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Plastic food containers - clean
Margarine tubs, yoghurt pots, takeaway containers, coffee cups, fruit and vegetable punnets, meat trays, ready meal food trays, ice cream containers and any other plastic container. |
No dirty or full containers.
No polystyrene. |
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Plastic bottles - empty
Soft drink bottles, cleaning product and bleach bottles, shampoo and toiletry bottles and any other plastic bottle. Please put lids in too. |
No dirty or full bottles. |
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Plastic bags
Plastic sacks and supermarket carrier bags. |
No black sacks. (Why is this?)
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Other plastics
CDs, DVDs and cases, bubble wrap, crisp packets and plastic film. |
No electrical or electronic items.
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Food and beverage cartons - empty
Large and small juice cartons, Tetra Paks, soup cartons and any other beverage carton. |
No full cartons. |
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Glass bottles - clean
Any type of glass bottles including: wine bottles, vinegar bottles, olive oil bottles, perfume bottles and any other glass bottle.
Glass jars - clean
Any kind of glass jars including: jam jars, honey jars, pickle jar and any other glass jar.
Remember clear and coloured glass accepted! |
Window glass, broken glass, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, pyrex, ceramics or ovenware.
Recycle your light bulbs at both Lewisham and Catford Library and The Re-use and Recycling Centre. |
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Paper - clean
Most paper, including newspapers, magazines, junk mail, envelopes, books, telephone directories, catalogues, corrugated paper and greetings cards.
Please note: Charity shops are still the best place to take books that are in good condition. |
No tissue or toilet paper.
No wallpaper.
No dirty or soiled paper. |
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Cardboard - clean
All cardboard including heavy cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, egg boxes and any other type of cardboard.
Make sure large cardboard boxes are flattened. |
No dirty or soiled cardboard.
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Shredded paper
Both straight and cross shredded paper is ok.
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Metal tins and cans - empty
Aluminium and steel food and drink cans, biscuit tins, lids and any other tin or can. |
No full tins or cans. |
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Tin and aluminium foil - clean
Kitchen foil and metal takeaway meal containers. |
No dirty foil.
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Aerosol cans - empty
Cleaning products, deodorant's, shaving foam and other aerosol cans.
Aerosol cans must be empty due to their gas cylinder's. |
No full or part full aerosol cans. |
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Textiles - clean
Shoes, clothes, linens and handbags.
All types of materials including cotton, denim, wool, polyester and any other textile.
Please note: Charity shops and Lewisham Council textile banks are still the best place for good quality clothing to be taken. |
No soiled textiles.
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