A-Z of how to recycle or dispose of your household waste

There are a whole host of items that can be recycled or disposed of at our Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), also known as rubbish tips. In many cases small amounts can be recycled by the collections from your home or at local recycling banks.

There are also some items that cannot be taken to the HWRC, but needs specialist disposal, such as asbestos.

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Item	Accepted at HWRC?	Further details
Chemicals	Yes	Please transport these carefully to the Household Waste Recycling Centre and hand them to a member of staff.Most HWRCs should be able to accept small...
Clinical waste	No	Clinical waste is not accepted at any Household Waste Recycling Centre. This type of waste needs to be assessed by a medical professional in order to...
Clothing	Yes	You can take all types of clothing to Household Waste Recycling Centres. Please make sure that clothing is clean. If it is in good condition it will...
Coat/Clothes Hangers	Yes. Metal hangers should go in the 'scrap metal' skip and plastic or wooden hangers should go in the 'household waste' skip.	Clothes hangers in good condition can be donated to charity shops. Hangers can also be put in your waste wheeled bin.
Computers	Yes	Please note: data held on computer hard drives should be wiped before they are taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre. Computer monitors,...
Cooking Oil	Yes	There is a special container at all Household Waste Recycling Centres for used cooking oil from householders. Cooking oil from commercial properties...
Crockery	Yes but not recycled	Crockery that is still in good condition can also be donated to charity shops. Please wrap broken pieces of crockery before placing in your waste...
Dead animals	No	If you see a dead animal on the road in a place that could cause an accident, please contact your district council who will arrange for the animal to...
Duvets	Yes but not recycled	Duvets are not accepted by charity shops. Some district councils provide banks for clothing and other textiles.
DVDs	Yes but not recycled	DVDs in good condition can be donated to charity shops. Otherwise place them in your waste wheeled bin.