A - Z of local recycling points

Recycled bottles

To find out what you can recycle in your bins and bags, visit our guide to recycling. 

We've included below an A - Z of useful links to alternative recycling points for any items you want to recycle, but can't put in your bins or bags.

The list is not exhaustive, nor is it a recommendation, but we hope you find it useful. 

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A

  • Aluminium Drinks Cans – being collected by Lichfield Litter Legends to raise funds for St Giles Hospice so get in touch via lichfieldlitterlegends@hotmail.com to arrange drop off.

B

  • Batteries – you can recycle these at local supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi; Co-op, Morrisons, or your household recycling centre (or tip).
  • Beauty/healthcare Products – Boots the Chemist, beauty and wellbeing box at back of store near pharmacy for makeup, toothpaste tubes, tubes and tubs for face creams etc
  • Bedding (clean animal and duvets) - Bromley Hayes Cattery, Kings Bromley - turn into Common Lane, first house on left.
  • Belts - why not consider donating to local charities, or you can sell them at Cash4Clothes at The Plant Plot garden centre
  • Blister packs/empty medicine packs - Superdrugs with pharmacies offer blister pack recycling - find out more. Unfortunately there are no Superdrug pharmacies in Lichfield District - find your nearest Superdrug pharmacy. 
  • Bras – Shenstone Library

C

  • Cat carriers - Bromley Hayes Cattery, Kings Bromley - turn into Common Lane, first house on left.
  • Cat, dog and pet food - Bromley Hayes Cattery, Kings Bromley - turn into Common Lane, first house on left.
  • Carrier bags – supermarkets including Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and Co-op stores.
  • CDs - why not try Cash4Clothes at The Plant Plot garden centre.
  • Clothes – There are clothing recycling points locally at Co-op (Boley Park), Co-op (Curborough Road), Morrisons car park, Lichfield City train station, Salvation Army Furniture Store on Eastern Avenue, Wellington pub car park or you can sell them at Cash4Clothes at The Plant Plot garden centre.
  • Coat hangers – Tesco Extra (their own only), Asda Tamworth.
  • Coffee grinds – mention that other cafes around town have them to take too eg Café Nero
  • Contact lenses and lens packs – Boots Opticians.
  • Crisp packets – St Chad’s Primary School and Waitrose.
  • Coffee pods – send back to manufacturer.
  • Coffee bags – soft plastics recycling at Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op, Morrisons.
  • Coffee grinds – you can collect these for free to use in your garden/compost from Coffee #1 in Lichfield.

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  • Makeup – Boots the Chemist, beauty and wellbeing box at back of store near pharmacy for makeup, toothpaste tubes, tubes and tubs for face creams etc
  • Medicines (used) - take to a local pharmacy.
  • Medicine packing (blister packs) - Superdrugs with pharmacies offer blister pack recycling - find out more. Unfortunately there are no Superdrug pharmacies in Lichfield District - find your nearest Superdrug pharmacy. 

P

  • Paint – you can either take your paint scraps to your nearest household recycling centre (or tip) or find out about Community Repaint  - a scheme that collects leftover paint and redistribute it to benefit individuals, families, communities and charities in need at an affordable cost.
  • Pens (all types) - Rymans.
  • Pet accessories - Bromley Hayes Cattery, Kings Bromley - turn into Common Lane, first house on left.
  • Pet food pouches - soft plastics recycling at Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op, Morrisons.
  • Plastic film/containers from food products - soft plastics recycling at Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op, Morrisons.
  • Plastic bags - soft plastics recycling at Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op, Morrisons.
  • Plastic toys - clean them and give to charity/groups or take to your nearest household recycling centre (or tip).
  • Printer cartridges - Tesco, Rymans, or your nearest household recycling centre (or tip).

R

  • Reading glasses – David Arthur Opticians, Lichfield.

S

  • Shoes – Co-op (Boley Park), Morrisons car park, Co-op (Curborough Road), Lichfield City train station, Salvation Army on Eastern Ave, charity shops, or why not try Cash4Clothes at The Plant Plot garden centre.
  • Stamps – Curborough Community Centre.
  • Sweet wrappers - soft plastics recycling at Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op, Morrisons.

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V

  • Vapes – these are electronic devices and should be recycled through the small electricals collection point at the household recycling centre or via vape shops (Viking E-Cigs on Bird Street, Lichfield has a recycling point).

W

  • Wood – Men’s Shed groups, Freecycle or your nearest household recycling centre (or tip).
  • Wool – many charity shops will take; Shenstone Library

Other useful resources

  • Burton Rerun based in Burton on Trent take milk cartons and bottle tops and make them into items such as planters, jewellery, Christmas decorations etc – burtonrerun@gmail.com
  • Reusers in Sutton Coldfield can recycle furniture, sports equipment, toys, bric-a-brac, DIY, wood, building materials, electricals, garden and other tools plus much more. Run by the amazing social enterprise charity The Jericho Foundation - www.jericho.org.uk