Recycling
Recycling helps to reduce the need for landfill and more expensive ways of disposing of rubbish such as incinerators. UK households waste one billion items every year that could be recycled.
It also:
- prevents pollution
- conserves natural resources
- conserves energy
- creates jobs, producing economic benefits
Do you know what, where, how and when?
According to Wiltshire Council who run our household recycling, the recycling rate increased in 2024 compared to the previous financial year (2022-2023) from 40% to 43.7% (figures subject to external validation).
Details of schedules and guides to what and how to recycle are on Wiltshire Council’s website https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling
| LOCAL PLACES TO DISCARD / DONATE | WHAT THEY WILL TAKE |
Boots are now running their own recycling scheme for various cosmetic items. See the Boots website for more information.
| Blister packs, empty cosmetics, products made of non recyclable materials such as toothpaste tubes.
You can recycle empty aerosols and full size shampoo/conditioner bottles at home
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| Charity Shops | Most local charity shops will readily accept donations, this is a great way to get rid of unwanted clothes, shoes, bric-a-brac and books.
Local top tips: Chippenham’s Oxfam may have more capacity to accept donations than other shops. Chippenham’s Salvation Army will collect furniture and also take electrical goods and books. |
| British Heart Foundation Bins | This depends on your local BHF bin, but most will accept a range of items including clothing, shoes, homeware, kitchenware, small electrical items and books. |
| Most large supermarkets | You can now deposit clean plastic bags and dry soft plastic films and wrappers in a bin outside the entrance. |
This is a useful website that seeks to help people recycle more of the right things, more often.