Place your empty aerosol cans in your green recycling bin. The lids should be removed and the can should not be pierced or squashed. Aerosols containing products such as insecticides, oven cleaners, paints and automotive sprays - often marked with a skull and cross bones or a black cross on an orange background should be placed in your grey waste bin for disposal.
Place your cans in your green recycling bin. Recycling one aluminium can can save enough energy to power a television for three hours.
This is made from a different material to aluminium cans and needs to be recycled separately. There are several aluminium foil bins around the borough. Find out here where your nearest recycling site is. If you are unable to recycle your foil at one of these sites, it should be placed in your grey waste bin.
Cement bonded asbestos can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road where it is disposed of in a controlled manner. Please note there is a fee chargeable at Household Waste Recycling Centres. Find out more information on asbestos disposal.
Any major retail outlet or supermarket that sells more than 32kg of new batteries every year must take back used batteries under the Battery Directive.
Any portable waste batteries ranging from Coin Cell to D-cell batteries can be taken to high street retail outlets including but not limited to Currys, Robert Dyas, Argos, Poundland, WH Smith etc, all of which have used batteries tubes within their stores.
All major supermarkets also have used battery tubes, normally located within prominent positions within their stores (Normally somewhere around the main entrance).
Car batteries and household batteries can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road. The site has a designated bin.
A good general rule is that if it can fit in your washing machine, then it can be put into one of the textile banks in the borough - find a list of textile banks. Alternatively, a local charity shop or animal rescue centre might be able to accept them or the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project is always looking for good quality household goods.
Bikes can be donated to a charity called Bike start . Alternatively, you might want to freecycle it, this is a community network similar to eBay but does not involve any money.
Books can be donated to charity shops or recycled at a number of book banks around the borough. Find your nearest book bank at a recycling site.
If the books are no longer in a readable state they can be placed in your green wheeled bin for recycling.
Up to two 50-litre rubble bags, or one bulky item such as a sink or toilet pedestal will be accepted at all Hampshire Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) for free, at a maximum frequency of 4 visits over 4 weeks. Anything more than this will be chargeable at current rates.
The Household Waste Recycling Centre in Basingstoke is situated on Wade Road. Please note there is a fee chargeable at the Household Waste Recycle Centres. If you have a larger amount, consider hiring a skip.
For more information and advice contact Hampshire County Council or by calling 0300 555 1389.
Car batteries can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
This can be put in your green recycling bin. If you have large items that won’t fit in your green recycling bin, you can either put them out with your bin on the day of collection or recycle them at the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Wade Road. Please flatten or cut up big boxes first.
Please do not leave cardboard out by your recycling bin for collection if it is raining, if it gets wet it will not be collected. Keep for next collection or cut up and put it in the bin.
Please place in your grey waste bin. This will be sent to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to produce electricity, which is fed back to the national grid and is still the best option, environmentally, for non-recyclable waste.
These can be put in your green recycling bin. Please ensure they are clean, dry and loose.
There are a number of charities that collect old and unwanted items. These items are either sold in charity shops or recycled to raise money for the work that they do. Many local charity shops in the borough are happy to accept your donations. Just search for the item you would like to recycle in this A-Z or find your nearest charity shop.
There is a special collection for clinical waste. Contact the council on 01256 844844 for more information. Please do not dispose of clinical waste in your grey waste bin.
Good quality clothing can be sold on by charities that use the money to fund their activities. Clothing which is of a poorer quality may be recycled into industrial cleaning rags or stuffing for car upholsteries. Local charity shops will accept donations during opening hours. Alternatively, use one of the textile/clothing banks in the borough. Over 70% of the world’s population uses second hand clothes. Find out here where your nearest recycling site is.
Local charities will accept these items which they will then sell through their shops. Find out where your nearest charity shops are. Alternatively, you can recycle them via community networks similar to eBay, which do not involve money. Two such networks are Freecycle and Basingstoke Freegle.
Provided they are in good condition, unwanted coat hangers can be taken to any charity shop, where they will be reused. Broken coat hangers should be disposed of in the waste bin.
Different brands offer different take back schemes for used pods. For example Nespresso have over 5000 drop off points or customers can arrange a collection. Find out more information on Nespresso recycling. Search your preferred brand online for the best way to recycle your pods.
Items which meet certain specifications may be reused and donated or sold to charities or community groups either here or overseas. Reboot Reading (0118 957 6800), Jaime’s Computers 023 8063 2198 and Computer Aid operate such schemes. Alternatively, you may wish to Freecycle them, this is a community network similar to eBay, but does not involve money.
Items which are in working condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. If it no longer works and needs to be recycled you could check if your electrical retailer will take your old appliance when they deliver your new one. These items can also be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) or collected via the councils bulky waste collection service to ensure they are recycled correctly.
Place these in your green recycling bin. You can now recycle Yellow Pages through your green recycling bin.
DIY waste will be accepted at Hampshire Household Waste Recycling Centres from January 24. From this time up to two 50-litre rubble bags, or one bulky item such as a sink or toilet pedestal will be accepted for free, at a maximum frequency of 4 visits over 4 weeks. Anything more than this will be chargeable at current rates. For more information and advice contact Hampshire County Council or by calling 0300 555 1389.
Items which are working and in good condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. Find out more about the Community Furniture Project. Bulky items can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre or collected by the council's bulky waste collection service. Small electrical items (upto a maximum size of 58cm wide x 21cm deep) can be recycled at one of the recycling banks around the borough or can be taken to a shop where similar items are sold.
These can be put in your green recycling bin. Windows do not need to be removed
Do not put them in your kerbside general waste or recycling bin.
Check manufacturers recommendations and see if they offer a take back scheme, if not:
Food waste collections will be introduced in Basingstoke and Deane in 2025. To find out more information visit our food waste webpage.
Home composting is a good way of dealing with your kitchen and garden waste. Find out more about home composting. A wormery may be a good choice if you have a small garden. This produces an excellent liquid fertilizer which can be applied to plants and flowers. Find out more about wormeries. If you are unable to compost at home, please use your grey waste bin for kitchen waste. To keep your bin clean, it is a good idea to wrap waste in a bag or sack.
Items which are in working condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. If it no longer works and needs to be recycled you could check if your electrical retailer will take your old appliance when they deliver your new one. Please dispose of these items responsibly, as they contain harmful gases which contribute to the damage to the ozone layer. These items can also be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) or collected via the councils bulky waste collection service to ensure they are recycled correctly.
Items in good condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project, which offers a collection service. You may also like to Freecycle your furniture. This is a community network similar to eBay, but does not involve money. Furniture can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road or collected through the council’s bulky waste collection service.
You can take your unwanted foreign currency to:
Home composting is the best option for your garden waste. Alternatively the council can collect your garden waste and compost it for you through the garden waste collection service. The Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road will take garden waste and it will also be composted. It takes just 20kg of garden waste to produce one sack of Pro-Grow compost.
These can be disposed of at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road. Alternatively a local outdoors shop might be able to reuse them.
Glass bottles and jars cannot be put into your grey bin, unless they are broken. Unbroken glass bottles and jars must be recycled in your kerbside box. We CAN NOT recycle Pyrex, window glass or drinking glasses - wrap these and put in your grey waste bin. Never put glass in your green recycling bin.
Age UK accepts working, non-digital hearing aids, which are cleaned and tested before sending to India. They can be sent to Hearing Aid Appeal, Help the Aged, FREEPOST LON13616, London, EC1B 1PS.
Please note that hearing aids that have been issued by the NHS belong to the NHS and they should be returned if they are no longer needed. The NHS refurbishes the hearing aids and re-issues them. This includes non-digital aids that are still needed for some patients. If they are no longer needed then the NHS send them to charities.
If your hearing aid no longer works, the battery can still be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road in Basingstoke.
Helium canisters can not be placed in your waste or recycling bin at home.
There are two disposal options:
Juice cartons cannot be recycled in your green recycling bin. Please place in your grey waste bin. This will be sent to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to produce electricity, which is fed back to the national grid and is still the best option, environmentally, for non-recyclable waste.
The Mail Preference Service (MPS) is a free service funded by the direct mail industry to enable consumers to have their names and home addresses in the UK removed from or added to lists used by the industry. Find out more about the Mail Preference Service. Any junk mail you receive can be placed in your green bin for recycling.
LED lightbulbs are suitable for recycling in the electrical recycling banks.
LED lightbulbs are not classified as hazardous waste because they do not contain mercury.
Also known as Compact Fluorescent Tubes (CFLs). They can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Laminated cardboard can be recycled depending on how thick the lamination is.
If you can tear the card then it can be recycled.
If it is too thick and you cannot easily tear it, please place in general waste.
You may want to give these to your local dental surgery, hairdresser or community group. They can be recycled through your green recycling bin, at one of the recycling sites in the borough or at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road
Please place in your grey waste bin. This will be sent to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to produce electricity, which is fed back to the national grid and is still the best option, environmentally, for non-recyclable waste.
Your local pharmacy will dispose of medicines, epi pens, adrenaline injections safely and free of charge. Do not flush medicines down the toilet as it can pollute the water supply.
Many charities collect these and recycle them. You can take your old mobile phones to:
This can be safely disposed of at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Hampshire residents can receive 15% discount on reusable nappies. For more information visit Hampshire County Council Smart Living webpage.
Disposable nappies should be tied up in bags and disposed of in your grey waste bin.
Can be recycled through your green recycling bin or at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Motor oil can be safely disposed of at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Cooking oil can be placed in a sealed container in your general waste bin at home. You should not pour it down the sink.
Items which are in working condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. If it no longer works and needs to be recycled you could check if your electrical retailer will take your old appliance when they deliver your new one. These items can also be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) or collected via the councils bulky waste collection service to ensure they are recycled correctly.
Paint can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Most types of clean and dry paper can be put in your green bin, including newspapers, magazines, letters, envelopes, junk mail, Yellow Pages and telephone directories. Unfortunately we cannot accept shredded paper in your green recycling bin. However, shredded paper can be composted.
Petrol is classified as hazardous waste and must be disposed of carefully and responsibly. Red Industries, located at Lasham is the nearest hazardous waste contractor to Basingstoke. Please visit Waste Management, Recycling and Disposal Services | RED Industries and fill in the enquiry form at the bottom of the page.
These can be recycled in your green recycling bin. Please ensure they are empty and clean. Lids can now be left on but bottles MUST BE WASHED AND SQUASHED first. Loose lids should be put in your grey waste bin.
Bottle tops can be left on but bottles MUST BE WASHED AND SQUASHED. Loose lids should be put in your grey waste bin.
We recommend residents use a Bag for Life, which are available from supermarkets. These are a durable option which helps reduce the amount of rubbish you produce. They are also often replaced free of charge when they are no longer suitable for use. Reusing plastic carrier bags and saying no to unnecessary bags (SNUB) will also help. Plastic carrier bags can be recycled at most major supermarket chains including Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Tesco. Alternatively they can be placed in your grey waste bin.
Please place in your grey waste bin. This will be sent to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to produce electricity, which is fed back to the national grid and is still the best option, environmentally, for non-recyclable waste.
Along with other types of mixed plastic, we are not able to recycle these because of the limited facilities in the UK. If you have large quantities which will not fit in your grey waste bin, please take it to the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Many charities collect these and return them to the manufacturer for refilling.
This can be recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Wade Road.
Please do not put this in your green recycling bin or the paper banks at recycling sites as small pieces of paper cannot be sorted at the Materials Recovery Facility. Alternatively, shredded paper can be composted in your home compost bin.
Good quality items can be donated to your local charity shop or put in a shoe bank. Please ensure they are in pairs.
Unwanted spectacles are often sent to developing countries by Vision Aid Overseas, a charity dedicated to helping people in the developing world who have poor eyesight. You can take your unwanted spectacles to an opticians.
Many charities collect stamps which they often sell to dealers abroad. Stamps should be cut off the envelope leaving at least a 5mm border around them. Naomi House will take your used stamps.
Items which are working and are in good condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. They can also be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre or collected by the council's bulky waste collection service.
Items not suitable for reuse should be tied in a carrier bag, labelled 'rags' and be placed in a textiles bin.
These can be recycled in your green recycling bin. Please ensure they are clean, dry and loose.
Good quality items can be donated to a local charity or the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. Alternatively, you may wish to freecycle them, this is a community network similar to eBay, but does not involve money.
Items which are in working condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. If it no longer works and needs to be recycled you could check if your electrical retailer will take your old appliance when they deliver your new one. These items can also be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) or collected via the councils bulky waste collection service to ensure they are recycled correctly.
Tyres can no longer be disposed of in landfill sites, and will not be accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centre. They should be taken to a local garage or tyre and exhaust centre where they will be disposed of safely (a small charge may apply). When you purchase new tyres the garage may take the old ones. They could also be taken to a car breakers, but ring first to check.
Vapes and eCigarettes should not be put into your general waste or recycling bin as they can cause fires.
Check the manufacturers recommendations and see if they offer a take back scheme, if not:
Find a WEEE drop off point or drop your used vape into the VPZ store in Wote Street, Basingstoke.
Wallpaper cannot currently be recycled as it is difficult to pulp and is often contaminated with paste. If you have new, unused rolls, your local charity shop may take it. Otherwise, put it in your grey waste bin. Large amounts of wallpaper from your home can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Brita water filters can now be recycled through special in-store recycling bins found at high street stores such as Argos and Robert Dyas. The bins can take all Brita water filters including those for Brita jugs and the new water filter taps. For more information, please visit the Brita website. All other brands of water filter should be put in your grey waste bin.
Items which are in working condition can be donated to the Basingstoke Community Furniture Project. If it no longer works and needs to be recycled you could check if your electrical retailer will take your old appliance when they deliver your new one. These items can also be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) or collected via the councils bulky waste collection service to ensure they are recycled correctly.
This can be anything from fridges to hairdryers - basically anything that has a plug or takes batteries. You can take any WEEE to one of the WEEE recycling banks around the borough, or to the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) on Wade Road. Items can also be taken to a shop where you are purchasing a similar item. Larger retailers (above 400 square metres of floor space) must also take back very small items (no greater than 25 cm on any edge).
Wood should be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre for disposal, not placed in your black household bin.
Wrapping paper is not suitable for recycling as it is often layered with foil and plastic which cannot be recycled. Wrapping paper can be disposed of in your black/grey waste bin.
These can be recycled in your green bin or the mixed recycling banks at recycling bring sites. . If you find that you no longer use your Yellow Pages and prefer to search online, you can cancel your Yellow Pages delivery by calling the Directory Sales team on 0800 671 444.
Please place in your grey waste bin. This will be sent to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to produce electricity, which is fed back to the national grid and is still the best option, environmentally, for non-recyclable waste.
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