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Aerosols
Do not squash or pierce aerosols – they can explode. When empty, they should be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Aluminium
Cans can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Autumn leaves
Can be composted at home or put into your brown bin.
Bags
Can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Bathroom fittings and furniture
Bulky items can be collected using the council’s bulky collection service. Please call 01634 333333 for further details or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk
Batteries (car)
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Batteries - All other types (Including NiCd = Nikel-cadmium, NiHM = Nickel metal Hydride and Li-ion = Lithium ion)
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Beds
Medway Council currently provide a free bulky refuse collection service. Please call 01634 333333 for further details or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk.
Boilers
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Bottles and jars
Plastic bottles can be put in your blue box or taken to any household waste and recycling centre.
Glass bottles can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites (please remove the lids) or any household waste and recycling centres.
Bricks/building rubble
Can be taken to any household waste and recycling centres and put in the hardcore container.
Brochures
Can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the paper banks at the bring recycling sites or to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Bulky refuse
Medway Council offers a free bulky refuse collection service. Please call 01634 333333 for further details or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk
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Cans
Please rinse cans before either putting them in your blue box or taking to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Cardboard
Can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Cards
Can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Carpets
Can be taken to any household waste and recycling centre or collected by Medway Council’s free bulky refuse collection service. Please call on 01634 333333 for further details or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk.
Carrier bags
Can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Cars and car parts
Unwanted vehicles can be surrendered to the council free of charge. Please call 01634 333333 or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk for further details.
Catalogues
Can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the paper banks at the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Cat litter
Please place in your black sack for refuse collection only.
Cereal boxes
Flattened cereal boxes can be put in your blue box or taken to any household waste and recycling centre.
Chemicals - household
Can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see site staff first).
Christmas trees
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres or cut up and put in your brown bin/bags.
Clothing
Can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any household waste and recycling centre.
Copper
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
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Directories
Can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Dog and cat faeces
Please put in your black sack for refuse collection only.
Drinks cans
Can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Egg boxes
Cardboard ones can be put in your blue box, taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres or composted.
Engine oil
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the special container.
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Fabrics
Can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Fizzy drinks bottles
Please wash them thoroughly and put them in your blue box or take them to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Foil
Please rinse it before putting in your blue box or taking it to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Fridges and freezers
Can be taken to any household waste and recycling centre or collected by Medway Council’s free bulky refuse collection service. Please call 01634 333333 for further details or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk.
Furniture
This can be collected by Medway Council’s free bulky refuse collection service. Please call 01634 333333 for further details or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk.
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Garden chemicals
Can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see site staff first).
Garden waste
Can be put in your brown bin/bags, composted at home or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Gas cylinders
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the special containment area.
Glass (sheets)
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres for disposal in the general rubbish only. Please do not put this type of glass in the bottle and jar banks.
Glass bottles
Can be mixed in your bags or box with your other recycling materials. Do not place a box or bag full of glass out for collection but either mix your glass with other materials to spread the weight or take excess bottles and jars to your local bring recycling sites or household waste and recycling centres (separate containers for clear, green and brown). Flat glass, drinking glasses or Pyrex cannot be recycled but must be placed securely in your refuse bin bags.
Grass cuttings
Can be put in your brown bin/bags, composted at home or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Greeting cards
Can be put in your blue box or taken to one of the paper banks at the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
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Hardcore
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the hardcore container.
Herbicides
Can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see site staff first).
Household cleaners
Can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see site staff first).
Hypodermics
Please call customer services or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk to find your nearest chemist participating in the council’s diabetic needle exchange scheme.
Jars
Glass jars can be mixed in your bags or box with your other recycling materials. Do not place a box or bag full of glass jars and bottles out for collection but either mix the glass with other materials to spread the weight or take excess bottles and jars to your local bring recycling sites or household waste and recycling centres (separate containers for clear, green and brown).
Junk mail
Can be put in your blue box or taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
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Kitchen foil
Please rinse it before putting in your blue box or taking it to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Magazines
Can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Metal
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres. Certain metal items can also be collected using the council’s free bulky refuse collection service. Please call customer services on 01634 333333 or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk for further details.
Milk bottles
Please wash plastic bottles thoroughly and they can then be put in your blue box or taken to any household waste and recycling centre. Glass bottles can be returned to your milkman/supplier.
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Needles/hypodermics
Please call customer services or email customer.services@medway.gov.uk to find your nearest chemist participating in the council’s diabetic needle exchange scheme.
Newspapers
Can be put in your blue box, or taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Paper
Can be put in your blue box, or taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Pesticides
Can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see site staff first).
Plastic bottles
Please wash plastic bottles thoroughly and they can then be put in your blue box or taken to any household waste and recycling centre.
Plastic carrier bags
Can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.
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Radiators
Please empty the radiators first, then they can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the metal container.
Shoes
Can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
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Telephone directories
Can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Textiles
Can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Tiles
Can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the hardcore container.
Tin cans
Please rinse cans before either putting them in your blue box or taking to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.
Tyres
Can be taken to the Capstone household waste and recycling centre only.
Yellow pages
Can be put in your blue box or taken to one of the bring recycling sites or household waste and recycling centres.
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