A-Z Waste Directory - Simply Waste Solutions

Material	Waste Stream	Primary Disposal	Alt. Disposal	Notes
Textbook	Dry Mixed Recycling	DMR	Residual
Adhesive	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Aerosols	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Aluminium Drink Cans (Clean and Dry Only)	Metal	DMR	Residual
Aluminium Foil	Metal	Residual
Aluminium Foil - soiled with food	Metal	Residual
Arm Chair	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Asbestos	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Ash	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Batteries	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Bed	Composite	Residual		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Beef	Food	Food	Residual
Bin - Plastic	Plastic	Residual
Blanket	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Blue Tac	Misc	Residual
Bottle Corks	Misc	Residual
Bowl - ceramic	Misc	Residual
Bowl - plastic	Plastic	Residual
Bread	Food	Food	Residual
Bubble wrap	Plastic	Residual
Cables	Metal	Bespoke	Residual
Cables/ties	Plastic	Residual
Cakes	Food	Food	Residual
Camera's	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Car windows	Glass	Residual
Card Cereal Boxes	Card	DMR	Residual
Card Sleeves separate from food packaging trays, sheets of thin card	Card	DMR	Residual
Card with bubble pack attached	Composite	Residual
Card with padding	Composite	Residual
Cardboard Egg Boxes	Card	DMR	Residual
Carpet	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Carrier Bags	Plastic	Residual
Catalogues	Paper	DMR	Residual
CD?s or cases	Plastic	Residual
DVD?s or cases	Plastic	Residual
Ceramics	Misc	Residual
Chair	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Chemicals	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Chicken	Food	Food	Residual
Chicken Bones	Food	Food	Residual
China	Misc	Residual
Chipboard	Wood	Residual	Bespoke	For large volumes please contact us.
Chocolate Wrapper	Composite	Residual
Christmas Lights	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Clinical Waste	Hazardous	Hazardous
Clock - Clockwork	Composite	Residual
Clock - Electrical	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Clothes	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Coal	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Coat	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Coffee Cup - paper	Paper	Bespoke	Residual	Collectable via the Simply Cups scheme
Coffee Grounds	Food	Food	Residual
Coloured Paper	Paper	DMR	Residual
Comics	Paper	DMR	Residual
Computer Cables	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Computer Monitor	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Computer Mouse	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Computer paper/printouts	Paper	DMR	Residual
Computer Tower/Base Unit	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Concrete	Inert	Bespoke	Residual	Contact us. Dense, heavy material requires special collection.
Cooking Oil	Misc	Bespoke		Contact Us. Cooking Oil requires special collections.
Cork	Misc	Residual
Corrugated Card	Card	DMR	Residual
Crisp Packets	Plastic	Residual
Crockery	Misc	Residual
Cupboard	Composite	Bespoke		Contact us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Cushions	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Dairy Products - No Liquids	Food	Food	Residual
Dead Animals	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Desk	Composite	Bespoke		Contact us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Desk Tidy	Plastic	Residual
Dinner Fork	Metal	Bespoke	Residual	High quantities would need to be collected separately
Dinner Knife	Metal	Bespoke	Residual	High quantities would need to be collected separately. Please dispose of safely. Blades must be covered.
Dishwasher	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Door	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Douvet	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Drinking Glass	Glass	Glass	Residual
Drugs	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Egg Shells	Food	Food	Residual
Electrical Components	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Envelopes - padded, plastic lined, bubble wrap lined	Composite	Residual
Envelopes - paper only, windowed envelopes are acceptable	Paper	DMR	Residual
Faeces - Animal	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Faeces - Human	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Fax Machine	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Filing Cabinet	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Fireworks	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Fish	Food	Food	Residual
Flo Tubes	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Floor Tiles	Misc	Residual		For large volumes please contact us.
Flowers	Organic	Bespoke	Residual	Contact us. Large quantities of compostable waste.
Fluorescent Lighting	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Foam	Misc	Residual
Foil Backed Card	Composite	Residual
Food Trays (clean and dry)	Plastic	Residual
Food Waste	Food	Food	Residual
Franking Machine	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Freezer	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Fridge	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Fridge Freezer	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Fruit	Food	Food	Residual
Fun Snaps	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Fur	Misc	Residual
Furniture	Misc	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately.
Garden Fork	Composite	Residual		Not suitable for wheelie bins or bags. High quantities would need to be collected separately.
Garden pots	Plastic	Residual
Garden Waste	Misc	Bespoke	Residual	Contact us. Large quantities of compostable waste.
Gas Canisters	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Gas Bottles	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
General Office Paper	Paper	DMR	Residual
Glass Bottle	Glass	Glass	Residual
Glass Jar	Glass	Glass	Residual
Glass Ornaments	Glass	Residual
Glass Wine Glass	Glass	Glass	Residual
Glue	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Grass	Organic	Bespoke	Residual	Contact us. Large quantities of compostable waste.
Green Waste	Misc	Bespoke	Residual	Contact us. Large quantities of compostable waste.
Greeting Cards (non-shiney, no glitter)	Card	DMR	Residual
Gun Powder	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Guns	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Hair	Misc	Residual
Hairdryer	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Halogen Lamp	Hazardous	Hazardous		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Hand Towels	Paper	Residual
Hard Plastics - Moulded toys, pen casings etc.	Plastic	Residual
Hardcore	Inert	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Dense, heavy material requires special collection.
Hazardous Waste	Hazardous	Hazardous		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Heater - Electric	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Hoe	Composite	Residual		High quantities would need to be collected separately
Hole Punch	Composite	Residual
House cleaning plastic bottles ? washed and squashed	Plastic	DMR	Residual
Household Waste	Misc	Residual	Bespoke	Must not contain Hazardous Waste or Sanitary Waste.
Junk Mail/Flyers	Paper	DMR	Residual
Keyboard	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Kitchen - Food	Food	Food	Residual
Kitchen - Napkins	Paper	Residual
Kitchen Roll - cardboard inner	Card	DMR	Residual
Kitchen Roll - paper sheets	Paper	Residual
Ladder - Metal	Metal	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Ladder - Wooden	Wood	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Laptop	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Lacquer	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Large Brown Cardboard boxes ? flat packed	Card	DMR	Residual
Latex Gloves	Misc	Residual
Light Bulbs - normal type	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Lights	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Liquid	Misc	Bespoke		Contact Us. Liquid requires special collection. It isn't accepted in any of our bins.
Machine or Engine parts	Metal	Bespoke		Contact Us. Specialist collection may be required.
Magazines	Paper	DMR	Residual
Marble	Inert	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Dense, heavy material requires special collection.
Mattress	Composite	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately. Large volumes of mattresses can be recycled.
Meat	Food	Food	Residual
Medicine	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Metal Tools	Metal	Bespoke	Residual
Metal Utensils	Metal	Bespoke	Residual
Microwave	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Mirrors	Glass	Residual
Mobile Phone	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Moulded Plastics - toys, pen casings etc.	Misc	Residual
Mouse Mat	Misc	Residual
Mug - ceramic	Misc	Residual
Municipal Waste	Misc	Residual	Bespoke	Must not contain Hazardous, Medical or Sanitary Waste.
Nails	Metal	Residual	Bespoke	For large volumes please contact us.
Napkins	Paper	Residual
Nappies	Hazardous	Hazardous
Needles - Medical	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Newspapers	Paper	DMR	Residual
Nut Shells	Food	Food	Residual
Nuts	Food	Food	Residual
Office Chair	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Oil	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Oven	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Paint	Hazardous	Hazardous	Residual	Check with us. The type of paint in the tin will dictate how it is disposed of.
Paint Brushes - Used	Hazardous	Hazardous	Residual	Check with us. The type of paint in the tin will dictate how it is disposed of.
Paint Brushes - Unused	Composite	Residual
Paint Tins	Hazardous	Hazardous	Residual	Check with us. The type of paint in the tin will dictate how it is disposed of.
Pallet	Wood	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Pallets	Wood	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Paper Clips	Metal	DMR	Residual
Paper Cups	Paper	Bespoke	Residual	Collectable via the Simply Cups scheme
Pasta	Food	Food	Residual
Patio Chair	Plastic	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Patio Furniture	Plastic	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Patio Table	Plastic	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
PC Tower/Base Unit	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Pen	Composite	Residual
Pencil	Composite	Residual
Phone	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Pills	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Plaster	Misc	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Large quantities of plaster must be collected separately.
Plasterboard	Misc	Bespoke		Contact Us. Plasterboard must be collected separately.
Plastic Bags	Plastic	Residual
Plastic Cups (clean and dry only)	Plastic	DMR	Residual
Plastic Drinks Bottles (milk, water, fizzy drinks) ? washed and squashed	Plastic	DMR	Residual
Plastic Egg Boxes	Plastic	Residual
Plastic Film	Plastic	Residual
Plastic Toys	Plastic	Residual
Plastic trims, frames, mouldings	Plastic	Residual
Plate - ceramic	Misc	Residual
Plate - plastic	Plastic	Residual
Plate glass (windows)	Glass	Residual
Plate Scrapings	Food	Food	Residual
Playing Cards	Card	DMR	Residual
Polish	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Polystyrene	Misc	Residual
Polythene	Plastic	Bespoke	Residual	Contact us. Large quantaties can be collected in bales.
Power Cables	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Power Supply Unit (PSU)	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Primer	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Printer	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Racking	Metal	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Remote Control	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Rice	Food	Food	Residual
Ringbinder Folder	Composite	Residual
Ropes, belts	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Rubber	Misc	Residual
Rubble	Inert	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Dense, heavy material requires special collection.
Rug	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual
Ruler	Misc	Residual
Sandwich	Food	Food	Residual
Sanitary Towels	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Saucer - ceramic	Misc	Residual
Saucer - plastic	Plastic	Residual
Sawdust	Wood	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Depending on quantity a bespoke service may be required
Scissors	Composite	Residual		Please dispose of safely. Scissor blades must be made safe prior to disposal.
Screws	Metal	Residual	Bespoke	For large volumes please contact us.
Selotape - on a roll	Composite	Residual		Seloptape that is on paper or cardboard is fine to go into the Mixed Recycling bins.
Settee	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Sharps	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Shelves	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Shelving Unit	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Shoes	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Shower and bath plastic bottles - washed and squashed	Plastic	DMR	Residual
Shredded Paper	Paper	DMR	Residual
Shrink wrap	Plastic	Residual
Sofa	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Soil	Inert	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Dense, heavy material requires special collection.
Soiled Bandages	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Soiled Food Packaging	Misc	Residual
Soiled Plasters	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Spade	Composite	Residual		Not suitable for wheelie bins or bags. High quantities would need to be collected separately
Stapler	Composite	Residual
Staples	Metal	DMR	Residual
Steel Food Tins (Clean and Dry Only)	Metal	DMR	Residual
Stickers	Paper	Residual
Suitcase	Composite	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Sweet Wrappers	Misc	Residual
Syringes	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Table	Composite	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Tablet - Electrical	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Tablet - Medicine	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Tampons	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Tea Bags	Food	Food	Residual
Tea Cup - Ceramic	Misc	Residual
Telephone Directories	Paper	DMR	Residual
Television	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Tetrapaks or drinks cartons	Plastic	Residual
Textiles, clothing or shoes	Textiles	Bespoke	Residual	Bespoke services available for high quantities of textiles.
Tiles - ceramic	Misc	Residual		For large volumes please contact us.
Toaster	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Toilet Roll - cardboard inner	Card	DMR	Residual
Toilet Roll - paper sheets	Paper	Residual
Toner Cartridge	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
TV	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Tyre	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Tyres	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Used Bandages	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Used Plasters	Hazardous	Bespoke		Contact Us. Hazardous Waste must be collected separately.
Vegetables	Food	Food	Residual
Video Camera's	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Video/tape cassettes or their cases	Composite	Residual
Wallpaper - used	Paper	Residual
Wallpaper - unused	Paper	DMR	Residual
Washers	Metal	Residual	Bespoke	For large volumes please contact us.
Washing Machine	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Watch - Clockwork	Composite	Residual
Watch - Electrical	WEEE	Bespoke		Contact us. Electrical waste must be collected separately.
Window Glass	Glass	Residual
Wire	Metal	Bespoke	Residual
Wood - MDF	Wood	Residual
Wood - Timber	Wood	Bespoke	Residual
Wood Chippings	Wood	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Depending on quantity a bespoke service may be required
Wood Offcuts	Wood	Bespoke	Residual	Contact Us. Depending on quantity a bespoke service may be required
Wooden Fence Panel	Wood	Bespoke		Contact Us. Bulky waste must be collected separately
Yellow Pages	Paper	DMR	Residual
Yoghurt Pots (clean and dry)	Plastic	Residual