Your a-z guide to waste disposal

This guide has been designed to help you to dispose of your waste in the safest and most environmentally-friendly way. If there is anything you wish to dispose of that has not been included in this guide, please contact us on 01204 336633.

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Cameras

Use the second hand market offered by many camera shops or advertise for sale locally or offer to a charity shop. Disposable single use cameras can be taken back to the shop or company selling them.

Cans

You should put these into your burgundy bin / green box or you can take them to your nearest Bring Site and put into the can bank. Click here to see your nearest Bring Site.

Car Batteries

See Batteries

Cardboard

You should put this into your beige bin / clear sack or you can taken thme to your nearest Bring Site and put into the paper and card bank. Click here to see your nearest Bring Site.

Cards
You should put these into your beige bin / clear sack or you can taken thme to your nearest Bring Site and put into the paper and card bank. Click here to see your nearest Bring Site.

Carpets

Charities such as the Salvation Army may take them. If the carpet is not re-useable you can take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or call Access Bolton on 01204 336632 for our bulky waste collection service (there will be a £15 charge per visit).

Carrier Bags

See Bags.

Catalogues

You should put them in your beige bin / clear sack. If you do not have a clear sack please put into a carrier bag and leave out on your next collection day and we will leave you a new bag for next time. Click here to order a beige bin. You can also take them to one of the Bring Sites and place in the Paper and Card Bank.

CD's/Tapes/Records

You can donate these to a Charity Shop. Or you can take them to a Bring Site and place in the book bank or clothing bank. Click here for your nearest Bring Site.

Ceramics/China

You can take these to a Charity Shop.

Christmas Trees

We organise a Christmas tree collection service. See our web site news section for details at Christmas time.

Clothes

You can take clothes to a local Charity Shop. Or you can take them to a local Bring Site that has a clothing bank. Click here to see your nearest Bring Site.

Coins

Airlines and Airports accept foreign coins for charities. Many Banks collect foreign coins and out of date currency.

Composting

For more information on composting, click here.

Computer and Electrical equipment for businesses

Maxitech.biz provide a recycling service for redundant computer and electronic equipment for local businesses. They can be contacted by telephone on 0870 199 5010; email on info@maxitech.biz For more information visit their website www.maxitech.biz You can also recycle old computers that can be mended at Bolton Steps. Bolton Steps will resell the fixed computers to low income families. Bolton Steps, Knowlsley Street, Bolton BL1 2AP. Bolton Steps are a mental health charity.

Computer Games

You can trade your unwanted games with friends or take to a computer games shop.

Computers

You can donate them to local schools, churches or community centres, or you can take them to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.