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Find out how to reduce, reuse and recycle particular items in Preston by selecting the letter your item begins with.

Top tip: If you can't find your item try searching for the name of the material first. E.g. plastic tub, cardboard box etc.

Sanitary products

Sanitary pad

Reduce - try different reusable options such as menstrual cups, period underwear and reusable menstrual pads
Dispose - put single use sanitary products in your grey bin

Shampoo bottle

Shampoo bottle

Recycle - put in your yellow lidded recycle bin

Shoes

Converse trainer

Reuse - give away through Freecycle or Freegle
Reuse - take to your local charity shop
Recycle - take to your local household waste and recycling centre

Small branches

Twigs

Recycle - put in your brown (garden waste) recycling bin

Soil

Soil

Recycle - take to your local household waste and recycling centre

Sweet and chocolate packets

Chocolate wrappers


Recycle - find a local drop off point through Terracycle

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