Recycling opportunities in Stockwell

Recycling in Stockwell: everybody's doing it

Recycling uses less energy than producing goods from virgin material, and also results in less pollution. Recycling also reduces the demand for imported raw materials and the amount of waste being sent to incinerators and landfill sites.

Material	Where?	How?	Then what happens to it?	Contact
Garden waste*	Door to door collection or London Community Recycling Network (LCRN) for help setting up a compost bin	Request the special biodegradable green bags and fill 'em up then ring the number to get them collected	Composted for use in local parks and green spaces	7926 9000 for Lambeth Council Collections or LCRN at compost@lcrn.org.uk
Paint	Community re-paint scheme	At the cicvic Amenity site at Vale Street, West Norwood, SE27	Distributed for use by local community groups	7926 9000 or email recycling@lambeth.gov.uk
Old computers etc	REALISE IT Network	Visit the website and see which organisationis nearest you	Refurbished for use by local community groups	www.realise-it.org
Paper /cardboard, tins, plastic bottles and glass	On your door step or in the green recycle banks on your estate	In the orange bags or straight in the green banks. Remove lids from plastic bottles	Materials are separated and recycled	7926 9000 or email recycling@lambeth.gov.uk Aardvark recycling
Batteries	Smugglers Way Civic Amenity Site, Wandsworth SW18 1JS	The only option is to visit in person	Crushed and lead reused	8871 2788 and info at http://www.wrva.gov.uk
Laser and inkjet printer cartridges	Nine Elms Sainsbury's car park	In original packaging	Refurbished for resale	Tommys 08707 707070
Textiles	Nine Elms Sainsbury's car park	Bags, clothes and shoes		Traid 8733 2580
Mobile phones	fones4safety project	Send individual phones to Crisp, Freepost, Lon15948, London SE1 1BR. Bulk collections can be arranged	Suitable phones can be converted into security alarms for the vulnerable, others are recycled	7740 6533 or aterah@crispej.org.uk
Furniture	Furniture aid south Thames	Call to check they can use what you have an arrange collection	Used to provide low cost furniture and appliances to those on low income	7793 7787 or furniture@furniture-aid.co.uk
*Composting at home - You can buy subsidised bins or join a local community composting scheme to compost kitchen and garden waste. A 220 litre bin costs £10.50 and a 330 litre bin costs £13.50. . To order a bin please call Blackwall on 0870 849 4877
**If you don't have a recycle bank on your estate contact housing@lambeth.gov.uk or 0207 926 6000
I: If you would like more information about these or other services in Stockwell contact George at george@stockwell.org.uk or on 7735 5051