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Radios
 Wind up radios don't require batteries nor mains electricity and therefore have less impact on the environment.
 If you have a radio that you would like to dispose of but still works, please offer it to your local charity shop.
Radios are covered by the WEEE Directive (see electrical items). Recycle at your Household Waste Recycling Centre.
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Sewing machines
If the sewing machine is still in working order take it to your nearest charity shop.
If it is not in working order, take it to your local Household Recycling Centre.
Shoes
If you don't want to keep a pair of shoes you can either:
Take them to your nearest charity shop, or;
 recycle your shoes at your nearest Shoe Bank, available at some supermarkets and Household Recycling Centre.
 Please ensure that shoes are secured together in their pair.
Prolong the life of your favourite shoes by having them repaired. It is cheaper than buying a new pair and you don't have to break them in!
Spectacles
World in Sight and Vision Aid Overseas help people in developing countries by providing them with spectacles. This enables them to take an active part in everyday life in their community. Send you unwanted spectacles to:
World in Sight Appeal
FREE POST
LON131109
Vision Aid Overseas
12 The Bell Centre
Newton Road
Manor Royale
Crawley
West Sussex
Stamps
Oxfam and the RNIB can find a home for collectors items including stamps and coins. Why not set up a collection point in your home or office? If you can trim collected stamps to leave a 3mm margin - even better. Once you have collected a bag full pop them into your local Oxfam shop or call 01293 535016 alternatively, for the RNIB send them to: RNIB Stamp Recycling, PO Box 185, Benfleet, SS7 9BH or call 0845 3450054.
Steel
Please wash out your steel cans and crush to prevent smells and protect wildlife.
Recycle steel cans at the kerbside, most supermarkets and your local Household Recycling Centre.
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Telephones (landline)
Disposal of landline telephones will depend on whether or not it is rented or owned by you.
Rental Telephone
If you have a rental telephone that you would like to dispose of call 100 when the rental has ceased. You will receive a padded envelope in the post for you to send it back in. The telephone will be sent to the contractor who rented out the telephone and will be assessed for re-use and recycling.
Privately Owned
If you own the telephone and it no longer works, please take it along to your local Household Recycling Centres and place it with the 'Electrical Equipment' items.
Telephone directories
Telephone directories are collected at the kerbside and can be put in paper recycling banks. Please do not put Yellow Pages in the paper recycling banks unless otherwise stated on the side of the bank.
Tetra pack/drink cartons
Tetra packs such as fruit juice and milk cartons can now be recycled at 9 of Warwickshire's Household Recycling Centres.
Cartons can be recycled into a number of different products, ranging from plasterboard liner to high-strength paper bags and envelopes. For further information see www.tetrapakrecycling.co.uk
Thermometers
 All potentially hazardous or chemical waste must be disposed of correctly in order to prevent harm to the environment.
Please visit the Hazardous and chemical household waste webpage for advise on disposal.
Tights
If you have old and unwanted tights you can donate them to Ethipoia Tights Appeal where they'll be used for women in the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Even if your tights are laddered and have holes they will still be useful.
Send your clean tights to the following address:
Ethopia Tights Appeal
Tightsplease
2nd Floor Albion Court
18 - 20 Frederick Street
Hockley
Birmingham
B1 3HE
For more information go to
www.tightsplease.co.uk
Toner cartridges
Recycling cartridges not only reduces waste, but also reduces the need for raw materials; each laser cartridge that is recycled conserves the equivalent of approximately one litre of oil.
Recycle your cartridges at your local Household Recycling Centres or buy post. Send them to:
Warwickshire Recycling Scheme
The Recycling Centre
FREEPOST NAT5224
Peterborough
PE2 6BR
Toys
If your old toys are in good condition take them to your nearest charity shop.
Please do not put plastic toys in with the plastic recycling at Household Recycling Centres.
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Umbrellas
Umbrellas are always useful particularly with the British weather. If you have an old umbrella that you don't want, take it to your nearest charity shop and give someone else the opportunity to keep dry.
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Vacuum cleaners
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) came into force in this country on the 1st July 2007. The Directive aims to minimise the impact of electrical and electronic goods on the environment by increasing re-use and recycling, and reducing the amount of WEEE going to landfill.
Ask your retailer if they offer a take back service for your old appliance.
Alernatively vacuum cleaners should be taken to your nearest Household Recycling Centres and placed with other electrical goods.
Video tapes
Video tapes can be taken to your local charity shop for re-use.
Why not rent videos instead of buying them - saving you money and space. Videos are also available to rent from your local library.
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Water butts
Water butts are available from Severn Trent Water. For more information go to www.stwater.co.uk.
Or call Severn Trent Waters 24 hour credit card hotline 0870 8494851 and quote SEV15E.
Wood
Take untreated wood to your local Household Recycling Centre and place in the section for wood.
Woodchipping service
The home woodchipping service provided by Warwickshire County Council is a subsidised service to residents of Warwickshire.
If you would like to book the chipper please telephone 01926 738827. For more information click HERE.
Wool
Take your unwanted wool to your local charity shop or offer it to friends and family. The Cats Protection League have volunteers who use the wood to knit blankets to keep fostered cats warm and the blankets then get rehomed with the cat.. Please call their helpline on 01926 334849 or e-mail enquiries@midwarkscats.org.uk
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Xylophone
If you have a musical instrument which still works you can donate it to local theatrical groups and music groups or advertise it on community freebay.
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Yellow pages
Yellow Pages can be placed in your kerbside recycling scheme or taken to recycling facilities in your area. Find your local yellow pages recycling facility.
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Zebra
White zebra stripes can be disposed of at any of the household waste recycling centres in Warwickshire, but the black stripes are considered hazardous and must be taken to a licensed site.
Zucchini
 Zucchinis can be composted with other vegetable waste in your compost bin.
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