Our Hard to Recycle bins can be found at various locations around Buxton:
Stores:
Sainsbury’s, Iceland and Morrisons
Green Man Gallery
Community locations:
ROFA office, Victoria Park Road
Buxton Methodist Church, The Market Place
Bath Road Community Centre
Please do not leave bags etc on or beside our bins, it could be a trip hazard and result in us not being able to have the bins in the locations.
Crisp Snacks Crisp, popcorn, nuts & pretzels packets, crisp substitutes e.g. lentil curls, pea, hummus, vegetable crisps, tortillas, quaver types, prawn crackers. Multi-pack bags of above. No meat snacking packets (e.g. pork scratchings), dried fruit packets, seed packets, nutrient powder and topper packets. Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins | Chocolate & Sweets Chocolate & sweet wrappers Pouches, bags & bars. Single, blocks & multi-packs All brands, inc. cooking choc, fudge and lollipop wrappers. No Breakfast, granola and energy bar wrappers. No ice cream wrappers. Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins | Biscuits and Snacks Sweet and savoury biscuits, crackers, cake (single & multipacks), cereal bars, rice cakes, flapjacks, Twiglets, mini cheddars, Ryvita types, cheese straws, wafer biscuits, Naked bars and other fruity/oaty snack & kids’ versions. Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins |
Oral Care Toothbrush, toothpaste tubes & cap and all packaging (inc. cartons), Electric toothbrush heads & packaging, floss containers and outer packaging. No non toothpaste tubes , no non -plastic or battery operated toothbrushes. No pumps, dental floss or interdental brushes. Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins/p> | Plastic bags Almost all stretchy plastic bags*, Multipack shrinkwrap, Multipack ring joiners (please cut these up first), Frozen goods bags, Postal Bags, Bubble wrap, Bags for various fruit & veg, Bags included in furniture packing, Low density polyethylene (LDPE) code 4. *nothing compostable Where: In the “plastic bag” bin located at Morrisons/Waitrose | Pringles Tube, Foil seal Lid, All sizes Flattened if possible. No other brands Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins |
Writing Instruments Pens, felt tips, highlighters and markers, fountain pens, ink cartridges, correction fluid. No pencils, wax crayons, glue sticks, rulers, rubbers, sharp objects. Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins | Baby Food Pouches All brands of baby food pouches. Not snack packets, yoghurt pots, juice and jelly pouches. Where: With plastic carrier bags in the bin located at Waitrose | Cheese Packaging Any brand of flexible plastic cheese pouches, individual plastic cheese wrappers, sliced cheese protective plastic film, plastic nets for for mini cheeses. Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins |
Glass
Where: Brown bin at home. | Garden plant material & food waste
| Medicine Blister Packets Any drug blister pack. Where: Bin located at Superdrug. |
Batteries All kinds of batteries Where: Any shop selling batteries, including all supermarkets. | Small electrical appliances Where: If working, try a charity shop, such as Blythe house If not, take to B&Q, Waterswallows or book a collection at home from HPBC. | Brita Water Softener Cartridges Any type of Brita cartridge No other brands. Where: Bin located in Argos. |
Home Cleaning Product Packaging Dishwasher tablets, stain remover, wipes packaging or cleaner product refill pouches Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins | Printer Cartridges All makes of PC printer cartridges Where: Rymans in Springs Shopping Centre or Printer cartridge recycle bin in Morrisons | Flexible Coffee Packs Any brand of coffee bean or ground coffee pouch and all brands of coffee bag sachets Not Coffee Pods, see separate entry Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins |
Bread and Bagel bags Where: Transition Buxton “Hard to recycle” bins |
| Coffee Pods Various brands of Coffee Pods can be recycled through the podback scheme: www.podback.org for details of where to pick up bags and how to send off (free). |
Paper and cardboard.
plastic (bottles, pots, tubs and trays) food tins, drink cans, foil, aerosols, Cartons (Tetrapaks).
Where: Green bin at home.Last updated 27/4/2023