What to recycle R-Z
Rubber and elastic
Non-recyclable waste, includes elastic bands, erasers, hair
ties, rubber gloves and bicycle tyres, should be disposed of in
your household bin.
Sewing machines & accessories
Sewing Machines, Sewing Accessories, Scissors, Tape Measures,
Needles, Thread etc, are accepted by Tools for Self Reliance.
Please call 01228 529369 for further details.
Shoes
Some charity shops accept them or they can be taken to the
recycling points at Asda Superstore and the Household Waste
Recycling Centre.
Spectacles
Most opticians will accept old spectacles for repair and
shipment to Third World countries.
Stamps
A number of voluntary groups collect stamps:
Eden Valley Hospice,
5 Botchergate,
Carlisle, CA1 1QP
Age UK - call the Age UK Recycling Hotline on
0800 169 8787
Church World Mission Stamp Bureau
St George's United Reform Church,
35 Warwick Road,
Carlisle, CA1 1EE
Telephone directories
Can be recycled using the paper banks at the Household Waste
Recycling Centre, one of our recycling
points or in your Greenbox if it is available in your area.
Tetra Paks
You can now recycle your Tetra-pak cartons at the following
sites: Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, and Cumbria County Council's
Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bowsteads
Grassing, Carlisle. Please wash and squash where possible!
Sorry, no plastics can be recycled in these banks.
Tights
By cutting up your old tights you can use them to attach your
plants to stakes in the garden.
Tissue
Handkerchiefs can be used, washed and reused endlessly in place
of tissues.
Tissues should be composted or disposed of in the household
bin.
Tools
Tools for Self-Reliance collect and refurbish hand tools (except
gardening tools), for free shipment to under-developed countries.
You can deliver the tools or they can be collected if necessary.
Call Tools for Self-Reliance on 01228 529369 for
further details.
Toys & Games
Local hospitals are always happy to receive toys and games in
good condition. Please contact the Children's ward at the
Cumberland Infirmary on 01228 523444.
The WRVS, Gallipoli Block, The Castle, Carlisle will also accept
toys and games, particularly for their Christmas Appeal each year.
WRVS can be contacted on 01228 524508. Most
charity shops will also accept them.
Tyres
Over 38 million tyres are discarded in the UK each year and can
sometimes occur as fly tipping on garage forecourts, industrial
estates or car parks.
As garages are responsible for disposal and recycling of waste
they create, you should get your tyres changed at garages rather
than replace your own. Some garages send tyres for recycling.
Video Tapes
Unwanted video tapes can be taken to your nearest charity
shop.
White Goods
For more information about collections of White Goods please see
our Bulky Household Waste Collection
pages.
Wood
Wood can be taken to Household Waste
Recycling Centre, Bowsteads Grassing
Yellow Pages
Have their own recycling service - see inside the directory or
you can place in the paper banks at one of our recycling points.
Xmas Cards
Recycle your Christmas Cards in your Greenbox or at your local
recycling points or give to the Woodland Trust at Tesco and
WHSmith.
Xmas Trees
Please put a real Christmas tree in or beside your Garden Waste
bin if you have one or take to a Household Waste Recycling Centre
for recycling.
Zero Waste
This may not be possible, but we would like residents to recycle
as much of their waste as possible - over half the contents of your
household bin can be recycled.