A-Z directory of
local
reuse and recycling opportunities
Browse the information below or
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| Items |
Details |
 Books
- Thornbury Lions.
Various shops in St. Mary’s centre. Paperback books, Andrew
Mayes 417148
- Charity Shops e.g.
Oxfam in Thornbury
- Book Aid - Christian
Books - Christine Dadd 414396
- Christian Aid - Good
condition non-fiction hardbacks for collection.
08700-787788
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 Bikes
- www.lifecycleuk.org.uk.
E-Mail: post@lifecycleuk.org.uk
Address : The CREATE Centre Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN Tel
01173534580. (9-5 Mon- Fri).
Life Cycle takes donations of unwanted bikes, and fixes them with the
help of prisoners at HMP Bristol. We then sell them to help more people
across Bristol to start cycling.
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 Computers
and media
Recycling
guide recommends
If you decide to donate your PC to charity, be sure to check that:
Appropriate security measures are in place to prevent unauthorised
access, alteration or accidental loss or destruction of personal data,
which is a legal requirement under the 1998 Data Protection Act.
Reformatting the hard drive is not sufficient to permanently destroy
all data. (Wording Copyright of Fubra Lmited/recycling-guide.org.uk and
used with permission)
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| CDs,
DVDs |
- Thornbury Lions
Saturday stall
- Most Charity Shops
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| Computers |
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| Ink
cartridges (not Epson) |
- Christian Aid.
Collect freepost envelope from office at 57 High Street
- St. Peter’s
Hospice shop
- Town Hall
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| Ink
and toner cartridges, mobile phones and PDAs |
- ActionAid Recycling
founded by Charity Action Aid (which began 1972 as a child sponsorship
charity for children in India and Kenya) is now an independent
registered company with a new name, Greensource Solutions, raising
money for Action Aid
Unit 14 Kingsland Trading Estate St.
Philips Road, St. Philips, Bristol BS2 0JZ
0117 3042390 F: 0117 2391
www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk
www.greensourcesolutions.co.uk
Greensource Solutions also produce the PrintEco toner cartridge range
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| Cartridge
refills |
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| Mobile
phones |
- Christian Aid. Collect
freepost envelope from office at 57 High
- Street Oxfam shop
- St. Peter’s
Hospice shop
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| Records |
- Some charity shops
e.g. BREAK – ask in shop
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| Video
tapes |
- Some Charity shops
take commercially produced videos e.g. BREAK and Multiple Sclerosis
– please ask
- The Recycling people - http://www.therecyclingpeople.co.uk/
Ross-on-Wye You pay minimum £15 08448003235 This is Business
orientated.
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 Clothes
and Shoes
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| Buttons |
- Oxfam shop –
will be sewn onto card and sold
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| Clothes,
shoes and handbags |
- All Charity Shops in
Thornbury
- Julian Trust
– Night Shelter helping homeless people in Bristol
– clothes and shoes suitable for young men and women, towels,
some specific bedding, also tins of food and toiletries. Items differ
weekly so please check the website. http://www.juliantrust.org.uk/?page_id=21
0117 966 6067 They also pass items to Salvation Army.
(If just a car load Christine Dadd 414396 Thornbury will transport)
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| Clothing
banks for clothes and shoes tied in pairs |
- Black Horse pub
- Leisure Centre Car
park
- Oakleaze Road shops
- Rock Street car park
- Wyevale Garden Centre
Millbury Heath
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| Wedding
party type clothes |
- La Mode Exchange High
Street– will sell and then give you some of Sale price
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| Shoes |
- Dry cleaners on the
Plain, Thornbury (See also clothes and shoes above)
- The Chantry
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| Spectacles |
- All Opticians in
Thornbury – to send abroad
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| Swishing
parties |
- Swap your best clothes
and have a good evening
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| Foreign
Currency |
- Christian Aid Office
at 57 High Street
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 Household,
Furniture and Electrical
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| China,
glassware, kitchenware, ornaments, etc |
- All Charity Shops in
Thornbury
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| Furniture |
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| Electrical |
- St. Peter’s
Hospice shop – Small electrical in working order
- BREAK charity shop
- Give-n-Take
website
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| Furniture |
- Emmaus Bristol
Shaftesbury House, Kingsland Rd
St. Phillips, Bristol BS2 2QW
Malcolm Thorne
0117 9540886
community@emmausbristol.org.uk
www.emmausbristol.org.uk
reuse@emmausbristol.org.uk
Upholstered furniture with Fire Safety label and Furnishing regs 1988)
bric-a brac, china and glassware, electrical items (items are tested
before re-sale) clean clothing, books, CDs, etc. Some shops take white
goods (fridges, freezers etc) in working order, Bicycles and some scrap
metal. Please check with shop and to arrange collection
Emmaus provides low cost furniture for people in need and raises funds
towards building an Emmaus Community. The Community will offer a
homeless person a home and work refurbishing donated furniture and
household goods to be sold in the Community shop. By donating to Emmaus
you are helping homeless men and women to get back on their feet.
- Kingswood Furniture
Project
Kingsgate House, Church Road
Kingswood Bristol BS15 4AU
Call in or phone 0117 9616226 Mon-Fri 9am-3.30pm
kfproject@btconnect.com
Kingswood Furniture Project collect donated furniture in the South
Gloucestershire area and sell it on to those on a low income including
pensioners, homeless people being rehoused and others in need.
- The Sofa Project
48-54 West Street, St Philips
Bristol BS2 0BL
Julian Williams
0117 954 3567
info@sofaproject.org.uk
sofaproject.org.uk
The SOFA Project is a social enterprise helping people with new and
reused furniture and electrical appliances. Based in Bristol, SOFA
collects unwanted items free of charge from across the West and sells
them at affordable prices to everyone with further discounts available
to low income households. Items include furniture, household items, gas
cookers, electrical appliances, white goods and computers (they repair
and safety check).
- Space Trust
St Nicholas House, Lawfords Gate
Bristol BS5 0RE
Heather Ford
0117 9075355
Tables,
chairs, living room suites, book cases, chest of drawers, beds,
crockery, linen and other furniture in good condition which complies
with fire safety standards. Space Trust collects unwanted furniture in
order to provide it to former homeless people who need to furnish
accommodation.
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| Waste
Electrical items, Kitchen appliances including fridges, batteries |
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| Water
filters |
- Wildings
department store, 14 High St, Thornbury.
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 Garden
items
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| Flower
pots |
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| Garden
waste |
- Thornbury
Compost site situated at
Thornbury Leisure Centre car park (Tree branches & other Green
waste suitable for composting. No stones please)
- Household green bin
collections in South Gloucestershire
- Sort
It Centre
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| Wooden
pallets |
- Pallets are available
to collect from Thornbury Garden Shop, if you have a use for them
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| Jars
(jam & honey) and bottles (apple juice) to be reused |
- Farmers Market (1st
and 3rd Thursday) - return to stall holders for reuse
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 Materials
for Recycling
(See also Thornbury Sort It Centre list)
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| Glass
bottles & jars |
- Banks at Castle Court
and Rock Street car park
- Household recycling
('green bin') collection
- Sort
It Centre
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| Metal
items |
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| Paper |
- Paper Banks at Castle
Court and Rock Street car parks
- Household recycling
('green bin') collection
- Sort
It Centre
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| Plastic
bags |
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| Rags |
- St. Peter's Hospice
and BREAK - please ask
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| Toothpaste
tubes |
- Sainsbury’s,
The quays, Gloucester
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| Window
and greenhouse glass |
- Try local glaziers,
art projects/stained glass workshops or secondary schools, which can
sometimes use old glass.
- Make a cold frame
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| Wood |
- Bristol Wood Recycling
Project
13 CattleMarket Rd, St Phillips
Bristol BS1 6QW
Ben Moss
0117 9723219
info@bwrp.org.uk
www.bwrp.org.uk
Bristol Wood Recycling Project aims to rescue, re-use and recycle some
of the tonnes of wood going to landfill locally. They create volunteer,
training and employment opportunities for Bristol’s social
economy through doing this; as well as providing affordable timber to
the local community. They charge to collect – suitable for
businesses.
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| Thornbury
Sort It Centre |
Thornbury Sort it Centre
(in the Industrial Estate) is run by South Gloucestershire Council and
is for domestic waste from South Gloucestershire residents. It
is
open 8am to 6:30pm every day until 30 September, then 8am to 4:30pm.
They take the following items:-
- Asbestos - Maximum 12
sheets per project, double wrapped in sealed plastic
- Batteries, i.e.
household dry-cell disposable and rechargeable
- Books
- Cardboard
- Car batteries
- CDs
- Cooking oil
- DVDs
- Electrical equipment large (cookers and washing machines
refrigerators
and freezers)
- Electrical equipment
small (ie kettles, irons, toasters)
- Fire Extinguishers -
Household sizes only
- Food and drinks cans
- General waste (not
for recycling)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Green garden waste
- Hardcore (rubble) and
soil
- Light bulbs (low
energy and filament) and tubes
- Paint
- Paper
- Plastic Bottles
- Plastics, rigid, e.g.
garden chairs
- Printer cartridges
- Scrap metal
- Tetra pacs
- Televisions and
computer monitors
- Textiles and shoes
(tied together in pairs)
- Used engine oil - 1
Gallon (5 litres) per visit
- Vehicle tyres -
Maximum 4 per household per year
- VHS video tapes
- Wood (including MDF and chipboard)
For more information ring the South Gloucestershire Street Care help
line on 01454-868000 |
 Tools
and other equipment
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| Hand
tools – Carpentry and some farm tools |
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| School
equipment & sewing machines |
- Gafsip – the
local fire service in collaboration with fire service in Gambia are
equipping schools and also use old sewing machines etc but they are
having trouble financing a container. See www.gafsip.org
01454 772529
They are looking for such as blackboards (aka chalkboards), chalk,
school books (in English), pencils, exercise books and other stationery
items. Ask at your local schools for equipment they are otherwise going
to get rid of.
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 Stamps
- United Reformed Church
- St. Mary’s
Church
- Oxfam
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 Toys
- Charity shops, School
fetes, charity toy sales
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