Secondary Materials

Information on recycling specialised items including batteries, electronics, clothing, tyres and white goods. Articles explain proper disposal methods for metals, building materials and options for mobile phone recycling.

Building Materials

Recycle discarded building materials like wood, bricks and doors from skips to create garden features, compost bins and outdoor furniture.

Mobile Phone Recycling for Cash or Charity

Turn your old phones into cash or help charities by recycling instead of letting them sit unused in a drawer.

New Law to Promote Battery Recycling in the UK

UK retailers must now offer battery recycling as new laws aim to divert millions of batteries from landfill each year.

Recycling Aluminium

Aluminium cans and packaging are everywhere, but recycling them is possible and worth doing to reduce landfill waste.

Recycling Batteries

Batteries contain toxic metals that poison soil when dumped, here's why recycling them matters for the planet.

Recycling CDs

Thousands of unwanted CDs end up in landfill each year, but several options exist for recycling them responsibly.

Recycling Clothes

Give your unworn clothes a second life by donating them to charity shops or organizing local jumble sales.

Recycling Electronics

Old electronics pile up in landfills with toxic chemicals, but recycling and reusing them can make a real difference.

Recycling Metals

Ferrous metals like steel are recycled far more than non-ferrous ones, largely because metal recycling depends on economic value rather than environmental need.

Recycling Tyres

Old tyres are toxic and hard to break down, so they're either retreaded to extend their life or chipped up at landfills.

Recycling White Goods

Large appliances like fridges and washing machines need proper recycling to prevent harmful chemicals from damaging the ozone layer.