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OF RECYCLING C A-Z IN THE RADSTOCK AREA You
might be surprised at what can be recycled as well as the usual items, it’s just knowing where. We’ve put items in alphabetical order so that you can find out quickly.
A
Animal Bedding - Biodegradable bedding from small animals can go in your green garden waste wheelie bin if you have one, or paper garden sacks if ordered from B&NES for composting.
B
Baby & Toddler Equipment - donate clothes, toys, books, and equipment to be passed on locally via Small Stuff Baby Bank based at Leigh House, 1 Wells Road, Radstock BA3 3RN. www.smallstuffbabybank.co.uk Batteries - Household batteries such as AA: secure in a small, used paper or plastic bag in your green kerbside box. Car batteries leave out beside your green recycling kerbside box. Books - Radstock Museum sells second-hand books in the foyer to raise funds for the museum, ask at the front desk. Books that are not fit for reuse need to have hardcovers removed and can be recycled with paper in your green kerbside box. Building Materials - Rubble, including ceramics, loose soil, bricks, concrete, (six sacks max per week) plasterboard and gypsum (6 sacks max per week) and timber can go to Welton Recycling Centre, off Radstock Road BA3 2AA, remember to book a time slot at www.bathnes.gov.uk
C
Clothing / Textiles in good reusable condition Either: take to charity shops or put out them in a waterproof plastic bag, with your green kerbside box or take to a clothing bank.
Crisp Packets - These can be taken to The Hub in Radstock where they raise funds for “The Woodland Group”, or alternatively they can be taken to Tesco for recycling in the container for all types of plastic wrappers, currently situated by the self-checkouts.
E
Electrical appliances - Small items such as kettles, toasters, drills, hairdryers etc. that fit into a carrier bag, can go out with your green box kerbside collection. Large electrical items can be collected by booking a large item collection, go to www.bathnes. gov.uk for details.
F
Foil - If you scrunch the foil in your hand and it stays scrunched, it is foil and can go in your green kerbside box.
H
Hand tools, non-electrical carpentry or car tools are occasionally collected by PSJ Terracycle for reuse. * Find Peasedown Environment Group on Facebook for details.
I
Inkjet cartridges - Can be put out in a bag inside or on top of your green kerbside box. Alternatively take them to PSJ Terracycle to raise money for charity. *
L
Low energy light bulbs and strip lights - Take to Welton Recycling Centre, off Radstock Road. BA3 2AA remember to book a time slot www.bathnes. gov.uk Old style incandescent bulbs need to go in the black wheelie bin.
M
Medicine unused, unopened, or out of date medicines of all kinds should be returned to pharmacies. Never flush medicines down the toilet.
