Crisp Snacks

Crisps, popcorn, nuts & pretzels packets, crisp substitutes e.g. lentil curls, tortillas, quavers, prawn crackers. Multi-pack bags of above.

No: meat snacking products, dried fruit packets or nutrient powder packets.

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Biscuits

Sweet and savoury biscuits, crackers, cake, cereal bars, rice cakes, Twiglets, mini cheddars, Ryvita types.

No: confectionery wrappers

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Oral products

Toothbrushes, electric toothbrush heads and covers, flossing sticks and interdental brushes, floss containers

No: tubes, non-plastic or battery operated toothbrushes, dental floss, packaging toothpaste

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Soft plastics

Confectionery wrappers, fruit, vegetable and salad bags, multipack film wrap, baby, pet food and microwaveable food pouches, carrier bags, clothing bags, bubble wrap, toilet roll and kitchen roll wrapping

No: compostable or biodegradable bags

Where: soft plastic bin at Morrisons, Waitrose or Aldi

Pringles

Pringles tubes

No: other brands or lids

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Writing instruments

All bands of ballpoint, gel, fountain and eraser pens and mechanical pencils. Correction instruments, highlighters, felt tips, whiteboard and permanent markers.

No: glue sticks, rubbers and rulers, graphite and colouring pencils, chalk sticks. No sharp objects.

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Cheese packaging

Any brand of flexible plastic cheese packaging, nets and pouches.

No: plastic cheese tubes and trays, squeezy cheese tubes.

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins  

Disposable gloves

Any brand of disposable gloves made from  nitrile, vinyl and latex purchased for use at home

No: non-disposable gloves. No gloves which have been used with harsh chemical or unhygienic substances.

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Coffee pouches

All brands of coffee bean and ground coffee pouches, coffee bag sachets, large bags of tea bags

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

 Coffee pods

For details see podback.org

Where: Bags available from Morrisons and can be handed in at Morrisons Daily, Scarsdale Place.

 Bread packaging

All brands of plastic bread bags, Warburtons wax wrap

No: combined paper and film window bags.

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Home Cleaning/Washing packaging

All bands of flexible laundry washing capsules and pods packaging, dishwasher tablet packaging, cleaning product refill packaging

Where: Transition Buxton hard to recycle bins

Glass/Paper and Cardboard/Plastic/Metal

Bottles, tubs and trays/Food tins, drink cans, foil/Aerosols/Tetrapaks

Where: Brown bin at home

Garden plant material and food waste

Where: Green-lidded bin at home 

Medicine Blister packs

Any empty drug blister pack

Where: bin located at Superdrug, Springs shopping centre

Batteries

All kinds of batteries

Where: any shop selling batteries including supermarkets

Brita Water Softener Cartridges

Any type of Brita cartridge

Where: bin located in Argos, Spring Gardens

Printer cartridges

All makes of PC printer cartridges

Where: bin located in Rymans, Springs shopping centre

Toothpaste tubes and other beauty, health and wellness product packaging

Where: Boots, Spring Gardens. Note: need to register first, see https://www.boots.com/shopping/boots-recycling-scheme

Small Electrical appliances

Where: if working try a charity shop such as Blythe house. If not take to B&Q, Waterswallows or book a home collection from HPBC.