Contacts for Reducing and Recycling

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In addition to the recycling facilities provided by the Royal Borough of Kingston, here is a list other facilities for reusing and recycling materials in the Kingston area.

These are listed in alphabetical order for different materials.

• All Items

  
  Need a new home for anything from a PC, bike, chair, and many other items? Send an email offering it to your Freecycle group.
  
  If you're looking to get something for yourself, reply to another member's offer and they might choose you as their item’s new owner. You can also post wanted adverts for things you need.
  
  All you have to do then is arrange a time and place for collection – it’s that simple!
  
  Visit the Kingston Freecycle Group website at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle-kingston for more information.
   

• Batteries (household)

  
  Duracell – 0800 716 434
  Post batteries to:
  
  Energizer Ltd
  Recycling
  Freepost LOL2311
  Dunstable
  Bedfordshire LU5 4YY
   

• Cartons

  
  Visit www.drinkscartons.com to find out how you can post cartons back to this recycling facility for reprocessing. Some Sainsbury’s Recycling Centres also take cartons.
   

• Charity Shops

  
  Please donate books, clothing, shoes, and any unwanted bric-a-brack to charity shops in your area. Charity shops are located on most high streets.
  
  Books can also be donated to all Kingston Borough Libraries and Oxfam.
   

• Christmas Cards

  
  Tesco (New Malden) or WH Smith Bookstore (The Bentall Centre, Kingston Town Centre).
   

• Computers

  
  (Also See Printer Cartridges)
  
  New Leaf (also sell recycled cartridges) - 020 8944 6866
  
  Help the Aged -- Recycle cartridges and raise money for charity. For more information visit www.helptheaged.org.uk
  
  Computer Aid International - a UK registered charity based in London that focuses on refurbishing PCs and laptops for reuse in not-for-profits in the developing world. To date Computer Aid has provided over 170,000 refurbished PCs - donated by UK employers and individuals - to where they are most needed in schools, hospitals and not-for-profit organisations in over 100 countries. For more information visit www.computeraid.org
   

• Cooking Oil Tips

  
  Please do not put waste cooking oil down the drain.
  
  You can mop up extra oil / fat with bread and put it out for the birds. If you have a larger quantity you can make a ‘fat ball’ by following the recipe below.
  
  Fat balls are easy to make and birds love them. You can also donate them to your local wildlife trust.
  • Step 1: Heat your excess fat (e.g. dripping, trex, lard – any fat that will solidify)
  • Step 2: Cool slightly and add mixed birdseed, raisins, unsalted peanuts, or small pieces of leftover cake or bread.
  • Step 3: Wedge a piece of lolly stick with string tied around it into an old ‘Tupperware’ bowl or yoghurt pot.
  • Step 4: Pour in the mixture, leaving the other end of string outside the pot.
  • Step 5: Put pots in the fridge and allow to set completely
  • Step 6: Hang out for the birds using the sting to tie the fat ball to a branch.
    
    If you have too much oil for this allow the fat to solidify, put in an old tin and put this in with your general rubbish.
     

• DIY items or Machinery

  
  AB Electrical – 01252 656 796
  
  If you have any of the following in good condition you can arrange a collection from AB Electrical.
  • Heavy Machinery
  • Power Tools
  • Sinks – not cracked
  • Generators
  • Bathroom Suites – not cracked
  • Factory Machinery
    
    These will go for reuse in Africa.
     

• Foil

  
  Send (or drop off) clean foil of any type to:
  
  Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice
  Farnham
  Surrey GU9 8BL
  01252 729 433
   

• Junk Mail

  
  To remove your name from the direct mail list:
  
  Mailing Preference Service
  Freepost 22
  London. W1E 7EZ
  020 7738 1625
   

• Machinery and Tools

  
  Tools for Self Reliance (Ron Forfar) - 01703 869 697  /  020 8549 4498
   

• Mobile Phones

  
  Do not need to be working
  
  Rainbow Trust
  Rainbow Trust receives £3.50 per mobile phone that is recycled on our behalf. This money helps families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.
  
  We can provide freepost envelopes for the phones, please contact Louise 01372 220023 or email louise.bingham@rainbowtrust.org.uk
  
  More information can be found at http://www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/subpage.cfm?level1Id=2&level2Id=93&level3Id=242  
   
• The Princess Alice Hospice
  • Kingston - 020 8549 9391
  • New Malden – 020 8949 6667
  • Surbiton – 020 8390 5380
  • Tolworth – 020 8399 6074
  • Worcester Park – 020 8330 4224
     

• Paint

  
  To find out about Community paint recycling projects visit: www.communityrepaint.org.uk
   

• Panes of Glass

  
  Berrymans - 01795 530 337
  Salvo - 01890 820 333
   

• Printer  Cartridges

  
  Penny Baker (Coordinator)
  020 8399 5147
  
  Help the Aged -- Recycle cartridges and raise money for charity. For more information visit www.helptheaged.org.uk
   

• Tyres

  
  Retreader Requirement - 020 8640 1319
   

• Wellington Boots

  
  Dunlop footwear - 0151 525 1691