Recycling Banks

Recycling facilities throughout the Borough have expanded during the past 15 years and currently involve over 35 locations.  Recycling banks are provided for the collection of:

• Glass bottles and jars e.g. wine, pasta sauce, jam (please give these a quick rise first, and please don't include any other types of glass e.g. drinking glasses / pyrex. Please place lids in your domestic rubbish bin);

• Paper - including shredded paper, newspapers and magazines
  

• Clothing and textiles - these recycling banks are managed by charities;

  • Air Ambulance (for more information on this charity click here);

  • British Heart Foundation (for more information on this charity click here);

  • Oxfam (for more information on this charity click here);

  • Salvation Army (for more information on this charity click here);

• Shoes - Managed by the charities above plus the European Shoe Recycling Company (for more information on this charity please click here);

•  Food and drinks cans (please give these a quick rinse first);

• Books and music (including CDs, DVDs, videos, tapes, vinyl records - pre-recorded, purchased items only please - no blank tapes / videos). 

Click here for details of recycling bank locations.

There is now also a set of on-street recycling bins on Marine Parade in Lee-on-the-Solent for the recycling of plastic bottles, cans and cardboard!