a-z of recycling and Rubbish

Items in good condition can be donated to a local charity shop or Shetland Home Company. You could also use an online swapping or selling site.

Click on the letter for more information:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

 

A

Item	Information
Aerosol cans	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Aluminium cans	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Aluminium foil and trays	Put in your Black Bag
Appliances	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift
Asbestos	Handle with care. For advice on disposal contact email: waste@shetland.gov.uk or tel: 01595 743960

 

B

Item	Information
Batteries - Car	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility
Batteries - Household	Recycle at your nearest Battery Collection Point
Bicycles	Take to the Shetland Community Bike Project, Commercial Road, Lerwick
Bottles - Glass	Recycle at you nearest Glass Recycling Bank
Bottles - Plastic	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Butane cylinders	Handle with care. For advice on disposal contact email: waste@shetland.gov.uk or tel: 01595 743960

 

C

Item	Information
Cans - Aerosol, Drink and Food	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Car batteries	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility
Card and cardboard	Add to your Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin
Cartons - Drink and Food	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Clothes	If in good condition donate them to a charity shop, or recycle at your nearest Textile Collection Point
Cooking oil	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility

 

D

Item	Information
Drinks cans	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Drinks cartons	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin

 

E

Item	Information
Electrical appliances	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift
Engine oil	Recycle at your nearest Oil Recycling Point

 

F

Item	Information
Fire extinguishers	Handle with care. For advice on disposal contact email: waste@shetland.gov.uk or tel: 01595 743960
Flares	Handle with care. For safe disposal contact the Coastguard (tel: 01595 692976)
Fluorescent tubes	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility (do not put in glass banks)
Food cans	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Food cartons (e.g. soups)	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Food waste	Can be composted, which reduces the volume of rubbish you produce and leaves you with a useful product for your garden, or put in your Black Bag
Fridges / Freezers	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift
Furniture	If in good condition offer it to the Shetland Home Company, take it to the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift

 

G

Item	Information
Garden waste	Can be composted, which reduces the volume of rubbish you produce and leave you with a useful product for your garden, or take to the Gremista Waste Management Facility
Gas cylinders	Handle with care. For advice on disposal contact email: waste@shetland.gov.uk or tel: 01595 743960
Glass - Bottles and Jars	Recycle at your nearest Glass Recycling Bank

 

J

Item	Information
Jars - Glass	Recycle at your nearest Glass Recycling Bank

 

L

Item	Information
Light bulbs - Energy Saving or Fluorescent	Recycle at Gremista Waste Management Facility (do not put in glass banks)
Light bulbs - other types	Put in your Black Bag

M

Item	Information
Mattresses	Take to the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift
Metal - Aerosol, Drink & Food Cans	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Metal - Scrap	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility

 

O

Item	Information
Oil - Cooking	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility
Oil - Engine	Recycle at you nearest Oil Recycling Point

 

P

Item	Information
Paper	Add to your Blue-Lidded Recycling Bin
Plastics - Bottles	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin
Plastics - other types	Put in your Black Bag

 

S

Item	Information
Scrap metal	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility
Shoes	If in good condition donate them to a charity shop, or recycle at your nearest Textile Collection Point
Steel cans	Add to your Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin

 

T

Item	Information
Televisions	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift
Textiles	If in good condition donate them to a charity shop, or recycle at you nearest Textile Collection Point
Tin cans	Add to you Grey-Lidded Recycling Bin

 

W

Item	Information
White goods - Electric Cookers, Freezers, Fridges, Microwaves, Washing Machines	Recycle at the Gremista Waste Management Facility or request a Bulky Uplift