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We provide banks to recycle the following materials:

Food and drink cartons

You can now recycle your paper-based drinks and liquid food cartons, such as those made by Tetra Pak, at various points within the district. Carton collection banks can be found at:

• Rink Drive Car Park, Rink Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 8JL
• High Street Car Park, High Street, Melbourne, DE73 8DZ
• Station Road Car Park, Station Road, Hatton, DE65 5EL
• Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JX
• Askew Grove Village Hall, Askew Grove, Repton, DE65 6GJ
• Woodville Road Car Park, Woodville Road, Woodville, DE12 6LU 

They can be recycled into a number of different products, ranging from plasterboard liner to high-strength paper bags and envelopes.

Glass bottles and jars

Please note we cannot recycle the following in our glass banks:

• Pyrex
• Ceramics
• Lids
• Corks
• Windowpanes
• Windscreens

Drinks cans and food tins

We recycle aluminium and steel in our can banks.

Plastic bottles

We can recycle the following types of plastic bottle in our recycling banks

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3
• PE
• HDPE
• PVC
• PET

Unfortunately the plastic bottle banks cannot accept carrier bags, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, polystyrene foam or other plastic packaging.

Textiles

We can recycle the following materials in our textile banks

• clothing
• swimwear
• paired shoes
• sheets
• curtains
• towels
• hats
• belts
• handbags and luggage

Newspapers and magazines

We can recycle the following materials in our paper banks

• newspaper
• magazines
• junk mail
• telephone directories
• brochures
• catalogue
• letters and general paper (remove personal details to prevent identitiy fraud)

Cardboard

We can recycle the following materials in our cardboard banks

• flattened cardboard
• newspaper 
• magazines
• junk mail
• telephone directories
• brochures
• catalogues
• letters and general paper (remove personal details to prevent identitiy fraud)

A number of schools (see below) take part in our 'Cash for Trash' scheme where they receive money for every tonne of cardboard they recycle.  Please support your local school and community by recycling your cardboard at one of these sites.

Household waste - disposal sites

Civic Amenity Site / Household Waste Recycling Centre

Overflowing recycling centres

If you notice an overflowing recycling centre please report it free of charge 24 hours-a-day on our clean team answerphone - 0800 587 2349

Find your nearest recycling centre by using the table below. The Area column is in alphabetical order. Click the name of the site to find it using our mapping system.

Contact details

Tel: (01283) 595795
Fax: (01283) 221 664
Online: contact form
email: waste.cleansing@south-derbys.gov.uk - please include your name and address on your email, as it helps us to send a reply with the correct information much faster 

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