Hard to Recycle Items
Did you know there are collections points for lots of 'hard to recycle' items locally to All Saints?
We have compiled the list below of where to take your 'hard to recycle' items. If you are aware of any more collection points or changes to the collection points listed below, please let us know.
Don't forget to reduce and reuse before recycling! You may also be able to get items repaired at:
- The Ilkley Thingery which is at 10 Church Street, Ilkley, just a few doors down from All Saints. You can also borrow all sorts of items from their 'library of things' - a great alternative to buying, especially when you only need something for a short period of time!
- The Repair Cafe at Silsden Methodist Church, Wesley Place, Silsden on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
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Food and drink
Items |
Collection points |
| Soft plastic packaging, including citrus fruit nets and labels (but no metal rings) | Tesco, Springs Lane, Ilkley and most larger supermarkets |
| Biscuit and cake wrappers | Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
| Lavazza coffee capsules | Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
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Warburtons wax wraps (Warburtons only, and no standard bread packaging) |
Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
| Cheese wrappers, bread bags, Pringle tubes | The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden |
| Wine corks (not plastic ones) | Majestic Wine, Skipton Road, Ilkley |
| Pet food pouches (washed) |
Pets at Home, Guiseley Retail Park, Guiseley Can also be recycled with soft plastics at most larger supermarkets including Tesco, Springs Lane, Ilkley |
Health and beauty
ITEMS |
COLLECTION POINTS |
| Empty medicine blister packets |
Boots, Brook Street, Ilkley Holly House Veterinary Clinic, Regent Road, Ilkley Any Superdrug pharmacy, including the Keighley store at the Airedale Centre. We understand that this service can sometimes be temporarily withdrawn from specific locations so you may want to contact the store you are planning to visit ahead of making the journey. |
| Make-up packaging (tubes, tubs, empty packets etc) |
Tesco, Springs Lane, Ilkley Boots, Brook Street, Ilkley |
| Spectacles and cases |
Specsavers, The Moors Shopping Centre, Ilkley Burley-in-Wharfedale Library, Grange Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale |
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Extensive range of health and beauty, dental, eyecare and baby product packaging (Full list available here - please use the search function at the top of the list if you are looking for recycling for specific products) |
Boots, Brook Street, Ilkley |
Clothing
ITEMS |
COLLECTION POINTS |
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Clothes, materials and shoes |
Tesco, Springs Lane, Ilkley Booths, Leeds Road, Ilkley Ilkley Pool and Lido car park, Denton Road, Ilkley Queens Hall, Main Street, Burley-in-Wharfedale |
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Old but serviceable outdoor clothing |
Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
| Bras |
The Fitting Room, The Grove Promenade, Ilkley Burley-in-Wharfedale Library, Grange Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale |
Electrical / technology items
ITEMS |
COLLECTION POINTS |
| Batteries |
Boots, Brook Street, Ilkley Tesco, Springs Lane, Ilkley Boyes, Railway Road, Ilkley Ilkley Library, Station Road, Ilkley Burley-in-Wharfedale Library, Grange Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale |
| Light bulbs |
Local Authority Household Waste Centres Any Currys store, including the Guiseley store at Westside Retail Park B&Q, Alston Road, Keighley |
| Printer cartridges | Tesco, Springs Lane, Ilkley |
| CDs, DVDs, empty CD/DVD cases etc | Post to: Recycladisc, Unit 2 Dalton Gate Business Park, West Lane, Darlington, DL2 2PT (You have to pay for postage but a £5 parcel will take a lot of CDs so you could club together with friends, family, neighbours.) |
| Mobile phones |
Recycling for Good Causes - free postage (more details here) or drop off at The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden Any Currys store, including the Guiseley store at Westside Retail Park |
| Cameras |
Recycling for Good Causes - free postage (more details here) or drop off at The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden Any Currys store, including the Guiseley store at Westside Retail Park |
| Gadgets (sat-navs, iPods, MP3 players, games consoles, games and accessories) |
Recycling for Good Causes - free postage (more details here) or drop off at The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden Any Currys store, including the Guiseley store at Westside Retail Park |
| Other old electrical items |
Charging cables and anything with a plug, cable or battery can be recycled at:
For further information on where to recycle electrical items, please visit www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk. Please note that electricals should not be put into general household waste due to the risk of leakage of hazardous chemicals. |
Household items
ITEMS |
COLLECTION POINTS |
| Feather duvets and pillows | Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
| Old but serviceable sleeping bags | Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
| Old but serviceable rucksacks | Alpkit, Station Road, Ilkley |
| Marigold gloves (Marigold branded products only) | All Saints Church (us!), Church Street, Ilkley (collection box is at the back of Church) |
| Flower pots | Moss & Moor, Coutances Way, Ilkley |
| Used candle remains | Post to: The Recycled Candle Company, Moorland Gate Business Park, Cowling Road, Chorley, PR6 9FE |
| Used stamps |
Ilkley Library, Station Road, Ilkley Burley-in-Wharfedale Library, Grange Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale Recycling for Good Causes - free postage (more details here) or drop off at The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden |
| Bikes |
Resurrection Bikes, Harlow Terrace, Harrogate - they will recondition the bike and sell to the public in aid of charity Ilkley Rotary have an annual collection on the 1st Saturday in October in the main Ilkley car park |
| Sewing machines |
Ilkley Rotary have an annual collection on the 1st Saturday in October in the main Ilkley car park |
| Mobility aids: crutches, zimmer frames, raised toilet seats etc |
Ilkley Rotary have an annual collection on the 1st Saturday in October in the main Ilkley car park |
| Tools and garden implements |
Ilkley Rotary have an annual collection on the 1st Saturday in October in the main Ilkley car park |
Personal items
ITEMS |
COLLECTION POINTS |
| Jewellery and watches | Recycling for Good Causes - free postage (more details here) or drop off at The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden |
| Coins and currency | Recycling for Good Causes - free postage (more details here) or drop off at The Hive, Elliott Street, Silsden |
| Old plastic cards, e.g. debit / credit cards, membership cards |
Selected Santander branches - our nearest branch with a shredder is at the Airedale Centre, Keighley (you don't have to be a Santander customer to use this service) HSBC and NatWest also have their own schemes for their customers to recycle bank cards and card readers |