Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce, reuse and recycle are three concepts that promote sustainable living. They help decrease the amount of waste we throw away and that ends up in refuse.

This page is dedicated to local places for taking items to recycle, ideas for reducing waste and for reusing items.

The below list includes items you may have at home for recycling but that cannot be added to your home recycling bins. This list will be added to as and when we have further information of local places that take items for recycling.

Feel free to contact us on info@sherborne-tc.gov.uk if you know of other items that can be recycled locally, along with where they should be taken.

Don’t forget that Sherborne has it’s very own Repair Cafe that runs every third Saturday of the month and can help repair all sorts of items. Find more HERE or visit their website Repair Cafe – Sherborne

Recycle

What can go in your recycling bin?

Please make sure your food and drink cartons are completely empty, flatten them, and pop the lids back on (if possible) before placing in your recycling bin.

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For the items that cannot be put in your recycling bins:

Reduce & Reuse

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Reusable nappies

Each year there are around 3,300 births recorded in Dorset and, at an estimated 2,200 nappies per baby per year, this means there are about seven million used disposable nappies entering the Dorset household waste stream every year.

It currently costs the council around £600,000 per year to send all used disposable nappies in Dorset for Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT), along with household rubbish.

Using reusable nappies is cheaper. One pack of disposable nappies per week for up to two and a half years can cost over £1,000 per child. Alternatively, using washable nappies can make you a saving of over £600 and they can be reused for subsequent children.

Even if parents use a combination of reusable nappies and disposables, they will still save money, and may even be able to sell them on and get their money back, once their family is complete.

For more information regarding reusable nappies, where to buy them and the incentive scheme being run by Dorset Council see the leaflet below or CLICK HERE

How to recycle unwanted clothing and textiles

Did you know that in the UK around 336,000 tonnes of our unwanted clothing gets thrown away every year? The good news is that there are lots of simple ways to keep all clothing in use, and out of the bin.

Clothes and textiles that are in good condition can be donated and sold for re-use. This is an important way to minimise the overall impact that clothing has on our environment.

Items that aren’t suitable to be passed onto someone else can be recycled and made into new items, such as padding for chairs and car seats, cleaning cloths and industrial blankets.

• Drop off your unwanted items at recycling points and clothing and textile banks in supermarket and local car parks – find your nearest using the link shown at the bottom of the page.
• Donate items to registered charities and re-use organisations – some, such as The British Heart Foundation, offer a free collection service from your home.
• If you are fundraising for your school, church or organisations such as Girl Guides or Scouts, there are textile companies who can arrange a collection to help you to raise money for your cause. There are several schools in Sherborne and surrounding villages that have clothing banks.
• Many high street retailers such as Primark and M&S offer clothing donation banks in-store. These are sometimes called ‘bring back schemes’.

For more information regarding caring for and repairing your clothes or refashioning and upcycling them, when they need a new lease of life, visit loveyourclothes.org.uk.