Waste management

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
These can be composted at home or put into your brown bin.

Bags
These 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.

Batteries (car)

These can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Batteries - all other types
This includes nickel-cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries, which can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Beds
Medway Council currently provide a free bulky refuse collection service.

Boilers
These can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Bottles and jars
Plastic and glass bottles and jars can be put in your blue box or taken to any household waste and recycling centre. Glass bottles and jars can also be taken to one of the bring recycling sites (please remove the caps and lids).

Bricks and building rubble
This type of waste can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the hardcore container.

Brochures
These 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.

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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
This can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Cards
These can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Carpets
These can be taken to any household waste and recycling centre or collected by Medway Council’s free bulky refuse collection service.

Carrier bags
These 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.

Catalogues
These 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.

Cat litter
Please put this 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
These can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see the staff at the site first).

Christmas trees
These can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres or cut up and put in your brown bin or bags.

Clothing
This can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any household waste and recycling centre.

Copper
This can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

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Directories
These can be put in your blue box or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Dog and cat faeces
Please put these in your black sack for refuse collection only.

Drinks cans
These 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
This can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the special container.

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Fabrics
These can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Fizzy drink 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 it in your blue box or taking it to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Fridges and freezers
These can be taken to any household waste and recycling centre or collected by Medway Council’s free bulky refuse collection service.

Furniture
This can be collected by Medway Council’s free bulky refuse collection service.

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Garden chemicals
These should be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see the site staff first).

Garden waste
This can be put in your brown bin or bags, composted at home or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Gas cylinders
These should be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the special containment area.

Glass (sheets)
These 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
These can be mixed in your blue box or bags with your other recycling material. Do not place a box or bag full of glass out for collection. Instead, either mix your glass with other materials to spread the weight or take excess bottles and jars to one of your local bring recycling sites or household waste and recycling centres (there are separate containers for clear, green and brown glass). Flat glass, drinking glasses or Pyrex cannot be recycled but must be placed securely in your refuse bin bags.

Grass cuttings
These can be put in your brown bin or bags, composted at home or taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Greeting cards
These can be put in your blue box or taken to one of the paper banks at the bring recycling sites or at any of the household waste and recycling centres.

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Hardcore
This can be taken to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put in the hardcore container.

Herbicides
These should be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see the site staff first).

Household cleaners
These can be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see the site staff first).

Hypodermic needles
Please use the contact details at the foot of this page to find the nearest chemist participating in the council’s diabetic needle exchange scheme or visit www.medwaypct.nhs.uk/NetsiteCMS/pageid/347/html.

Jars
Glass jars can be mixed in your blue box or bags 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 (there are separate containers for clear, green and brown glass).

Junk mail
This 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
These can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Metal
This 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.

Milk bottles
Please wash plastic bottles thoroughly, then put them in your blue box or take them to any household waste and recycling centre. Glass bottles can be returned to your milkman or shop.

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Needles (hypodermics)
Please use the contact details at the foot of this page to find the nearest chemist participating in the council’s diabetic needle exchange scheme or visit www.medwaypct.nhs.uk/NetsiteCMS/pageid/347/html.

Newspapers
These 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
This 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
These should be taken to the Cuxton household waste and recycling centre only (please see the site staff first).

Plastic bottles
Please wash plastic bottles thoroughly, then be put them in your blue box or take them to any household waste and recycling centre.

Plastic carrier bags
These 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 take them to any of the household waste and recycling centres and put them in the metal container.

Shoes
These 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

These can be put in your blue box, taken to one of the bring recycling sites or to any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Textiles
These can be taken to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Tiles
These 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 them to one of the bring recycling sites or any of the household waste and recycling centres.

Tyres
These should be taken to the Capstone household waste and recycling centre only.

Yellow pages
These directories 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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