Are you a keen recycler but not sure what to do with all the things that can’t go in your home recycling bin? This A-Z is a local guide to make the most of just about everything without throwing it in the rubbish.
Recycling is great, but reusing is better. If you’ve got something that can be used again, please pass on to a charity, friend, neighbour or local exchange group.
If you’re not sure if something can be put in your home recycling bin, you can check by visiting https://
Not based in Bromley? Never fear, you can check your local council website for more information on what collections are available to you, or this fab website Recycle Now which you can search by postcode, and the item you want to recycle.
Please remember all Terracycle collectors are volunteers and many collect at home so please direct message them through the Greener and Cleaner Facebook group first, check what they are collecting, and when it is suitable to drop off.
If you have any suggestion or updates please use the form below to submit your information.
Select category below or use the search box to find your item:
Product | |
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Baby items | Drop off point |
dummies / pacifiers | support@la-romi.com - instagram, online shop |
food pouches | 1. Terracycle or ecobrick 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
plastic bibs | support@la-romi.com |
teats / bottle teats / babies feeding teats | support@la-romi.com |
Cleaning Products | Drop off point |
home hygiene / cleaning product wrappers | 1. Terracycle: Sandra West - BR1 (near Bromley Court Hotel) 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
bleach and disinfectant bottles / | green box bromley/terracycle? |
cleaning product containers / spray bottles / trigger bottles | green box / reuse / fire brigade collection? |
disposable gloves / latex gloves / cleaning gloves / rubber gloves | 1. Terracycle: Kathy Torman - BR1 (Sundridge) 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
Food & Drinks | Drop off point |
aluminium/plastic packaging / pepperami wrapper / capri sun | Enval - Material Reception, Enval Ltd, Unit 118, Alconbury Weald Enterprise Zone, Huntingdon, PE28 4WX (also pet food etc and seals from plastic milk bottles) |
aluminium tubes / tomato paste tubes | green box kerbside recycling Bromley |
biscuit tins | green box |
biscuit wrappers / biscuit packets / snack wrappers-sweet | 1. Terracycle: Sandra West - BR1 (near Bromley Court Hotel) 2. Kathy Torman - BR1 (Sundridge) 3. Clare Searle - (BR2 Chatterton Village) 4. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
black plastic trays / black ready meal cartons / black plastic tubs | ecobrick |
bread bags / bread packaging / bread wrappers | 1. Terracycle: Clare Searle - (BR2 Chatterton Village) 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
can shrinkwrap / multibuy wrapping | with carrier bag at Morrisons and other supermarkets |
cans / tin can / tin | green box Bromley |
coffee cup lids / takeaway cup lids / sip through lids | Costa, hubbub points at stations |
coffee grounds / grinds / coffee dregs | compost options community compost scheme (TR) |
coffee pods / coffee capsules | 1. manufacturer or Terracycle 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
cooked food waste | food bin / hot composter |
cooking oil bottles | green box bromley |
corks / wine corks | Lathwaites, schools, community craft groups? |
crisp packets / crisp bags / savoury snacks | 1. Terracycle: Sandra West - BR1 (near Bromley Court Hotel) 2. Maria Staines - BR1 (College Road) 3. Christina Burbage (BR2 Hayes) 4. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
egg boxes / egg cartons | craft for schools, community groups, return to zero waste shop like SWOP, compost |
fresh food / unwanted food | trussel trust / food bank |
fruit punnets - plastic / plastic punnets / fruit trays | reuse |
glass bottles | zero wate shop, reuse, green box bromley |
jars and bottles | 1. wildlife sanctuary? 2. olio |
juice cartons | green box |
pringles / snack tubes / pringles pots | 1. Terracycle: Christina Burbage (BR2 Hayes) 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
tea bags | compost options |
Health and Beauty | Drop off point |
cotton buds (organic) | food waste / compost |
cotton wool (100% cotton) | food waste / compost |
Mascara wands / makeup brushes | wildlife sanctuaries, check if needed. |
bottle tops / lush pots | Lush (LUSH GREEN HUB)/ green box |
epipens | Wallace ping chemist |
hair straightener / curler | www.cloudninehair.com/recycle |
inhalers | Boots - Complete the cycle scheme |
oral hygiene / toothpaste tubes / bathroom products | 1. Terracycle : Maria Staines - BR1 (college road) 2. Terracycle Charlton SE7 group - drop off events approx every 2 months. |
personal care / beauty packaging | 1. Terracycle: Kathy Torman - BR1 (Sundridge) 2. Clare Searle - (BR2 Chatterton Village) |
Household Items | Drop off point |
aerosol cans / spray cans | green box kerbside recycling bromley |
furniture - chipboard / flat pack furniture | womens shelter |
solid wood furniture | BHF |
batteries | co-op, other drop boxes st sainsburys, robert dyas etc. |
bedding / blankets / bedlinen | Salvation army/ wildlife sanctuary, eg www.thewildlifelodge.co.uk |
books | black box / second hand/charity |
building waste / decorating waste / rubble | tip |
carpet / rug | local allotment for weed suppression? |
cd cases / dvd cases / disc boxes | reuse? no recycling |
cds / dvd / discs | reuse? artwork/ community projects |
clothing / clothes | charity/second hand, clothes for causes, WSUP, homeless shelters |
coat hangers | charity shops |
computers / IT hardware | computer aid www.computeraid.org |
currency / coins / change | Fourex kiosk (North ticket hall Victoria st and Bressenden Place). Charity shop? |
duvet / pillows / bedding | |
electricals | Emmaus, freecycle, Curry's? WEE bins |
envelopes | reinforced card envelopes and jiffy bags in good condition can often be passed on to small businesses for packaging |
glasses (reading) / spectacles | Specsavers, other opricians? |
handbags / shoulder bag | Norman Park textile recycling |
hardback books | charity shop |
jewellery / chains | Daniels, Hatton Garden metals online for gold |
lightbulbs (led) / bulbs | WEE/tip |
pens / writing implements / biro / marker | Terracycle: Philippa Foster - BR1 (shortlands) |
tights / hosiery / stockings | https://swedishstockings.com/pages/recycling-club |
Kitchen items | Drop off point |
clingfilm / stretch wrap / food wrap | Morrisons with carriers / other supermarkets / m&S? |
crockery / plates / china | second hand / charity / Freecycle / shelter https://www.bcwa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Items- currently-needed-2019-2.pdf |
drinking glasses | womens shelter https://www.bcwa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Items- currently-needed-2019-2.pdf |
foil | green box, roll into ball for better recycling |
Greaseproof paper | |
kitchen paper and toilet roll tubes / cardboard tubes | black box |
Outdoors items | Drop off point |
bikes / bicycle / scooter / trike | Bikes Revised Crawley or new project - seen facebook post in Greener and Cleaner |
camping gear / tents | www.giftyourgear.com/donate-outdoor-gear/ |
grass cuttings / garden waste / plant clippings | compost / garden waste collection |
inflatables / paddling pools / lilos | Wyatt and Jack: Bermondsey Fayre, 212 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3TQ |
Packaging | Drop off point |
bubble wrap / stretchy plastic | with carrier bag at Morrisons and other supermarkets |
jiffy bags | Black box if plastic inner removed. |