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Use the A to Z menu above to find out what items you can reuse or recycle.

Saucepans

If the saucepans are in a reusable condition, consider donating them to a local charity shop.

Alternatively, your local Household Waste Recycling Centre will accept them for metal recycling.

School Uniforms

Before recycling old school uniforms, ask if the school has a take back scheme.

Click here for some tips on getting the most out of school uniforms.

Alternatively they can be recycled at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or recycling banks.

Scissors

Due to safety, scissors cannot be recycled/disposed of via a kerbside collection.

If the scissors are dull, have a look online to see how you can sharpen them yourself or contact your local DIY/hardware shop for help/advice.

If the scissors are broken, find your nearest Repair Café here to get them repaired.

If the scissors are usable but unwanted, could they be passed to family or friends or via Freegle, Freecycle, Preloved, Gumtree or another reuse site?

Alternatively, scissors can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre. Please wrap the scissors in newspaper and give them to member of staff.

Shredded Paper

Most local councils will collect shredded paper via the kerbside recycling service. Some councils will require you to bag the paper to avoid littering.

Please check here to see if your council collect shredded paper and what bin/bag it needs to go in before putting out for collection.

Shredded paper is accepted at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre but it would need to be bagged and placed into the non-recyclable skip/bin/area.