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Recycling Directory
Please note: The Kerbside Recycling Scheme is not the responsibility of the Recycling Forum. For all queries regarding the Kerbside Scheme and general waste removal, please contact the Waste & Recycling Team on 01524 582491 or recycling@lancaster.gov.uk
Welcome to the Recycling Directory for Lancaster district
"We hope this website helps you to reduce your waste and re-use and recycle even more of your unwanted things. Please let us know about other local recycling projects"
Alison Page, Chair of the Recycling Forum
If you want your recycling project or ideas including in this online directory, or want to tell us what you think of this directory and / or how it could be improved, please email sustainability@lancaster.gov.uk or call 01524 582061
Coming Soon...'Not Just a Load of Old Rubbish' - Edition 3
Edition 3 of the Recycling Directory is on its way! Expected to be available as a paper copy in 2009 the new Directory will be updated and expanded with more brilliant tips on what, where and how to recycle in Lancaster district. Can you help us with updating the Directory? If so, please email sustainability@lancaster.gov.uk or call 01524 582061.
A - Z of Recycling
If all the rubbish produced in a year in Lancaster District were placed in bin wagons, the wagons would stretch from Morecambe to Blackpool - what a waste!
AEROSOLS
Avoid buying aerosols - buy pump sprays instead. Making aerosols uses a lot of energy and the gases used may damage the environment. Although the hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic appears to be shrinking, the ozone layer will still be vulnerable for at least another 10 years. Do NOT put aerosol cans into recycling banks. Dispose of in your normal rubbish.
NEVER puncture, burn or crush old aerosol cans
ALUMINIUM
The extraction of the raw material, bauxite, is a polluting process. Recycling aluminium saves 95% of energy used in manufacturing new cans.
You can put ALL your cans, including steel food cans (rinsed please) in your kerbside box for collection or in any of the Can Recycling Banks in Lancaster District, even if it says ‘drinks cans only’ (as in Caton). Please put the ring pull back in the can before recycling it
If you want a can-recycling bank for your organisation, Eurowaste will provide one and empty it at no charge. Tel: 01524 66616
Envirofirst offer a free tip scheme for local businesses and organisations which accepts clean tin cans. Take your cans to their unit on the Lune Industrial Estate or call 01524 844334 or email Nick to arrange a regular collection at competitive prices.
Aluminium cans wanted by
DIY Recycle Shop, 22A Yorkshire Street, Morecambe Tel: 01524 833080
Aluminium foil wanted by
Guide Dogs for the Blind want aluminium foil including clean milk bottle tops, pie cases, take away dishes, foil, pet food dishes (no cans please). When you have a carrier bag full, take it to your nearest collection point. These are schools, church groups, scouts & guides, Women’s Institutes and Day Centres throughout North Lancashire & South Lakeland. For nearest collection point, please contact Roger Frankland, Guide Dogs for the Blind, 6, Hillside, Lancaster LA1 1YH (Behind the Castle off Long Marsh Lane) Tel: 01524 541156 or 01524 382097
Quernmore school wants aluminium foil Tel: 01524 66628
For aluminium foil recycling banks in the Lancaster district - see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster District'
Recycled aluminium foil provided by
Single Step Wholefoods, 78a Penny Street, Lancaster sell 100% recycled aluminium foil - Tel: 01524 63021
ASBESTOS
Disposal of asbestos waste from the home - Lancaster City Council can remove some types of asbestos waste for a fee. For charges and how to prepare and package the waste Tel: 01524 582400
Small amounts of asbestos waste will be accepted at Salt Ayre HWRC - Telephone first to arrange 0845 0500 957
Fibrous asbestos, such as pipe lagging, should only be removed by a licensed specialist contractor (found in the Yellow Pages under ‘ASBESTOS REMOVAL’). It is too dangerous for a householder to handle.
BABY CLOTHES & BABY EQUIPMENT
Take baby clothes in good clean condition to Charity Shops
International Aid Trust Children’s Shop, 7 Albert Road, Morecambe wants baby equipment Tel: 01524 413345
BATTERIES
Many batteries contain hazardous materials such as mercury, nickel and cadmium as well as caustic and corrosive chemicals. When thrown away, they can leak and cause pollution. It takes far more energy to make a battery than you will get out of it, so try and use mains electricity wherever possible. Use rechargeable batteries.
Small Household Batteries
Batteries from clocks, portable tools, toys, mobile and cordless phones, hearing aids, watches, cameras, laptops & calculators can be recycled at:
- Lancaster Town Hall reception area, Dalton Square, Lancaster LA1 1PJ
- Morecambe Town Hall, Marine Road, Morecambe
- White Lund Depot, Off Westgate, Morecambe
- Salt Ayre and Carnforth Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)
Some local primary schools - such as Thurnham Glasson C of E Primary School, Marsh Lane, Glasson Dock whose recycling motto is "Our School is Eco-Cool" Tel: 01524 751425 - have public recycling points for small household batteries.
Primary schools interested in the battery scheme can contact Lancashire County Council’s Waste Helpline 0845 0500 957 for further information. The scheme is available to a limited number of schools and these schools have the chance to win prizes by collecting used household batteries. For more information, contact Andrea Cox by telephone 01772 531107 or email Sarah Holliday.
Camera Batteries
Robertson’s Photographic Shop, 15 Brock Street, Lancaster takes camera & AA batteries for the City Council’s recycling scheme Tel: 01524 32045
Car Batteries
Old car batteries should be taken to your garage when you buy a new one or to a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at Salt Ayre, Lancaster or Keer Bridge, Carnforth Tel: 0845 0500 957
BEDDING see ‘CLOTHES, CURTAINS, BLANKETS AND TEXTILES’
BICYCLES
Pedal Power (a Furniture Matters project) wants bicycles (not too damaged or rusty) to repair. Especially need mountain bikes and BMXs. Will collect Tel: 01524 426622 or to arrange for you to drop off in Lancaster Tel: 01524 65328
BINOCULARS & OTHER OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
The RSPB would like your unwanted binoculars, telescopes, spotting scopes or tripods - they must be in good working order. They will go towards a conservation or educational project somewhere in the world. Please send the items to RSPB Second-Hand Binocular Scheme, Unit 17, St Martin's Bunsiness Centre, St Martin's Way, Bedford, MK42 0LF or bring your donation to RSPB Leighton Moss in Silverdale.
BIRTHDAY CARDS see ‘CHRISTMAS CARDS’
BLANKETS see ‘CLOTHES, CURTAINS, BLANKETS AND TEXTILES’
BOOKS
A book bank is located in Asda carpark, Lancaster.
International Aid, Albert Street in Morecambe accept books (any condition)
Many Charity Shops take good quality second hand books
Poulton Community Gardens welcomes books subjects such as the environment and nature - tel 01524 426911 or email Rita Gerrard
For second-hand bookshops see under ‘BOOKS - RARE & SECOND HAND BOOKS’ in the local ‘Yellow Pages’
Borrow books from the library (Re-use)
BOTTLES AND JARS see ‘GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS’
BRIC-A-BRAC
Most Charity Shops take bric-a-brac
BUBBLE WRAP
This is highly re-usable especially if you grow plants and want to get them started early, as it can be used to insulate the seed trays. Also good for sending breakables through the post. People that move house tend to use lots of it - so this is a good source if you want some.
BUILDINGS
‘Green Built’ is a local environmental building consultancy with experience of using recycled materials in buildings. Tel: 01524 840530
For advice on reducing the environmental impact of building work contact the Sustainable Construction Advisor at Envirolink Northwest Tel: 01942 491294 or Constructing Excellence on Tel: 0845 605 55 56
BUILDING RUBBLE
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) Tel: 0845 0500 957
Salt Ayre HWRC, Lancaster and Carnforth, Keer Bridge HWRC
Lancaster City Council will collect building rubble for a charge. For an estimate telephone 01524 582491
Do NOT put rubble in your household bin – it will not be collected
BULKY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Furniture Matters collects wooden furniture e.g. chest of drawers (not furniture with glass panels), soft furnishings e.g. beds and settees (these must have a fire retardant label attached, complying with 1988 Fire Safety Regulations) and ‘white goods’ (washing machines, electric cookers, microwaves etc) for passing on to local disadvantaged people. Items must be in working order or only need minor repair. Tel: 01524 426622
Bulky Matters is run in partnership with Lancaster City Council and Furniture Matters) and provides a whole new approach to dealing with bulky household waste. Bulky items such as fridges, freezers and other large items will be collected by Bulky Matters. Tel: 01524 582491, to arrange a collection.
Some Charity Shops take small items of furniture, some collect.
CAMERAS
Scott Marshall wants old or broken cameras or photography equipment for repair. Drop off at Ullswater Road Post Office, 81 Ullswater Rd, Lancaster LA1 3QE
Telephone Scott Marshall on 01524 32310 / 67252 or email Scott.
CANDLES
Lorna-Ann McCabe (local artist) wants candles & bees wax. Tel: 015242 22444
CANS see also ‘ALUMINIUM’
You can put rinsed food cans as well as drinks cans into your kerbside box for collection or any of the Can Recycling Banks in the district - see 'Recycling sites in the Lancaster district'
Envirofirst offer a free tip scheme for local businesses and organisations which accepts clean tin cans. Take your cans to their unit on the Lune Industrial Estate or call 01524 844334 or email Nick to arrange a regular collection at competitive prices.
CAR BATTERIES see ‘BATTERIES’
CARDBOARD
Compost it in your compost heap or compost bin (screw it up first), or use it as a garden mulch around fruit bushes - for guidance see Home Composting Advice
Cardboard recycling skips are avilable at Salt Ayre & Keer Bridge Household Waste Recycling Centres Tel: 0845 0500 957 or you can put your cadboard in your kerbside box for collection.
Capsticks, Middlegate, White Lund accept cardboard Tel: 01524 63141
Envirofirst offer a free tip scheme for local businesses and organisations which accepts clean cardboard. Take your cardboard to their unit on the Lune Industrial Estate or call 01524 844334 or email Nick to arrange a regular collection at competitive prices.
Cardboard tubes can be used on the allotment for growing plants, such as runner beans and sweet peas. When the seedlings are established and hardened off, plant the whole tubes directly into the soil. This avoids root disturbance - the pot biodegrades
CARDS see CHRISTMAS CARDS
CARPETS
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants hessian backed carpets. To arrange collections from West End, Heysham or Middleton Tel: 01524 833080
You can make rugs from rags. For information on local courses contact the Adult College Tel: 01524 60141
CARRIER BAGS
Refuse new bags and re-use old bags as much as possible. Better still, use a real cotton bag (see the Ban the Bag website) or buy ‘Bags for Life’ from supermarkets and shops, there is a great choice around now.
The Sustainability Partnership sells jute bag (donation of your choice, recommended £2) please contact 01524 582061 or email sustainability@lancaster.gov.uk
For fold away shopping bags made from recyled saris visit www.oneless.co.uk
Many supermarkets now have plastic bag recycling facilities some also offer loyalty points for using your own bags, ask at your local supermarket for further information.
Single Step Wholefoods, 78a Penny Street, Lancaster re-uses clean plastic & paper bags - Tel: 01524 63021
RSPB Leighton Moss accept and re-use clean plastic carrier bags
Some Charity Shops may accept used carrier bags.
CARS
Local scrap yards reclaim and sell car parts (see the local Yellow Pages under ‘SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS’)
If your car has reached the end of its life, please ensure you dispose of it safely. Take it to a registered car dismantler and ensure you notify the DVLA
If you suspect a vehicle has been abandoned, contact the City Council with its make, model, colour registration number, condition and location Tel: 01524 582491
CATERING
Alternatives to plastic and bleached paper cutlery and plates are available. Most use a form of starch which being natural, degrades safely in composts. Costs are higher than for the traditional plastic, but a totally unscientific test has proven them well worth the extra effort! Nvyro and Vegware both offer starch based products and similar prices.
CDs
Donate CDs to your local Charity Shops or to West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association for use as bird scarers. Contact the DIY Recycle Shop 22A Yorkshire Street, Morecambe Tel: 01524 833080
CHARITY SHOPS
Most Charity Shops will take clothing, textiles, books and bric-a-brac. Some take small items of furniture but they tend not to take electrical goods. Some provide a free household pick up service or distribute charity sacks to your home. Remember to shop in charity shops around the district
CHEMICALS
DO NOT pour chemicals down the sink or toilet. Dispose of them at Salt Ayre or Carnforth Keer Bridge Household Waste Recycling Centre - Tel: 0845 0500 957
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Why not consider saving paper and money by sending an e-card?
Lorna-Ann McCabe is a local artist who uses the glossy back part of greetings cards for encaustic artwork. She donates all profits to ‘Open Doors Women’s Ministry’ charity - Tel: 015242 22444 (Beech House, Melling, Carnforth LA6 2RB)
Christmas card collection points will be provided in January. So, if you don’t fancy using your old cards for next year’s gift tags, take them along to Lancaster or Morecambe Town Hall receptions, or W H Smiths in Lancaster, Marks and Spencer in Lancaster and Tesco in Carnforth where they will be recycled by The Woodland Trust.
Also see the Woodland Trust website for Christmas Card recycling schemes
CHRISTMAS TREES
Where possible, buy rooted trees and plant in your garden afterwards. They need to gradually get used to being indoors (and outdoors again). Place them in a cool light room for a day or two first. Keep well-watered whilst indoors
Real Christmas trees will be collected by Lancaster City Council in January (see local press for details). Alternatively you can take your tree to the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) at Salt Ayre, Morecambe or Keer Bridge, Carnforth where it will be composted.
CLOTHES, CURTAINS, BLANKETS AND TEXTILES
Good quality clothes, bedding, curtains etc – See Charity Shops
Clean textiles – see Textile Bank locations - 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster district'
Animal Care wants clean quilts, blankets towels and duvets (not feather) Tel: 01524 65495 or email Animal Care
Ultimate Outdoors at 17 New Street Lancaster, are collecting old hiking boots and other outdoor kit that are in good condition for International Aid in Pakistan
COMPOST – also see ‘GARDEN WASTE’
Piccadilly Garden operates a garden waste collection service produces compost at the Plant Centre, South Lodge, Lancaster LA1 5AA
Composting facilities for garden waste at the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) at Salt Ayre & Keer Bridge Carnforth Tel: 0845 0500 957
For information on making great compost see Home Composting Advice
Free home compost bins made out of 100% recycled plastic are available to all households in the Lancaster district Tel: 0845 658 8550 or visit Recycle Now and put your postcode in the compost bin finder.
COMPUTERS & COMPUTER PARTS
Over 3,000 computers a day are thrown away in the UK. Although the average computer contains over 2 kilogrammes of lead only 100g can usually be recycled
The manufacturing of a 6-inch silicon wafer uses: 2275 gallons of de-ionised water, 285kWh of energy (the equivalent of leaving a low-energy light bulb on for over 100 years) and 3200 cubic feet of bulk gases
Lancaster (UK) Computer Swapshop has been set up to help people in the Lancaster and Morecambe area to find computer things they need, and to recycle the things they don't. This project will be up and running again in early 2007 on www.computerswap.org.uk
International Aid Trust, 7 Albert Road, Morecambe Tel: 01524 413345
Furniture Matters is running a pilot IT recycling and re-use project. To donate computer equipment, Tel: 01524 426622. To volunteer your time and get involved in this exciting new project, Tel: 01524 427300
Maxitech.biz Limited (Computer Recycling) http://www.maxitech.biz/ Tel. 0870 199 5010 Email. Info@maxitech.biz . We work with a number of councils and are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.
PC Recycler, a not-for-profit group in Blackpool collects working computers (20 minimum). You can email PC Recycler or Tel: 01253 293258. Please let them know the quantity, make and location of the computers
Linux is an operating system (like Windows) that can be used on old computers as well as new ones. If your computer is too slow for Microsoft Windows you can still run Linux on it. Although it has a reputation of being for computer geeks, Linux has improved considerably over the last few years, and can now be run by anyone who is able to use Windows. Some of the advantages of Linux are: it’s free, no more worries about viruses, it's very stable so no more crashes and losing data, it uses less electricity than Windows. Access the Linux website here.
Send an email for more information or telephone 0845 330 7583
COMPUTER GAMES - see under ‘COMPUTER GAMES’ in the Yellow Pages
Trade in your unwanted computer games (PC, Playstation etc) at most of the computer game shops. You could also buy yourself a pre-owned game
COMPUTER INK CARTRIDGES see also 'INKJET CARTRIDGES'
Ink ‘n’ Toner Solutions re-fills ink cartridges – email Ink ‘n’ Toner Solutions or visit them at 29 Church Street, Lancaster, LA1 1LP
Ink Cart Express run a toner recycling scheme, with freepost and free toner recycling bags, in Cumbria. A link to the recycling section can be found on the right hand side of their page. All proceeds go to the RSPCA.
The following want empty ink cartridges for recycling:
- Age Concern, 33 Market Street, Carnforth Tel: 01524 733990
- Barnados, 59 Penny Street, Lancaster Tel: 01524 847438
- Cancer Research UK, 54-54a Market Street, Lancaster Tel: 01524 65609
- International Aid Trust, 7 Albert Road, Morecambe Tel: 01524 413345
- CPU Trade Shop, Yorkshire Street, Morecambe (for Air Ambulance) Tel: 01524 417818
- Envirocare/RNIB FREEPOST (SWB978) Bristol BS11 9JE
- First Impressions have a free collection service and pre paid envelopes or call Bruce on 0208 665 4080 (part of the international environmental group 1% for the planet)
- Hornby CE Primary School, Main Street, Hornby, LA2 8JY 015242 21496
- Sandylands CP School, Hampton Rd, Morecambe Tel: 01524 410286
- Thurnham Glasson C of E Primary School, Marsh Lane, Glasson Dock Tel: 01524 751425 (collection box in the school reception)
- Terrence Higgins Trust (not Epson) Tel: 01279 401404
Thumbprint (a registered charity working to support people with learning disabilities to set up and run their own projects) want ink cartridges and toner cartridges. Telephone Dave Kirsopp Tel: 015242 382800 or email Thumbprint. There is also a collection box in St Leonards House reception area (opposite the Grand Theatre on St Leonardsgate)
Tommy's Campaign also accept ink cartridges
COOKERS
Furniture Matters collects electric cookers (NOT gas) Tel: 01524 426622
Bulky Matters will collect gas cookers Tel: 01524 582491 or take to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Salt Ayre or Keer Bridge, Carnforth
CORK "Good for people, good for wildlife"
The increasing use of artificial ‘closures’ in wine bottles instead of natural corks presents a threat to the cork oak forests of southern Europe and the people and wildlife that depend on this ancient habitat and sustainable industry. A fall in demand for cork as a result of this switch to plastic stoppers and screwcaps in wine bottles would lead to many cork estates being converted to other land uses, such as intensive farming or timber plantations. If current trends continue, the wildlife-rich montados and dehesas could disappear within 20-30 years.
Many threatened species, such as Bonelli's Eagle and the Iberian lynx, depend on cork oak forests (Montada) for their survival. Other animals found in cork oak forests include hares, nesting black storks, Iberian Imperial Eagles, kites, southern grey shrikes, black vultures, wolves and wild boars. The forests also provide the ideal winter habitat for millions of migratory birds, such as robins, thrushes, chaffinches and woodpeckers, and the 60,000 herons that come from Northern Europe.
The RSPB has produced a leaflet on the benefits of cork, called "Cork – good for people, good for wildlife" which is available on the RSPB website
How you can help…
You can write to retailers asking them to label their wines with the type of closure used and to ask their other suppliers to follow suit.
If you find an artificial closure in your bottle of wine, complain to the shop where you bought it. This will help retailers better understand customer preferences.
Wine producers often hear only what the supermarkets tell them. If you write directly to the producer expressing your views, it helps them understand customer preferences. Producers' and importers' addresses are usually found on wine labels.
Some retailers claim that real corks cause ‘tainting’ in wine – is this true? We doubt it is as the compound, TCA, that causes mustiness or 'taint' in wine is commonly present in the environment. It can contaminate cork, but is also found in bottles, barrels, and the grapes themselves. Therefore, wine can be 'tainted' regardless of the closure used. Retailers do not identify taint by laboratory analysis and as a result, blame problems including oxidisation, excess preservative, mouldy bottles, pesticides and several unrelated contaminants on cork.
Most UK wine drinkers prefer real cork to artificial closures.
COTTON BUDS
Buy biodegradable (paper) cotton buds, not plastic. Organic cotton buds are available too. See Single Step Wholefoods, 78a Penny Street, Lancaster Tel: 01524 63021
DO NOT put cotton buds or other personal items down your toilet as they can pollute beaches and be harmful to wildlife. Bag them and bin them instead.
CRAFT MATERIALS see also ‘FABRICS’
Louise Taylor (Community Leisure Development Officer) at Lancaster City Council wants craft materials for the Summer Playschemes Tel: 01524 582826
Lorna-Ann McCabe - a local artist wants the glossy backs off greetings cards, beeswax, candles, paperweights, plastic keyrings, unwanted travel irons (not steam), coloured card, crayons, ink stamps and picture frames Tel: 015242 22444
CURTAINS see ‘CLOTHES, CURTAINS, BLANKETS AND TEXTILES’
CUTLERY see ‘POTS & PANS’
DIY ITEMS
The DIY Recycle Shop wants DIY items including screws, nails, doorknobs, wood, hinges, wallpaper, polyfiller, guttering, pipes, pasteboards but NOT paint (Furniture Matters wants paint for recycling) Tel 01524 426622
DOG FOULING
Dispose of dog waste in dog waste bins or litter bins in sealed bags or take home and dispose. Please do not put dog waste in your home composter.
Dog waste bags or nappy bags (also suitable for disposing dog waste) can be bought from supermarkets, pet shops, vets and RSPCA shops. Biodegradable plastic or paper bags are best for the environment.
DRUGS see ‘MEDICINES’
EGG BOXES
If you know someone who keeps chickens, they may want your empty egg boxes. They can also be used to prop up potatoes to sprout, for seeding incubation and are ideal for sound proofing garages or studios. One enterprising recycling blogger even uses cardboard egg boxes as firelighters - "Fill each cup and the top with dryer lint. Save your candle stubs, melt them in a clean can and pour over the link. You can get a wood or charcoal fire lit easily!"
Otherwise, egg boxes can either be returned to shops and markets (ask first as many no longer take them back) or used for crafts or sowing seeds. The cardboard ones can be screw up and put in your compost heap or you can put them in your kerbside box for collection
ELASTIC BANDS
Highly reusable so you can keep these! We don’t know who recycles them – do you?
Have you noticed all the red rubber bands on our streets? Why not collect them and send them back for the Post Office to re-use - you won't be the only one! If you want to complain about this littering of our streets, contact:
- PO helpline - 08457 22 33 44
- www.postoffice.co.uk
- POL Customer Care
FREEPOST NAT18105
SUNDERLAND
SR3 3BR
No stamp is needed. The Post Office aims to reply to correspondence within 10 working days.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Most electrical waste is covered by the European WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive. This directive makes it illegal to dump untreated electrical and electronic equipment in landfill sites and is aimed at increasing reuse and recycling, thus saving valuable resources and stopping contaminants reaching landfill - such as bromide transistors.
From August 2005 all electrical appliances (such as washers, toasters, fluorescent tubes and televisions) have to be collected separately and sent for either re-use, or if this is not viable, recycling and reprocessing. Retailers must offer either a like-for-like take-back service or another method for householders to dispose of appliances when a new one is purchased. The cost of the reprocessing and collection from an authorised collection point will be borne by the manufacturers.
So, what does this mean to you the householder?
1. Firstly, you should ask your local registered re-use organisation to see if they want your unwanted appliances. This will not only save the environment but also benefit another person locally. (See information below and on page 30 and 42)
2. When you buy a new appliance (and you are sure your old appliance cannot be reused) ask the shop about their take-back scheme (they are obliged to have one)
3. Finally, electrical items will no longer go into general landfill skips or be crushed during bulky collections. As part of the directive you, the householder, will be encouraged through markings on electrical equipment to separate it from your general waste. Those responsible for collecting your unwanted electrical equipment (e.g. local council, domestic appliance retailers, etc.) will have to ensure they carry it in such a way that allows the items to be reused or recycled.
The WEEE Directive is a great opportunity for us all to help promote the re-use of unwanted electrical items; and if it cannot be reused, it should be recycled. By promoting re-use you can reduce waste, help the environment and also help local people who are on a low wage access a reconditioned appliance for a low cost.
Furniture Matters will collect domestic electrical appliances e.g. cookers, washers, microwaves to pass on to local disadvantaged people Tel: 01524 426622
Bulky Matters will collect items such as fridges, freezers and other large items. Tel: 01524 582491, to arrange a collection.
Some Charity Shops take small electrical items.
If you have an item that cannot be re-used take it to your local HWRC (see 'Recycling sites in the Lancaster district') or contact Lancaster City Council to arrange a bulky waste collection or Tel: 01524 582491
EMBROIDERY THREADS
Louise Taylor (Community Leisure Development Officer) at Lancaster City Council wants embroidery threads for the Summer Playschemes Tel: 01524 582826
ENGINE OIL
Do NOT put old engine oil down the drain. Engine oil recycling banks at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) - Salt Ayre and Keer Bridge - Tel: 0845 0500 957
Your local garage may take your old oil for safe disposal
ENVELOPES see also 'STAMPS'
Re-use your old envelopes - Various charities sell re-use envelope stickers. Or screw them up and compost them
FABRICS
Louise Taylor (Community Leisure Development Officer) at Lancaster City Council wants fabrics for the Summer Playschemes Tel: 01524 582826
FAIRTRADE
Lancaster district is a Fairtrade District.
Fairtrade aims to tackle poverty by enabling disadvantaged producers from poor countries to receive a better deal. For more information on Fairtrade in Lancaster district please visit the Fairtrade webpage.
FARMERS' MARKETS
Farmer's Markets are great places where local businesses can sell their local produce. For more information on the frequency and location of Farmer's Markets in Lancaster district please email Lancaster Markets or visit the Farmer's Market webpage.
FILM CANISTERS
They make handy containers around the home for pins and nails etc and for storing salt, herbs etc when you go camping or on self catering holidays
Robertson's Photographic Shop, 15 Brock Street, Lancaster takes back empty film canisters and passes them on to local schools Tel: 01524 32045
FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES also see 'ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES'
Disposal of fluorescent strip lights and low energy bulbs is included in the WEEE Directive
Households
There are no free recycling services locally. Take your fluorescent tubes to Salt Ayre or Carnforth, Keer Bridge HWRC for safe disposal Tel: 0845 0500 957
C & G Recycling collects fluorescent lights for recycling. There is a charge for this service. Contact Chris Roberts Tel: 01524 848345
If you want to compost food waste, use a composting bin with wire mesh over the bottom of it (keeps vermin out)
Do NOT put any food waste into your kerbside green waste collections
FRIDGES & FREEZERS
Bulky Matters will collect fridges & freezers - Tel: 01524 582491
FURNITURE see 'BULKY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS'
Some Charity Shops take small items of furniture, some will collect
GARDEN TOOLS
You could offer these to your local allotment - click on the link and see the 'How to get an Allotment' section for contact details
The DIY Recycle Shop wants garden tools - Tel: 01524 833080
Poulton Community Gardens welcomes donated garden tools - tel 01524 426911 or email Rita Gerrard
Compost it in your compost bin or heap!
Piccadilly Garden provides a garden green waste collection service, and recycles it into compost and other soil enhancers - contact Vicky Seddon at South Lodge, Piccadily, Scotforth, Lancaster, LA1 5AA or tel 01524 381513 or email Vicky.
Green garden waste recycling skips at Salt Ayre & Keer Bridge, Carnforth Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) at Tel: 0845 0500 957
Lancaster City Council collects garden waste from some of the new kerbside collection areas. Tel: 01524 582468
GLASS BOTTLES & JARS
For glass bottle recycling banks in Lancaster district see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster District' or you can put them in your kerbside box for collection.
Please remember to remove lids from bottles and jars before putting in the bottle banks. Milk bottles should always be returned to the milkman or shop where purchased
Recycled glassware is available from RSPB Leighton Moss
- Buy drinks in returnable bottles. Buy coffee, coffee whitener, dried herbs and spices, etc in refill packs instead of jars
- Save jars & bottles for re-use (always label after re-filling). Beekeepers and jam makers appreciate empty jars
GLASS WINDOWS
There are no facilities to recycle plate glass locally. Plate glass is a different material to bottle glass, so they cannot be recycled together.
Viridor Richardson in St Helens provides skips for recycling plate glass including from allotment sites. There is a charge for this. Tel: 01744 454444
GLASSES see 'SPECTACLES'
GREEN BOX COLLECTION see 'KERBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEME'
GREENHOUSES
You could offer these to your local allotment - click on the link and see the 'How to get an Allotment' section for contact details
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association collects greenhouses from West End, Heysham or Middleton Tel: 01524 833080
HOUSE CLEARANCES
Donate your items to charity - Furniture Matters, Charity Shops or jumble sales - or use a house clearance company that recycles.
INKJET CARTRIDGES see also 'COMPUTER INK CARTRIDGES'
The British Red Cross receive £1 for every inkjet cartridge returned for recycling. We provide freepost envelopes (free of charge) to return the used inkjet cartridges and the Used Inkjet Appeal has so far raised over £20,000. Tel: 01638 552082 (Liam O'Shea). All details are on the Red Cross website
The RSPB would like your inkjet cartridges. Please donate to their Recycling Appeal, Freepost NAT 22768, Falkirk, FK2 9EG (clearly mark your envelop with the RSPB's Charity Number: 207076) - tel: 08451 302010 for more information.
JUMBLE SALES
Keep an eye out for local jumble sales to donate unwanted clothes and bric-a-brac to. These are often run by local groups to raise funds for their organisation.
'JUNK' (DIRECT/UNSOLICITED/UNWANTED) MAIL, FAXES & PHONECALLS
To reduce direct junk mail in the UK, register with the Mail Preference Service online, by telephone 0845 7034599 or write to Mailing Preference Service, FREEPOST LON20771, LONDON W1E 0ZT giving them your address and the full names (including titles, initials and surnames) of all people at the address who wish to be removed from Direct Mailing lists.
Your details will be removed from 95% of all mailing lists in the UK. This may take up to four months to become fully active. You will still receive regional un-addressed magazines such as 'Your District Council Matters' from Lancaster City Council and local take away food leaflets.
To deter local advertising, make your own notice saying, for example, 'No advertising or circulars' and attach it to your front door .
To stop leaflets/mailshots/magazines delivered by Royal Mail direct delivery ring them on 08457 950950. It takes a few weeks before your name and address is taken off their delivery system. You will not receive Your District Council Matters, the free newspaper from Lancaster City Council but can pick a copy up at the Town Halls.
To stop free newspapers (e.g. Citizen and Reporter) contact their sales departments.
To reduce junk faxes, register with the Facsimile Preference Service or Tel: 0845 0700702
To reduce junk phone calls, register with the Telephone Preference Service or Tel: 0845 0700707
KERBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEME
Lancaster City Council currently offers a kerbside recycling services to 90% of residents in the district, this allows them to recycle cardboard, glass, textiles, plastic bottles, paper, cans, foil and garden waste. By the end of October 2008 we hope to be offering this service to 98% of residents or more. Contact Lancaster City Council on Tel: 0800 0929705 or 01524 582491 to find out if you are part of the kerbside collection area.
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of rubbish on any land in the open air which the public has access to. If you report an incident of fly-tipping on land maintained by Lancaster City Council and there is a risk to the public, it will be removed or made safe within 5 hours of being notified. Otherwise it will be investigated within 2 working days & removed within 4 working days
To report litter problems, abandoned vehicles and fly tipping call Lancaster City Council on 01524 582491
To report a pollution incident call the Environment Agency Tel: 0800 807060
LOW ENERGY LIGHT BULBS
Low energy light bulbs save money and energy and are available from most DIY and electrical retailers. Check if your electricity company will supply any free or reduced cost low energy bulbs. The DIY Recycle Shop, 22A Yorkshire Street, Morecambe provides free low energy bulbs to local people. Tel: 01524 833080
MAGAZINES see also 'PAPER'
Schools, doctors or dentists may want them for their waiting rooms. Check that they want them first
MANURE
You could offer these to your local allotment - click on the link and see the 'How to get an Allotment' section for contact details
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants manure. Contact DIY Recycle Shop. 22A Yorkshire Street, Morecambe Tel: 01524 833080
Piccadilly Garden sells local (well rotted) horse manure at the Plant Centre, South Lodge, Lancaster. Tel: 01524 381513
MAPS
You can borrow Ordinance Survey maps from Lancaster Library
MEDICINES
Any unfinished bottles of tablets or medicines should be returned to your local chemist. Lancaster City Council operates a free special collection service for domestic clinical waste including hypodermic needles. Tel: 01524 582491
METAL
International Aid Trust, 7 Albert Road, Morecambe wants scrap metal - Tel: 01524 413345
You can recycle scrap metal at the district's Household Waste Recycling Centres see 'Recycling sites in the Lancaster district' for more details.
Animal Care in Scotforth, will come and collect bulky scrap metal on a Thursday
MICROWAVES
Furniture Matters will collect microwaves. Tel: 01524 426622
MILK BOTTLES
Choose to have doorstep milk deliveries - buying milk in this way is better for the local economy and better for the environment as glass bottles can be re-used. Go to http://www.expressdairies.co.uk/ they will search for a milkman in your area.
MILK BOTTLE LIDS - METAL See 'Aluminium foil wanted by'
You can put these in the metal foil recycling banks - see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster District' - or put them in your kerbside box for collection.
MOBILE PHONES
Many Charity Shops recycle mobile phones to raise money
Envirocare/RNIB recycle mobile phone, contact them by FREEPOST (SWB978) Bristol BS11 9JE or tel: 0845 458 8822 or visit the Envirocare/RNIB website
Oxfam wants your unwanted handsets and their accessories. You can either:
- Take them to any Oxfam shop
- If you're donating fewer than ten phones, you can send them to: Oxfam Bring Scheme, Freepost LON16281, London WC1N 3BR
- If you're donating more than ten phones, Tel: 0870-752-0999 to arrange a courier
To find out how to organise a mobile phone collection in your school or office, visit the Oxfam website
The RSPB would like your old mobile phone. Please donate to their Recycling Appeal, Freepost NAT 22768, Falkirk, FK2 9EG (clearly mark your envelop with the RSPB's Charity Number: 207076) - tel: 08451 302010 for more information.
ShP Solutions is a second hand mobile phone buyer to the business market. Based at St Leonard's House, St Leonard's Gate, Lancaster LA1 1NN. A donation is made to charity. Tel: 0845 6070171 Fax: 01524 580908 or email ShP Solutions
Tesco runs a mobile phone recycling service
NAPPIES
Every day, 8 million nappies are dumped in landfill sites in the UK. They take hundreds of years to rot down and contribute to toxic liquid seeping out of landfill.
More and more parents are using re-usable nappies which can save them about £500 for a first child over a two and a half year period. Modern cloth nappies are shaped & fitted and fasten easily with no need for pins! They are soft & comfortable & come in a variety of styles, patterns and sizes
Boiling & soaking are not necessary and waste energy - with appropriate washing agents (organic agents availbale), 40C in a modern washing machine is sufficient, simple and sanitary.
Biodegradable 'one-way' nappy liners can be used inside a real nappy. They are simply lifted out and then hygienically flushed down the loo. See Single Step Wholefoods, 78a Penny Street, Lancaster (Tel: 01524 63021) who sell these.
Team Lollipop can answer all your questions about cloth nappies on their website http://www.teamlollipop.co.uk/
The Natty Nappies website also provides a wealth of information on reusable nappies
See the Bottom Line Project to get £45 towards the cost of real nappies or £70 for 2 or more babies under 18 months old. Lancashire residents only.
Find out how to use less nappies through different infant potty training techniques at http://www.timl.com/ipt/
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES see 'PAPER'
OIL see 'ENGINE OIL'
OFFICE FURNITURE
Furniture Matters collects unwanted office items and redistributes to local charities and community groups for a nominal charge. They need filing cabinets, lockers, metal storage cupboards and good quality office chairs - tel: 01524 426622
PACKAGING see also 'CARDBOARD' & 'CARRIER BAGS'
Try to avoid buying products that come with excessive packaging. The cost of excess packaging costs the average UK family £470 per year. Try to re-use any packaging that you receive.
PAINT
On average, every household in Britain has more than 17 tins of paint and other decorative coverings hidden away. If paint ends up in landfill sites, the toxic substances it contains, including lead, can leak out and pollute waterways and nearby land.
Furniture Matters wants unused household paint - gloss, emulsion etc (tins must be at least half full). For information on the Community Re>Paint project for Morecambe, Lancaster and district Tel: 01524 426622
Environmentally friendly paints are better for your health and the environment. Suppliers of solvent free, odourless, organic paints and varnishes:
- ECOS Paints contain no white spirit, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), animal products, heavy metals (lead, cadmium & mercury) or formaldehyde. Available locally from Unit 34, Heysham Business Park, Middleton Road, Heysham Tel: 01524 852371 or the DIY Recycle Shop
- AURO make eco friendly paint and wood finishes which are breathable and utilise natural materials from environmentally managed sources. They are manufactured using a sustainable ecological cycle and do not use petrochemicals or VOCs. AURO products are available from the Alian Energy Shop on Lune Business Park, Lancaster. For more details call 01524 68333
PAPER
It is important to buy recycled paper as well as to recycle it. Ask local shops if they stock it and remember to ask for it when you are having documents printed.
Various stationery suppliers in Lancaster district stock recycled office paper and note pads. Many shops also sell recycled toilet, kitchen and tissue papers. The following also offer next day delivery of recycled office paper (phone to order):
- Mains Business Equipment, 3 Gt John Street, Lancaster Tel: 01524 66666
- BSS,16/17 Moor St off Mary St, Lancaster Tel:01524 63529
The Green Stationery Company sells recycled paper, card, envelopes, bags, pens. Delivery charge unless order over £100 Tel: 01225 480556 or visit the Green Stationery Company website
Newspapers
For City Council 'Bring Sites' and kerbside collection of Newspapers and magazines - see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster District'
Office waste paper
Collection scheme for businesses, schools and colleges provided by Lancaster City Council Tel: 01524 582415 or 01524 582416, C & G Recycling Tel: 01524 848345 or Capsticks, Middlegate, White Lund Tel: 01524 63141
Envirofirst offer a free tip scheme for local businesses and organisations which accepts waste office paper. Take your office paper to their unit on the Lune Industrial Estate or call 01524 844334 or email Nick to arrange a regular collection at competitive prices.
Confidential waste paper
Are you concerned over the Data Protection Act and increase in waste office paper? C & G Recycling collect and provide a cross cut shredding service for confidential waste paper. The paper is then either recycled at local pulp mills (Caton Road) or used as animal bedding (Blea Tarn Animal Care). Collections from the Lancaster District are either on a regular basis or by seasonal clear-outs. This project is backed by Business Link and DTI. Contact Chris Roberts, C & G Recycling Tel: 01524 848345
PALLETS
Good for making compost bins - free from garden centres, building suppliers etc
Lancaster Craft Works wants pallets for making into quality handmade wooden products for sale locally. Tel: 01524 383733 to find out more
PAVING
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants free paving slabs. To arrange collections from West End, Heysham or Middleton Tel: 01524 833080 (DIY Recycle Shop)
PHONES see under 'MOBILE PHONES' & 'JUNK MAIL, FAXES AND PHONECALLS'
PHONE BOOKS see also YELLOW PAGES
Leave these behind when you move house. Look out in your local newspaper for information about recycling schemes.
PICTURE FRAMES
Small picture frames wanted by Lorna-Ann McCabe - a local artist - Tel: 015242 22444
PLANT POTS
Re-use your plastic plant pots as border edging 1) Cut the bottom out 2) Cut up side 3) Roll out flat 4) Bury into garden border
Re-use them for germinating seeds
You could offer these to your local allotment - click on the link and see the 'How to get an Allotment' section for contact details
Poulton Community Gardens welcomes donated plant pots - tel 01524 426911 or email Rita Gerrard
PLANTS
Poulton Community Gardens welcomes plants for their garden allotments - tel 01524 426911 or email Rita Gerrard
PLASTICS
Capsticks, Middlegate, White Lund Tel: 01524 63141 (Commercial)
Envirofirst offer a free tip scheme for local businesses and organisations which accepts clear plastic film (from pallets etc.) and plastic bottles. Take your business' plastic to their unit on the Lune Industrial Estate or call 01524 844334 or email Nick to arrange a regular collection at competitive prices.
PLASTIC BOTTLES
Avoid buying plastic bottles and re-use any you do buy e.g. as garden cloches, wasp or slug traps. The PASS on Plastics campaign, run by the Recycling and Widlife Forums of Lancaster district, aims to reduce plastic pollution in Lancaster district by advising residents on how to easily reduce their plastic consumption and help to clean local beaches. For more information visit PASS on Plastics.
If you live in an area with kerbside recycling collections clean plastic bottles can be placed in your black box with a red lid for recycling. For Lancaster City Council 'Bring Sites' detailing where plastic bottles can be recycled see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster District'. When you recycle plastic bottles please remember to remove the lids. The lids can still be recycled with the bottles but a bottle with the lid removed will take 10 x less energy to crush during recycling.
Single Step Wholefoods, re-fills various bottles of household cleaning products
including Ecover, BioD and Clearspring - 78a Penny Street, Lancaster Tel: 01524 63021
Body Shop takes its containers back for recycling - Market Street, Lancaster
Plastic rings off drinks cans are dangerous for pets and wildlife. Please cut the rings before placing in the bin.
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS see 'CARRIER BAGS'
PLUGS
Electric plugs are wanted by the DIY Recycle Shop
POLLUTION See also 'LITTER & ILLEGAL DUMPING' and 'SMELLS'
Complaints about garden bonfires, fumes, dark smoke, smoky diesel vehicles, farming & industrial smells etc are investigated by Lancaster City Council. Please contact Environmental Health at Lancaster City Council on 01524 582935 or email Environmental Health.
POTS & PANS
Furniture Matters wants pots, pans, plates, mugs, bowls, knives, forks, spoons & kitchen utensils. If you have a box full we will collect or phone us to arrange to drop off at our Morecambe premises. Tel: 01524 426622
RE-USE ORGANISATIONS AND WEBSITES
Don't Dump That have an online notice board that hopes to help you get rid of things for free without sending items to landfill.
The Freecyle™ Network is an internet forum open to all who want to "recycle" that special something rather than throw it away. Or maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself! Nonprofit groups are also welcome to participate! Everything 'posted' must be free.
Local Freecycle Groups:
The local Freecycle groups have contributed to keeping a variety of items out of the landfill, from small (a size 4 pair of wellies) to huge (3 tonnes of Cumbrian slate).
SANITARY PROTECTION
Do NOT flush sanitary protection down the toilet - dispose of hygienically in your rubbish. 2,000,000,000 of these are flushed down the toilet each year causing serious pollution and damage to marine life. Make sure you 'Bag It & Bin It'.
For advice on alternative sanitary protection products email the Women's Environmental Network or call their advice line on 0207 481 9004
Why not try a Mooncup available from Single Step Wholefoods, 78a Penny Street, Lancastet - tel: 01524 63021. For more information on this alternative to disposable female sanitary waste please visit Mooncup - What is it?
SEEDS
Lancaster Seedsavers save vegetable, fruit and flower seeds for planting by anyone who wants them (free). Please email Lancaster Seedsavers for more information.
Poulton Community Gardens welcomes donated seeds - tel 01524 426911 or email Rita Gerrard
SEWING MACHINES
Tools 4 Self Reliance Tel: 02380 869697 for details of your nearest group
SHEDS
You could offer these to your local allotment - click on the link and see the 'How to get an Allotment' section for contact details
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants sheds and will collect from West End, Heysham or Middleton Tel: 01524 833080
SHOES, BOOTS & WELLINGTONS
Repair your footware where possible. Even major repairs to comfortable shoes is cheaper than a new pair. Alternatively, you can give your old shoes (in good condition) to Charity Shops or put them in 'Shoe Banks' - see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster district' for more information.
SMELLS
If you wish to complain about an unpleasant smell which lasts for a long period of time, occurring on a regular basis, please contact Environmental Health at Lancaster City Council on 01524 582935 or email Environmental Health.
SOAP & SHAMPOO
Buy shampoo and soap in large, re-fillable bottles or buy shampoo bars which require far less packaging and leave little waste once the product is used up. You could also buy bars of soap rather than liquid or gel as it lasts longer and also uses less packaging.
Shampoo bars can be bought at LUSH in Preston or at LUSH online.
SOIL see 'TOPSOIL'
SPECTACLES
Thurnham Glasson C of E Primary School, Marsh Lane, Glasson Dock whose recycling motto is "Our School is Eco-Cool" have a public collection box for spectacles in their reception area. These will go to the Fight for Sight campaign. Call the school on 01524 751425 for more information.
Dolland and Aitchison Opticians recycles spectacles for 'Fight for Sight' at both Lancaster and Morecambe branches. Tel: 01524 32938 or 410496.
Specsavers, Market Street, Lancaster recycles spectacles for 'Vision Aid'
STAMPS
Every year 1000,000 albatrosses are killed by longline fishing. This carnage is having a devastating impact on albatross populations across the world. The RSPB can raise money from all types of stamps to help save albatrosses. Please bring your used and unused, UK and foreign (or even first day cover) stamps to RSPB Leighton Moss in Silverdale or post your stamps to RSPB Stamps, PO Box 6198, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9XT (please do not include any other correspondence to thies address). If possible, please separate UK and foreign stamps. See Save the Albatross for more information - campaign posters are avialble, send a request to albatross@rspb.org.uk.
Dolland and Aitchison Opticians collects stamps for recycling and supporting Guide Dogs for the Blind. Tel: 01524 32938 or 410496.
Junior Library on New Street, Lancaster collects used postage stamps.
Oxfam Shops - Please leave about half an inch of paper around stamps
STEEL CANS
For steel and aluminium recycling banks in Lancaster district see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster district'
TELESCOPES see BINOCULARS & OTHER OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
TETRAPACKS
Clean TetraPaks can be recycled at sites across the district, please see 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster district' for more information.
TEXTILES see 'CLOTHES, CURTAINS, BLANKETS AND TEXTILES'
TIME
Use your spare time by volunteering for a charity or community group.
The RSPB welcome volunteers, they form an essential part of the RSPB's work and without volunteers their wildlife conservation work would greatly diminish. There are many ways that you can volunteer. See RSPB Volunteering or call Kristen Whittaker, Volunteer Officer on 01484 861148 for more information.
If you want to volunteer with other local wildlife / conservation groups see The Wildlife Directory: Volunteering & Conservation Opportunities in Lancaster District on the Wildlife Forum webpage.
For other local volunteering opportunities, please visit the Lancaster District Council for Voluntary Service webiste or call them on 01524 555900 ext. 20 and they will be able to direct you to an appropriate local organisation.
TOILET ROLL TUBES
Re-use these as seed planters for peas and beans. Plant young seedlings with their tubes directly into the soil. This avoids root disturbance and the pot simply biodegrades.
TOILETRIES
Basic toiletries which we take for granted in our every day lives, are often those items which families in other countries cannot afford. Toothpaste, toothbrushes and soap are always needed. Any donation you can give will make a real difference to a child's life. International Aid Trust, 21-23 Albert Road wants toiletries Tel: 01524 413345
TOMATO KETCHUP see 'PLASTIC BOTTLES'
Buy it in glass bottles and recycle in your kerbsite box or at a bottle bank. If you buy plastic bottles these can also be recycled in this way but the process is a lot less sustainable than recycling glass. See 'Recycling Sites in the Lancaster district' for more information on where you can recycle waste items.
TOOLS
DIY Recycle Shop, 22a Yorkshire Street, Morecambe wants tools. Collections provided for community centres etc in the district. Tel: 01524 833080 for more information
TOPSOIL
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants free topsoil. Collections from West End, Heysham or Middleton Tel: 01524 833080
Piccadilly Garden sells reclaimed topsoil at the Plant Centre, South Lodge, Lancaster LA1 5AA Tel: 01524 381513
TOYS
Charity Shops, jumble sales and car boot stalls take and sell toys
TRAVEL ITEMS see same entry as TOILETRIESTREES see also
TREES see also 'CHRISTMAS TREES' and 'GARDEN WASTE'
Treesponsibility wants young tree saplings and volunteers to help plant them at sites around Lancaster. Trees help soak up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere Tel: 01524 840028 (Rhiannon), send an email to Treesponsibility or visit the Treesponsibility website
TYRES
Do NOT burn tyres - they give off poisonous dioxins
Drive slowly and smoothly to reduce tyre wear
Scrap tyres can be used for boat fenders, children's play equipment or stacked as soil or compost containers
Householders can take up to 6 domestic tyres at a time to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Salt Ayre and Keer Bridge Tel: 0845 0500 957
VINYL RECORDS
Cancer Research UK (Charity Shop), 54-54a Market Street, Lancaster
Oxfam Books and Records (Charity Shop), 54 Penny Street, Lancaster, LA1 1XF Tel: 01524 380478
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants free LPs and singles. Tel: 01524 833080 (DIY Recycle Shop)
VIDEOS, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMS
Donate to local Charity Shops
Rent rather than buy - available to rent from local libraries (50p - £2 a week)
WALLPAPER
Furniture Matters' Community Re>Paint scheme will re-distribute rolls of wallpaper (if you have enough matching rolls to paper a room) Tel: 01524 426622
Louise Taylor (Community Leisure Development Officer) at Lancaster City Council wants wallpaper for Summer Playschemes Tel: 01524 582826
WASHING MACHINES
Furniture Matters desperately needs washing machines for redistribution to local disadvantaged people Tel: 01524 426622
WATER FILTERS
Some can be sent back to the manufacturer for recycling - check the packet
WOOD
West End & Heysham (North) Allotment Association wants free wood. For collections from West End, Heysham or Middleton Tel: 01524 833080
Ask your friends and neighbours - anyone with an open fire or wood burning stove will gladly take it off you (but not painted or varnished wood or MDF)
Wood recycling skips at Salt Ayre & Carnforth Keer Bridge Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) Tel: 0845 0500 957
WOOL
Some Charity Shops take wool 
Louise Taylor (Community Leisure Development Officer) at Lancaster City Council wants wool for the Summer Playschemes - Tel: 01524 582826
St John's Hospice wants wool in any quantity, to make articles for sale. Janet Thompson Tel: 01524 382538
YELLOW PAGES see also 'PHONE BOOKS'
The Yellow Woods Challenge is run by Yellow Pages, working with the Woodland Trust and local authorities across the UK. Residents are encouraged to give their old edition of Yellow Pages to a participating school, or take it to a specially marked Yellow Pages recycling bank.
Schools participating in the Yellow Woods Challenge in Lancaster district are:
Arkholme C of E School, Lancaster Road Primary School, Bolton-le-Sands Primary School, Moorside Primary School, Bowerham Primary School, Morecambe Bay Community Primary School, Carnforth North Road Primary School, Morecambe Road School, Cawthorne's Endowed School, Ryelands Primary School, Great Wood County Primary School, Silverdale St Johns CofE School, Grosvenor Park Primary School, Skerton Community Primary School, Heysham St Peters CofE School, St Lukes Slyne-with-Hest C of E School, Hornby St Margarets C of E School, St Bernadettes Catholic Primary School
Special 'Yellow Pages' recycling banks can be found at the following locations:
Morrisons in Morecambe, Booths in Carnforth, Asda in Morecambe, Thurnham Street Car Park in Lancaster
Yellow Pages can also be recycled in the cardboard banks at all Lancashire County Civic Amenity Sites including Salt Ayre, Lancaster and Keer Bridge, Carnforth
Directory Recycling Helpline Tel: 0800 671444 Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Further Information
Please let us know of any other local recycling opportunities by contacting:
Jill Wesolowski, Secretary of the Recycling Forum (see contact information below) or complete and return this simple form.
Links to Other Recycling Information on the City Council's Website
Recycling Services at Lancaster City Council - Plus 'How to get more information, comment or complain' and 'Some top waste minimisation tips'.
This directory was written by the Recycling Forum, a topic group of the Lancaster District Sustainability Partnership. We are a group of committed individuals who aim to encourage waste reduction and recycling locally. This Forum is open to all who live or work in the Lancaster District. Information on how to join the Recycling Forum is available on the Recycling Forum's 'Homepage'
Although the publishers have made every effort to ensure that the information in this directory is as up to date as possible, neither they nor their sponsors can accept any liability arising out of any errors herein
