Recycling isn’t limited to just your black bin

Apart from the items you place in your black bin – paper, cardboard, food and drinks cans, aerosol cans and plastic bottles – you can also recycle a wide variety of other items at all recycling centres. These are as follows: batteries, cardboard, paper, fridges and freezers, electrical goods, shredded paper, fluorescent tubes, used engine oil, metals, glass, textiles, green waste (tree pruning’s, grass cutting, leaves, small shrubs and trees),  drink cartons (Tetra Pak), tin foil, gas bottles and books.

To make things easier you no longer need to climb steps to dispose of unlimited amounts of non –recyclable household waste and green waste. You will also find trained recycling advisors at all centres.

There are now six main recycling centres where you can take paint free of charge and unlimited amounts of DIY waste on a pay as you throw basis. DIY prices are as follows: car £15, people carrier or four wheel drive £20, single axle trailer £30 and a double axle trailer £40. Remember! You can take up to one 80 litre bag, or one item, of DIY or garden waste (e.g. soil and turf), per week, to all sites.

The six main recycling centres are Caister, Hempton, Ketteringham, King’s Lynn, Mayton Wood and Thetford. Your nearest recycling centres are Ashill, Thetford, Snetterton and Hempton

If you are in doubt about whether you can take something the recycling centre it’s better to “Know before you Throw” so please contact Norfolk County Council on 0844 8008004.

Don’t forget to use the recycling banks which are located throughout Breckland, normally at supermarkets, car parks or village halls, where either glass, textiles, cans or paper can be recycled.

For information about household waste and recycling please call the Street Scene Helpline on 01362 656878, streetscene@breckland.gov.uk or write to Breckland Council, Street Scene, Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1EE.