Recycling directory for schools in Northumberland
This page will help to support Northumberland schools when considering the waste route options available to them. It includes many links and tips to help schools to reduce, reuse and recycle more of their waste. In addition to this if decisions are made carefully, schools may find that they can save and even make money, whilst also supporting their local community.
School Recycling Directory
Recycling Directory for
Northumberland Schools
A directory of 'waste'
types that Northumberland Schools can
reduce, reuse, recycle or dispose of safely.
Cardboard (schools)
Including cardboard packaging, waxed
cartons/tetra paks.
Please click here
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Hazardous School Waste
Including asbestos, science
lab and garden chemicals, gas bottles, medical waste.
Please
click here
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Electrical school waste
Including small and large electrical
items, computers, fluorescent tubes, mobile phones, batteries.
Please click here
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Metals from schools
Including food and drinks cans,
aerosols, scrap metal.
Please
click here
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Food Waste in schools
Including food waste and fruit and
vegetable waste.
Please click
here
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Paper (schools)
Including newspapers, magazines,
shredded paper, stamps, books.
Please
click here
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Furniture and classroom
equipment
Please click here
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Plastics (schools)
Including plastic bottles, plastic
bags, tubs and hard plastics.
Please
click here
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Garden waste items (schools)
Including organic garden waste,
tools, garden furniture.
Please click
here
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Textiles (school collections)
Including clothes, shoes,
spectacles.
Please
click here
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General school
waste/non-recyclables
Please click
here
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Miscellaneous school waste
A helpful signposting page for
more unusual items
Please click here
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Glass (schools)
Including glass bottles and jars,
kitchen glass, spectacles.
Please
click here
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Looking to set up a recycling
scheme in school, but not sure how to?- Click here to find out.
What can be collected in our school recycling bins
provided by Northumberland County Council?
What happens to waste collected by
Northumberland County Council?- Click here to
find out
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Please note:
Waste Carriers Licences: When setting up a
waste/recycling collection from your school please check that
the individual collection companies/organisations have a current
waste carriers licence. The Environment Agency website allows
you to search for companies with Waste Carriers Licences.
Please note:
Household Waste Recovery Centres (also known as
the tip, dump, recycling centre)
Household Waste Recovery Centres in Northumberland can
not be used for the disposal of school waste. These
sites are only provided for householders to dispose of their own
household waste.
Website content: Please let us know the
things that you like and dislike about this webpage. Any
feedback or suggestions for improvement would also be much
appreciated. We do our best to keep information as up-to-date
as possible on this webpage. However, some things may be missed
from time-to-time. Please report any broken links or information
that you believe may be incorrect on this page to Lorna.Tingey@northumberland.gov.uk
Disclaimer:
The information provided on this page,
along with links to websites for further reading are provided so
that schools can make their own informed decisions as to what might
be the best recycling/reuse options from their school.
Northumberland County Council does not necessarily support the
views/ideas of the companies, or linking websites listed in this
document. These links and contacts are purely provided for your
information and consideration. There may also be further useful
contacts through internet search engines.
It is hoped that further contacts and links
will be added to the School Recycling Directory in the
future. Please e-mail additional links/contacts to us for our
consideration if you feel an important one has been missed
from the table. Please e-mail these to Lorna.Tingey@northumberland.gov.uk
