Recycling locations
If you would like to recycle things but not sure what or where the following table is here to help, you can sort either column into either listing the items or locations alphabetical, we plan to update this list every three months. If there are any items and locations missed off this list please let us know and this can be added to the next update.
Recyclable item | Recycle Location |
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Aluminium foil/food trays | Sainsbury’s car park |
Aluminium foil/food trays | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (metal container) |
Batteries | Sainsbury’s |
Batteries | Ryman |
Batteries | Tesco |
Baylis & Harding flexible plastic tubes, caps, pumps | Broxtowe Community Projects, 32 High Road, Chilwell, NG9 4AE |
Bedding and blankets | Sainsbury’s car park (Oxfam container) |
Bicycles | Nottingham Bikeworks (0115 9792433 ) or admin@nottinghambikeworks.org.uk |
Bicycles | In aid of Treetops Hospice (pushbikepaul4treetops@gmail.com) |
Books | Oxfam |
Books | Charity shops |
Books | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (Paper & card) |
Books | Beeston Methodist Church |
Brita water filter cartridges | Sainsbury’s (in store) |
Carpets and rugs | Charity shops |
Carrier bags (plastic) | Sainsbury’s (in store) |
Cassettes, CDs and DVDs | Charity shops |
Cheese wrappers – plastic, mini cheese nets, film lids | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (Paper & card) |
Clothes/textiles/shoes and accessories | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (Paper & card) |
Clothes/textiles/shoes and accessories | Sainsbury’s car park (textiles) |
Clothes/textiles/shoes and accessories | Charity shops |
Clothes/textiles/shoes and accessories | Cash for Clothes, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2NR recycles clothes, shoes, bed sheets and bags and pays £6.00 per 15 kg |
Chocolate – Ferrero Rocher packaging (except paper cases) | Broxtowe Community Projects, 32 High Road, Chilwell, NG9 4AE |
Coffee pods (Terracycle Tassimo scheme) | Beeston Methodist Church |
Crisp packets (not other snacks) | Broxtowe Community Projects, 32 High Road, Chilwell, NG9 4AE |
Crisp packets (not other snacks) | The Pearson Centre, 2 Nuart Road, Beeston |
Dishwasher product packaging and flexible cleaning product pouches | Broxtowe Community Projects, 32 High Road, Chilwell, NG9 4AE |
Electrical appliances including computer parts | Try charity shops |
Electrical appliances including computer parts | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (electrical container) |
Glasses/spectacles | Beeston Methodist Church |
Glasses/spectacles | John Flynn Opticians, 1a Devonshire Avenue, Beeston |
Ice cream tubs | Sainsbury’s car park (plastic container) |
LED light bulbs | Tesco store, Beeston |
Light bulbs, fluorescent tubes | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (fluorescent tube container) |
Masks (disposable) | Wilko, Beeston |
Mobile phones | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (electrical container) |
Paint | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston will accept certain types |
Pens (any pens including felt tips, highlighters, mechanical pencils and eraser pens) and correction fluid bottles | Ryman, Beeston (Terracycle) |
Plastic (all plastic food tubs and lids except black, no plastic film lids, plastic bottles should have lids on). | Sainsbury’s car park (plastics container) |
Plastic bags | Sainsbury’s (in store) |
Pringle tubes, paper-based gravy granules, hot chocolate, coffee and other paper-based tubes with metal ends | Bring bank site, Leyton Crescent Recreation Ground |
Printer cartridges | Beeston Methodist Church (ink cartridges only) |
Printer cartridges | Ryman (ink and toner cartridges ) |
Shoes | Charlie Fogg’s, 135 High Road, Beeston (any footwear, preferably tied in pairs for re-purposing/recycling) |
Stamps | Beeston Methodist Church |
Televisions and monitors | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (electrical container) |
Tetrapak cartons, waxed food cartons, paper cups | Beeston Recycling Centre, Lilac Grove, Beeston (tetrapaks container) |
Tetrapak cartons, waxed food cartons, paper cups | Bring bank site, Leyton Crescent Recreation Ground |
Tetrapak cartons, waxed food cartons, paper cups | Chilwell Olympia |
Toothbrushes -plastic, toothpaste tubes, interdental brushes and packaging, dental floss containers and packaging | Broxtowe Community Projects, 32 High Road, Chilwell, NG9 4AE |
Water filters | Aqua Optima |
Boots in High Road, Beeston now has a big container near the front of the store for people to donate unwanted, unused hygiene items, including toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo and conditioners, shower gels, razors, shaving foam, deodorant, hair brushes and hair ties, nit combs and shampoo, sanitary products, nappies, baby wipes and toilet rolls.
Donated products are passed to the Hygiene Bank for distribution to a network of community organisations, charities and schools, who support people pulled into poverty.