Find out what materials you can recycle in Sandwell, or if they are not recyclable at the moment, where they can be disposed of safely.
| Material | Kerbside collections | Household Recycling Centre | Other / more information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerosols | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Adhesives / glues | No | Yes | - |
| Asbestos | No | Asbestos removal | |
|
Batteries Car Household |
No Yes
|
Yes |
|
| Beds and cots | No | No | Community Transport |
| Bicycles | No | Yes | - |
| Books | No | Yes | Charity shops |
| Cardboard | Blue lidded bin | Yes | Home composting |
| Carpets and rugs | No | Yes | Community Transport |
| Cartons | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Cans | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Ceramics | No | Yes | Charity shops |
| Chipboard and MDF | No | Yes | - |
| Clothing and textiles |
No |
Yes | Charity shops |
| Computers | No | Yes | WEEE |
| Cookers | No | Yes | WEEE |
| Electrical appliances | No | Yes | WEEE |
| Flourescent tubes | No | Yes | WEEE limit 10 tubes |
| Foil | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Fridges and freezers | No | Yes | Collection and WEEE |
| Furniture | No | No | Community Transport |
| Garden waste | Green bin | Yes | Home composting |
| Gas cylinder | No | Yes | Exchange at suppliers (not small "disposable" helium balloon cylinders - see below) Two bottles maximum per month |
| Glass bottles and jars | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Greetings cards | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Hand tools | No | Yes | - |
| Hardcore and rubble | No | Yes | eight bags or 200kg maximum per month |
| Helium balloon cylinders - small | No | Yes | These will need to be placed in the scrap metal bay after all excess gas is released |
| Junk mail | Blue lidded bin | Yes | Register with the Mail Preference Service to reduce junk mail |
| Lightbulbs - energy saving | No | Yes | WEEE |
| Liquid chemicals | No | Yes | - |
| Mattresses | No | Yes | - |
| Medicines | No | No | Return to pharmacy |
| Mobile telephones | No | Yes | Return to supplier |
| Newspaper and magazines | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Oil - car engine | No | Yes | Limit 5 Litres |
| Oil - cooking | No | Yes | Limit 5 Litres |
| Paper | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Paint | No | Yes | Cannot currently be recycled but will be safely disposed of - maximum of ten tins |
| Plaster board or loose plaster | No | Yes | Loose plaster needs to be disposed of in sealed bags. Eight bags or 200kg maximum per month |
| Plastic bags | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Plastic bottles | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Scrap metal | No | Yes | - |
| Shoes | No | Yes | Charity shops |
| Soil | No | Yes | eight bags or 200kg maximum per month |
| Telephone directories - white and yellow pages | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |
| Televisions | No | Yes | WEEE |
| Tyres | No | Yes | A maximum of 4 tyres per month - please note that tyres can only be accepted if they are from non-commercial vehicles. |
| Wood and timber | No | Yes | - |
| Yellow Pages | Blue lidded bin | Yes | - |