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TerraCycle in Whitchurch
There is a wide range of TerraCycle recycling available in Whitchurch.
A
Air Fresheners
Containers and Cartridges
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
B
Baby Food Pouches and Lids
Washed baby food pouches and lids Soft Plastics
Supermarkets. Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s.
Whitchurch – Coop
Balloons
Zuru Bunch of Balloons, plastic stamps, ribbons, party and foil balloons
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
Batteries (Car)
All metals and some of the plastics are recycled and the bin is collected free by the European Recycling Platform Company
Andover Household Recycling Centre
Binoculars
Binoculars, scopes, tripods, and telescopes in good working order. Can be reused in conservation projects abroad
Send to: RSPB, Second Hand Binocular Scheme, Unit 17, St Martins Business Centre, St Martins Way, Bedford, MK42 0LF Or drop of at your nearest RSPB group binoenquiries@rspb.org.uk.
Biscuit and Sweet Wrappers
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Brita Water Filters
Brita Water Filter Cartridges
Sainsbury’s by the checkout. No longer one in The Range
Bubble Wrap
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
C
Candle and Tea Light Wax
Send any colour and type of wax
Recycled Candle Company, 16 Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS. info@recycledcandles.co.uk
Carrier Bags
Soft Plastics but try to reuse these.
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Cars
All unwanted cars. www.giveacar.co.uk. A not-for-profit social enterprise that will either sell on or scrap (whichever will raise the most money) for your chosen charity.
They will collect it free if you phone 0207 736 4242.
Cereal Box Liners
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop.
Cling Film
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover, Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop.
Clothes
All clothes and other materials. (Bagged Up). Will be recycled into insulation, rags, e.t.c. or sent to appropriate country for sale with proceeds to Ark Cancer Care or other charities
Yellow Bin outside The Boundary, St Mary Bourne.
Clothes Bins, Tesco’s Car Park, Andover
Contact Lense Blister Packs and Soft Contact Lenses
All brands of contact lens blister packs and soft contact lenses themselves
Specsavers, Vision Express, Boots opticians and Leightons in Andover.
Corks
Natural Wine Corks.
Posted to Recorked UK, 22 Newquay Close, Walsall, WS5 3EP. (for resale and a percentage will go to charity)
Cosmetic Containers (jars and tubes)
Empty cosmetics containers like jars and tubes that have contained creams and make-up (but not nail varnish, aerosols or brushes)
All branches of Boots and Superdrug
Cosmetic Containers (eye, face and lip makeup)
All empty eye, face and lip make up. No nail varnish or varnish remover can be accepted.
All branches of Superdrug and Tescos in Mabelline bins.
Cosmetic Containers (mascara, lip glosses, pumps, pipettes, pouches, and tiny bottles)
All clean mascaras, lip glosses, pumps, pipettes, pouches and tiny bottles (less than 50ml, but not perfume)
The Body Shop (nearest is in the high street in Winchester)
Cosmetic Containers (other)
Beauty pots and flexible tubes, hair-colourant kits and roll-on deodorant bottles
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
Crackly Plastic
e.g. flower/greeting card wrappers.
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Crisp Packets
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
D
Dental Products
Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and caps, flossing sticks, electric brush heads, dental floss containers and plastic packaging.
New Street Dental Practice, Andover
Boots, Andover
Dishwasher Products
Any brand of dishwasher tablet packaging, foil inside dishwasher protector, salt bags, dishwasher cleaner and freshener outer packaging
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
Dry Cleaning Bags
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
E
Electrical Items (broken)
May be able to be repaired – SMB Repair Cafe at the George 1st Saturday of the month. Currys Andover will take all broken electricals even if not bought from them and give you a £5 voucher to use in store if you spend £25
Andover Household Waste Recycling Centre. (All electrical items)
Currys, Andover. (All electrical items)
Basingstoke and Deane will collect (large Items only – for a charge)
Electrical Items (small and working)
Small and working electrical items can be donated to Naomi House as they can get them safety checked.
Naomi House, 10 Bridge Street, Andover, SP10 1BH
Electrical Items (large and working)
Large White Goods and Appliances. They are refurbished and sold on providing training for disadvantaged young people.
The Community Furniture Project at 6 Joule Road, Basingstoke. RG21 6HX 01256 320700 for collection enquiries.
F
Fire Extinguishers
These can be reused and are collected for that purpose
Andover Household Recycling Centre
Foil
All tin foil including foil trays
Supermarket, Andover – Yellow foil bin in Carpark.
St Mary Bourne -Yellow foil bin behind The Boundary
Foil Balloons
Soft Plastics (see above) Puncture the balloon so it cannot escape and be a danger to wildlife
Supermarkets. Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s.
Whitchurch – Coop
Food Trays
Hard Plastics
Clean, clear plastic trays which are fairly flimsy and contained salads or meat with recycling triangle no. 5
Hard plastics can be taken to Regenthill, 1 Fyfield Road, SP11 8DN. The gate is kept closed so phone 01264 771519 to let them know your approximate arrival time.
Use Bin Number 1 at Regenthill Recycling.
Foreign Currency
All foreign notes and coins
Small wooden box at back of St Peter’s Church, SMB.
Newbury Oxfam Shop
Furniture
Nearly new furniture
The Community Furniture Project at 6 Joule Road, Basingstoke. RG21 6HX (01256 320700)
G
Garden Waste
All garden waste taken to Andover Recycling Centre is made into Pro Gro (a peat-free, organic compost for mulching and conditioning your soil) and can be bought at the site. Do not include Japanese Knot Weed.
Andover Household Waste Recycling Centre
Basingstoke and Deane Garden Waste Collection Scheme (subscription required for fortnightly collection)
Gas Bottles
These can be reused and are collected for that purpose
Andover Household Recycling Centre.
General Useable Items
All items that are re-useable and in good condition.
Free for Bourne Valley Facebook page, charity shops or freecycle.org. Freecycle will help with anything from garden sheds to cacti, but no illegal or dangerous items or live animals.
Glasses/Contact Lenses
Glasses both prescription and non-prescription Soft (not hard) Contact Lenses
These can be dropped off at Specsavers, Vision Express and Boots Opticians. Non-prescription glasses go to less developed countries and prescription glasses are recycled. Soft but not hard contact lenses and their blister packs can be taken to Leightons in the Chantry Centre.
Glass Bottles and Jars
These are collected in your green bottle box/bin or can be recycled at the tip.
Rinse bottles. Do not recycle drinking glasses, pyrex or crockery, or bottle lids/caps
Andover Household Recycling Centre or placed in your green bottle box/bin
Bottle Bank at Tesco’s Carpark, Andover
H
Hair Products
Any brand of hair products (caps, pumps, trigger spray, plastic pots, and tubes + hair colourant kits)
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
H
Hard Plastics
White or Opaque plastic food containers such as yogurt pots, butter and ice cream tubs, fresh soup pots and lids with recycling triangle no. 5
Hard plastics can be taken to Regenthill, 1 Fyfield Road, SP11 8DN. The gate is kept closed so phone 01264 771519 to let them know your approximate arrival time
Use Bin Number 5 at Regenthill.
Household Cleaning ad Laundry Products
Any brands of cleaning products, laundry products (caps, triggers, flexible wipe packaging), coloured rigid plastic tubs; fabric conditioner bottles (although not the clear plastic bottles as these go in the green bin collection)
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
J
Jewellery
All kinds of old or broken jewellery can be sent to a freepost address for charity. Do not use anything larger than an A4 envelope
The Alzheimers Society. Freepost RTKL-TKLJ-STER, Unit 14 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Tamworth, B77 4RP Or request a jiffy bag from their website
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Lids (peelable plastic)
Soft Plastics (see above) from meat trays, fruit containers etc. Clean
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Light Bulbs
Strip lights and energy-efficient bulbs can be recycled. Halogen and old incandescent bulbs cannot and go into your grey bin to be burnt.
Andover Household Waste Recycling
Centre Striplights in separate container near entrance
LED Bulbs in small electrical box near entrance
M
Magazine Wrappers
Magazine Wrappers (Soft Plastics)
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Materials
Bedding, curtains, towels, dust sheets etc. in a bag.
Yellow Bin outside The Boundary, St Mary Bourne.
Yellow BIU bin, Tesco Extra Carpark, Andover
Medicine Blister Packs
Make sure they are empty. Also applicators etc in blister packs.
Superdrug, Andover. Box near Pharmacy counter
Milk Bottle Tops
Plastic and tin foil milk bottle tops
Plastic Milk Bottle Tops can now be recycled in our green bins (squash milk bottles and replace tops)
Tin foil tops from glass bottles go in the yellow magpie bin by The Boundary, SMB
Multi-Pack Joiners
Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
P
Pens and Writing Materials
Any brand of pen, felt tip, highlighter, marker, correction fluid pot, correction tape,mechanical pencil and eraser pen regardless of their composition. Not erasers or glue sticks.
There is a box at the back of the church or take to St. Marybourne Primary School via a pupil
Pet Food Pouches
All clean pet food pouches. Soft Plastics
Supermarkets Andover – Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s
Whitchurch Coop
Plastic Lids/Caps
All plastic cleaning and beauty caps and lids
Terracycle – 16 Queens Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JQ
Plastic Lined Containers
Tetrapaks, takeaway drinks cups, hot chocolate-style drums, and sandwich wrappers
Tesco’s Car Park, Andover
Georges Yard Car Park, Andover
Plastic Ring Carriers
All flexible plastic ring carriers
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Plant Pots (plastic)
All sizes of plastic plant pots
Dobbies Garden Centre have a bin, but often wanted on Freecycle or free for the Bourne Valley Facebook page
Polystyrene
Polystyrene packaging and foam takeaway boxes can be taken to the Number 6 bin at Regenthill Ltd.
Polystyrene can be taken to Regenthill, 1 Fyfield Road, SP11 8DN. The gate is kept closed so phone 01264 771519 to let them know your approximate arrival time.
Printer Cartridges
All printer cartridges
Andover Household Recycling Centre and Currys Electrical Store.
R
Razors
Disposable plastic razors and blades
Register with www.gillette.co.uk/recycle.list for free-post return envelope.
S
Sewing Machines
Working or broken of any age.Part of Tools with a Mission Charity. They check, refurbish and send to Africa.
Drop off at 1, Thorngate, St . Marybourne SP11 6EJ. Put in the front porch if no one is in. 01264 838642
Shoes and Handbags
Can go in Salvation Army clothes banks.
There are 18 collecting banks around Andover the nearest are at Tesco Express and Tesco Extra, George Yard and Test Valley Council Offices
Also Clarkes shoe shop in Andover
Shredded Paper
This is not recyclable unless you have a compost bin or know someone with one. It really helps to break down green matter.
Compost
Shrink wrap
Soft Plastic
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Soft Plastics
- Biscuit and chocolate wrappers
- Crisp packets and sweet bags
- Plastic carrier bags
- Baby, pet food, detergent and cleaning pouches
- Cereal liners
- Bread bags
- Frozen food bags (washed)
- Toilet roll wrapping
- Cheese, fish and meat wrapping (clean)
- Delivery bags
- Salad, pasta, and rice bags
- Multi-pack wrapping (joiners from multipacks)
- Plastic film lids
- Cling film
- Crackly plastic (such as flower or greeting card wrappers)
Supermarkets Andover – Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s
Whitchurch – Coop
Stamps
All stamps including new QR coded ones. Please cut around the stamp taking care to leave a margin big enough to avoid the perforations.
Box at back of St Peter’s Church, SMB
Naomi House charity shop in Bridge street Andover
T
Tetra Pak
All Tetra Paks (plastic lined carton boxes and packages e.g. orange juice, soy milk cartons) Also tin lined hot chocolate drums etc.
Tesco’s Car Park, Andover
Georges Yard Car Park, Andover
Tools
Tools with a mission charity accept donated tools that they check, refurbish and send to Africa. Please look at the detailed list for which tools are needed at https://www.twam.uk/donatetools
Drop off at 1, Thorngate, St.Marybourne, SP11 6EJ AFTER you have checked the online list or rung 01473 210220. Leave in the front porch if no one is in.
Trigger Pumps and Sprays
Household trigger pumps and sprays plus aerosols from cleaning, hair, soap products, etc
Your Green Recycling Bins
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Watches
Any type including broken ones. Put in an envelope not bigger than A4 and send to charity freepost.
The Alzhiemers Society. Freepost RTKL-TKLJ-STER,Unit 14 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Tamworth, B77 4RP Or request a jiffy bag from their website under recycling.
Water Filters
Brita ONLY
Sainsburys, Andover
Yogurt Pots
Hard Plastics
Hard white rigid plastic pots such as yoghurt, margarine and cream. Also clear takeaway boxes.
Use Bin Number 5 bin at Regenthill.
Hard plastics can be taken to Regenthill, 1 Fyfield Road, SP11 8DN. The gate is kept closed so phone 01264 771519 to let them know your approximate arrival time.