I want to dispose of

Check which materials you can take to Staffordshire’s recycling centres.

Bottle tops

Recycle: Clean cans, aerosols, tins, metal bottle/jar tops, aluminium takeaway containers and tin foil can be recycled in your kerbside recycling or taken to any Staffordshire recycling centre.

Bricks

Reuse: Consider if the material can be re-used in another home project.

Cans

Recycle: Clean cans, aerosols, tins, metal bottle/jar tops, aluminium takeaway containers and tin foil can be recycled in your kerbside recycling or taken to any Staffordshire recycling centre.

Car batteries

Recycle (restrictions apply): Car batteries can be taken to Staffordshire's recycling centres. There is a recycling restriction of 2 lead acid batteries every 6 months. Apart from car batteries and engine oil, all other car parts and components, petrol or diesel cannot be accepted at Staffordshire's recycling centres. These items should be recycled through a garage/licensed scrap dealer.

Cardboard

Reuse: Some boxes are great for using as storage boxes or you could advertise them for free for people who are moving house.

Cassette tapes

Recycle: We accept video and cassette tapes at all of Staffordshire's recycling centres. Unfortunately, we do not have the facility to accept whole video or cassette tapes for recycling as the tape gets tangled in the recycling process. However, if you are happy to remove the magnetic tape from inside each unit, then the plastic casing can be placed in the hard plastics recycling container, the removed tape will need to go into the general waste.

Chemical waste

Disposal (restrictions apply): Chemicals should not be placed in your kerbside collection. A small amount is accepted at Staffordshire's recycling centres and should be placed in the chemical safe. Please ask the site attendant for assistance. A limit of 5 x 2.5 litre (or equivalent volume) every 6 months is permitted.

Child car seats

If your child car seat is damaged, you can take it to any of Staffordshire’s recycling sites in the general waste section.