You can recycle these items free of charge at both Household Recycling Centres in Mochdre and Gofer (Abergele):
| Item | Instructions |
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| Clothing & textiles |
No heavily soiled items, shoes should be bagged and paired |
| Paper & card |
No cellophane wrapping (for example, on junk mail) |
| Mixed plastics |
No heavily soiled items |
| Garden waste |
Leaves, cuttings, clippings, twigs and small branches only.
No soil, rubble, plant pots, compost bags or similar
No general household waste such as cans or plastic
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| Glass bottles & jars |
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| Batteries |
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| Tins, cans and aerosols |
All tins, cans and aerosols must be completely empty |
| Furniture |
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| Electrical items |
No commercial fridges or freezers. No ammonia fridges (some portable fridges and older models use ammonia) |
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Scrap metal
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| Cardboard |
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| Hard plastics |
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You can bring these items to throw away, but there are restrictions on how much you can bring:
| Item | Restrictions |
|---|
| General refuse |
No more than 2 bags per fortnight. Our site staff reserve the right to ask you to process your
general waste in the recycling sorting area. |
| Animal waste |
2 bin liners per fortnight
Only animal waste from domestic pets will be accepted.
Agricultural or farm waste is not allowed. |
| Fluorescent light tubes |
5 per year |
| Carpet |
Equivalent to 6 rooms per year (with hallway, landing and stairs counting as one room) |
| Fuel containers |
Must be cut into a minimum of two pieces. |
| Household or garden chemicals |
Only small bottles, which must be clearly labelled and well-sealed. Industrial grade chemicals will not be accepted. |
| Used engine oil or cooking oil |
10 litres per year |
| Paint |
15 units per year
A ‘unit’ is 2.5 litres (or equivalent) |
| Car batteries |
2 per year |
| Mattresses |
See here for information on disposing of mattresses. |
IMPORTANT: Our site staff reserve the right to refuse entry if you are
• trying to deposit excessive types of accepted waste (free of charge or otherwise),
• suspected of disposing of trade waste,
• abusing site rules.
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