip: Reuse as plant labels.
Jewellery
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Coppins will consider purchase of jewellery, gold, silver and gems. Contact shop for more information. Coppins, 1 Church Street, Corsham. Tel: 01249 715404. Coppins also repair watches and jewellery.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam(see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below). Including odd earrings and broken necklaces.
Jigsaws
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Jumble
Look out for local fund raising sales or Junk Swaps.
Junk Faxes
Fax Preference Service (FPS). Register by calling 0845 070 0702 (local rate) or visit their web site at www.fpsonline.org.uk. Registration is free.
Junk Mail
Junk mail can normally be put in your local paper recycling balks. If you are already on mailing lists but no longer wish to receive information from a company, the next time you receive a posting from them, return the letter, unopened, with a note on the envelope requesting they remove your name from their lists.
Door to Door Royal Mail. To stop unaddressed leaflets delivered by Royal Mail, write to Royal Mail Door to Door, Freepost, Beaumont House, Oxford OX4 5BR. Remember if you do sign up to be removed from mailing lists and door to door deliveries you may unwittingly stop mail you might want to receive i.e. unaddressed Council information sent out to every household.
Mailing Preference Service. To be removed from mailing lists register for free with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS). Write to the Mailing Preference Service Freepost 22 London W1E 7EZ, or ring them to obtain a form on: 0845 703 4599 (local rate). Or fill in the form online at www.mpsonline.org.uk. If the junk mail has been addressed to a slightly different form of your name or title i.e. Ms rather than Mrs, you may want to tell the MPS of these different types. Remember you may need others in your household to register to stop the flow to everyone in your home.
Junk Swaps
Does your local area have an annual or regular junk swap or clear out day event? Ask your local Council if they run one. If not, a free information pack is available from the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust on how to get a Junk Swap started. Ring: 01380 725670 ext 255.
Junk Telephone Calls
Telephone Preference Service (TPS) Registration with the telephone preference service is free. Only the subscriber to the telephone number can register a number. Registration telephone number 0845 070 0707 (local rate) or online at www.tpsonline.org.uk
Kerbside Collection
A kerbside recycling collection scheme is operating in most parts of the Corsham Community Area. Check www.wasteinwiltshire.com, or call 0870 242 7596 to see if you street is included in the scheme. Materials collected include glass bottles and jars, foil, paper, cans and textiles.
Keys
Collect together and take to your nearest Household Recycling Centre for scrap metal recycling.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Leaves
Compost or make leaf mould. Leaf mould can be spread on your borders or vegetable patch to suppress weeds.
Linens
Must be clean and in good condition.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quintan HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Lingerie
Must be clean and in good condition.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Material
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Medicines
Take back out of date or unwanted, over the counter and prescription tablets to your pharmacist for disposal. Some pharmacies will also take back clean and unlabelled pill bottles for reuse - check to see if your pharmacy will before collecting and returning them.
Boots - Return medicines/tablets for incineration. Take into Boots, 22 The Martingale Centre, Corsham.
Metals
Green Recycling Group Ltd (see Contact Information page below). Accept old iron, brass taps etc. Do not accept fridges or freezers or sealed metal containers. Ring for details of what will be accepted and for price information.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Milk Bottle Tops
See Aluminium Foil.
Milk Bottles
Return to your local milkman.
Mobile Phones
Box CE Primary Schools (see Contact Information page below).
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below).
Motor Oil
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Musical Instruments
Rather than throw an old instrument away why not have it repaired and enjoy it again?
Ray Colomb, Musical Instrument Repairs. Orchestral and wind band instruments repaired. Alternatively the shop has a small display board for advertising musical instruments for sale. Ring for more information on: 01249 715274
Nappies
2,000 tonnes of disposable nappies are collected in North Wiltshire each year. Nappies take many, many generations to rot when they are buried in the ground.
Vicki Finn is the local contact for Lollipop Children's Products Ltd who sell washable cloth nappies. For more information ring: 01225 744013 or visit Lollipop's website at: www.teamlollipop.co.uk
The Wiltshire Real Nappy Network provides a £15/£30 cashback scheme when parents buy cloth nappies. The baby must be under two or the mum expecting a baby. They also run free trial kits which contain a variety of nappies, covers and essential user kit. Call Vicki Finn on 01225 744013 or visit their website at: www.nappywardrobe.co.uk
Green Ginger (see Contact Information page below) sells Moltex nappies which are biodegradable. Contact them for more information.
NANS. National Association of Nappy Services offer local delivery and collection of freshly laundered cotton nappies for parents, childminders, nurseries and hospitals. Visit www.changeanappy.co.uk or tel: 0121 693 4949 for more information.
Go REAL. Go Real is the exciting new brand for real nappy advice and support, nationally and internationally. Ring the Helpline on 0845 8500606 or visit: www.goreal.org.uk.
Zoe Phillips is a local person willing to give advice and information about using cloth nappies as an alternative to disposable nappies. Ring: 01225 812626.
Newspapers & Magazines
See entries for paper as most paper banks take these.
Oil
See Motor/used engine oil.
Ornaments
See also bric-a-brac and white elephant goods.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Packaging
Try to buy less packaging so you won't have to find ways of reusing or recycling it. Buying from local shops or Farmers' Markets (see Farmers' Market above) can help you reduce packaging when shopping.
Green Ginger (see Contact Information page below). You can buy items from big tubs (saving on packaging) as well as buying spices in recycled jars.
Somerfields sell 'bags for life' which last longer and save on using plastic carrier bags when shopping.
Paint
Community Repaint - Swindon Scrapstore. Accept emulsion, gloss, satin, eggshell, primer, undercoat, floor paint, exterior paint and masonry paint for reuse in the Community. They do not accept solidified paint, paint over 10 years old or not in its original container, industrial paints, paint strippers or spray paints.
Community Repaint - Swindon Scrapstore, Pinehurst People's
Centre, Beech Avenue, Swindon. Paint will need to be taken to the Centre. Ring for more details on: 01793 513982. Open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am to 4pm Thursdays 10am to 5pm and the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month 9.30am to 12 noon. The scrapstore also takes other items - visit their felsite for more details: www.swindonweb.com/scrapstore
Paper
White paper, junk mail, newspapers and magazines can be put into paper collection banks.
Box CE Primary School (see Contact Information page below). Bins are situated at the side of the school where people can deposit their recycling items in appropriate bins.
Box mini recycling centre - Selwyn Hall Car Park.
Colerne mini recycling centre - Recreation Ground.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park.
Corsham Primary School - Recycling bins are near the school gate and used by parents and local residents. The School uses the money collected from the paper recycling scheme to support school initiatives, such as the purchasing of a new school stage.
Kerbside Collection (See kerbside Collection above)
Lacock mini recycling centre - Lackham College.
Lacock mini recycling centre - Whitehall Garden Centre Car Park
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Neston Primary School, Church Rise, Neston. Put paper in specially marked skip in school car park. Not cardboard.
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Pasta
Reuse tip: Out of date pasta can be used as a craft material - or compost it!
Phonecards
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Pictures & Paintings
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop(see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Plastic
Reuse tip: reuse plastic food containers for storage or as drip trays under plant pots.
Information from the Environment Agency shows that nearly 3 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced in the UK each year. Over 80% of plastic waste products are buried in the ground, where they will not rot away. Try to choose goods without excessive packaging and reuse plastic items wherever possible.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Plastic Bags
See Carrier Bags.
Plastic Bottles
Reuse tip: Make into bird feeders or mini cloches to protect young plants from frost.
Plastic bottle banks should only have plastic bottles put in them. Wash and remove all bottle tops.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Polythene Envelopes
Polyprint Mailing Films. Both printed and unpainted polythene wrappers and bags from whatever source are recycled provided ALL paper labels, sellotape, sticky residue, food remnants and foreign objects have been removed. The only exception is polythene marked 'degradable' - if any of this is in a batch for recycling then the whole batch is rejected and sent to a landfill site. Polythene products normally stretch fairly easily and the recycling codes that you need to look for are numbers 2 and 4.
Mark 'recycled material' and send to Polyprint Mailing Films Ltd, Mackintosh Road, Rackheath Ind. Estate, Rackheath, Norwich NR13 6LJ. It takes approximately 200,000 polythene wrappers to make one tonne of recyclable waste, all of which is hand sorted by Polyprint staff. After being recycled the polythene is made into plastic bin liners and fertiliser sacks.
Postcards
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Pyrex Glass
Pyrex glass is excluded from the glass recycling barks as it has been heat treated and has a different chemical composition to ordinary glass and melts at a different temperature to glass bottles and jars. So it can't be recycled in the normal glass recycling process. If it is mixed in a normal glass bank, the Pyrex doesn't melt fully and bottles made from the recycled glass will fracture. The same applies if brown glass cookware and ceramic bottle stoppers are put in a glass bank.
Rags
Reuse tip: use as dusters.
Records
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Rubble
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Sewing Machines
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below). Non-electrical ones only.
Tools for Self Reliance (see Contact Information page below). Must have a long life span. Want round- bobbin Singer hand and treadle sewing machines and fully working modern electric sewing machines. No shuttle, boat bobbin or non-singer manual sewing machines.
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below). Non electrical ones only.
Sheets
Reuse tip: Use old sheets for covering furniture when painting or cut up to make dusters.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition.
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank, Post Office Lane Car Park.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition.
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Shoes
To donate to a charity shop must be clean and in good condition.
If putting in a textile bank, tie together in pairs and put in a sealed bag.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Corsham mini recycling centre - Post Office Lane Car Park - Textile Bank.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Green World Recycling - Clothes Bank located at the Hounds Pub, Corsham.
Kerbside Collection (see Kerbside Collection below)
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Shoes – Repairs
Corsham DIY and Hardware Centre
Silver Foil
See Aluminium Foil.
Soil
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Spectacles
Graeme Mountford Optometrist, 11 High Street, Corsham. Takes in old spectacles, which are sent to Third World countries.
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Stamps
Used stamps. Try and leave 1/2 inch of border around the edge of the stamp if cutting off an envelope.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Linda Gordon collects stamps for the Bath and Wansdyke Blind Association. Deliver to 4 Neston Crescent, Neston.
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Paul Lobley, 1 Chamberlain Road, Chippenham, Wilts SN14 OTF collects stamps for the Baptist Missionary Society.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below).
Used stamps and collections.
Tapes
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Tea Bags
Put in the compost heap.
Telephone Directories
If the directories are white paper and NOT YELLOW PAGES these can be put in paper bands. See also Yellow Pages.
Televisions
Must be in working order and reasonably good condition.
Genesis (see Contact Information page below).
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below).
Tetra-Pak
Tetra-Pak and metalic coated cardboard, such as fruit juice cartons.
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Textiles
Corsham mini recycling centre - Textile Bank Post Office Lane Car Park.
Kerbside Collection (see Kerbside Collection below)
Melksham HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC - Textile Bank (see Contact Information page below).
Timber/Wood
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Toilet Rolls
Old toilet rolls can be composted.
Toner Cartridges
Box CE Primary School (see Contact Information page below).
DAC Stationery - Take inkjet and laser cartridges for recycling. Take into the DAC, 19 Pickwick Road, Corsham, for recycling. Open 9am to 5.30pm Mon - Fri and 9am to 5pm Sat.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below). Laser cartridges.
Tools
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below). Not electrical items.
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below). Must be clean and in good condition. Not electrical items.
Tools for Self Reliance (see Contact Information page below). Woodworking, blacksmithing, carpentry, metalwork and leatherworking tools required. Tools need to have a lifespan left in them. No garden tools, imperial sided tools, domestic electric tools or hardpoint saws.
Tools With A Mission. Not garden or decorating tools or electrical tools. Accept carpentry hand tools, builders tools etc must be hand tools. Also accept old Gestetner duplicators. Ring to be put in touch with collector - 01473 652029.
Toothbrushes
Reuse tip: Use old toothbrushes for cleaning shoes.
Towels
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Toys
Automattic Comics Collectable toys only considered for purchase.
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Tyres
When you purchase new tyres see if the garage will take the old ones. You can help make your tyres last longer by driving carefully and slowly. Check tyre pressures regularly as well. Information on tyre disposal is available at www.tyredisposal.co.uk
Vacuum Cleaners
Must be in working order and reusable.
Genesis (see Contact Information page below).
Waste Not Want Not (see Contact Information page below).
Videos
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below).
Wallpaper
Reuse tip: Use pieces of old wallpaper to line drawers.
Washing Machines
Bulky Waste Collection - see Bulky Waste Collection above for large electrical items which are not reusable.
Genesis (see Contact Information page below). Must be in good working order and reusable.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Watches
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below). Broken or working watches.
White Elephant Goods
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (see Contact Information page below). China, ornaments.
White Goods
See entries for cookers, fridges and washing machines.
Melksham HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Stanton St Quinton HRC (see Contact Information page below).
Wood
Wiltshire Wood recycling offer a low cost collection service of all wood waste from your site. They collect many sources including building sites, schools, houses, industrial units and shops. They take all wood including pallets (whole or broken), chipboard and wood based materials (with the exception of MDF and Formica faced chipboard).
They manufacture a range of products from recycled wood, which include: compost bins, planters, fruit/veg trays, firewood and kindling.
Wiltshire Wood Recycling, East Combe Farm, Upper Castle Combe
Tel: 01249 783499
Wool (see also Yarns)
British Red Cross (see Contact Information page below).
Oxfam (see Contact Information page below).
Woollen Jumpers
Reuse tip: If in poor condition, unpack and reuse the wool or boil and shrink and use as next year's hanging basket liners.
Yarns
Corsham Knitting and Crochet Group. Must be double knitting and chunky yarns. No cotton based yarns as not warm enough or fluffy (mohair) as these are not suitable for children. Ring Gwen Davies on 01225 810330 or Peg Smith on 01249 713879 for mole information. After 6pm is best. Members use yarns to make warm items: hats, sweaters, which are sent to deprived areas in the Ukraine.
Yellow Pages
If you don't have a local collecting point - compost your yellow pages. Crunch a few pages at a time and add to the compost heap. This will help add carbon, dry out the heap and add air pockets. If you want to know more about yellow pages recycling visit: www.yellqroup.com
Yoghurt Pots
Reuse tip: Use to grow seedlings.
Zips
Reuse tip: These can often be taken out of old clothes to be used again.
Contact Information
Automattic Comics, 17 Pickwick Road, Corsham or ring for more information: 01249 701647.
Box CE Primary School. Tel: 01225 742663. School benefits from the income received from collecting items.
British Red Cross Shop, 21 The Martingate Centre, Corsham. Open 9am to 5pm Mon-Sat. Ring 01249 712003
Corsham DIY and Hardware Centre, 8 The Martingate Centre,
Corsham. Tel: 01249 712653.
Dorothy House Hospice Care Shop, 20, The Martingate Centre, Corsham. Open 9am to 5pm Mon-Sat. Ring: 01249 715556.
Genesis Project (Furniture for the Homeless and Furniture
Recycling), 30 Harris Road, Porte Marsh Industrial Estate, Calne
Wiltshire SN11 9PT. Open 8am to 4pm Mon-Fri. Ring 01249 822282 to check if item will be accepted and collection arrangements.
Green Ginger, 6 The Martingate Centre, Corsham Tel: 01249 716631.
Green Recycling Group Ltd, The Willows, Bristol Road Allington,
Chippenham Wilshire. 7am and 4.30pm Mon-Fri and 7am to 11.45am Saturday. Tel: 01249 652511. Company pays a per kilo price for aluminium cans. A price is also paid per kilo for aluminium foil, but both foil and cans must be kept separately. Ring for current price information and more details.
Middlefield Day Centre, Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham SN14 0JP. Open between Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm. Funds raised from collecting aluminium cans and foil are used to buy garden equipment.
Oxfam, 50 High Street Corsham. Tel: 01249 716287.
Tools For Self Reliance. TFSR refurbishes tools to send practical help to people in some of the world's poorest countries - contact John Brand on 01225 866153 to discuss donation. Items may need to be dropped off to a local collecting point.
Waste Not Want Not. Ring to arrange collection or to discuss items on 01249 447140. Alternatively take into 303/305 Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham SN14 0JJ between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
Whitehall Garden Centre, Lacock, Wiltshire. Open 9am to
5.30pm Monday-Saturday and 10.30am to 4.30pm Sunday. Ask at reception on arrival.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Contact Sheila Martin for details on: 01380 725670 or email smadin@wiltshirewildlife.org. Items will need to be taken to Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Elm Tree Court, Devizes. Items are used to raise funds for the Trust.
Recycling Facilities
Details and maps of all the Mini and Household Recycling Centres in Wiltshire can be found at: www.recycleforwiltshire.com.
For more information call Hills Waste Solutions on: 01249 818089 or email recycling@hills-group.co.uk.
Mini Recycling Centres
Box, Selwyn Hall - Paper, glass bottles/jars and cans.
Colerne Recreation Ground - Paper, glass bottles/jars and cans.
Corsham, Post Office Lane Car Park - Cans, plastic, cardboard, paper, glass bottles/jars and textiles.
Lacock, Wiltshire College, Lackham - Paper, glass bottles/jars and cans.
Lacock, Whitehall Garden Centre Car Park - Paper, glass bottles/jars and cans.
Household Recycling Centres
Melksham HRC David Sprules HRC, Lancaster Road, Bowerhill Industrial Estate. Mopes Lane, Hills Industrial Estate. April-Oct 9am to 5pm, Nov to March 9am to 4pm.
Stanton St Quinton HRC By junction 17 on the B4122 Sutton Benger Road. 1 April to Oct 9am to 5pm and November to March 9am to 4pm Open 7 days. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
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