Avoid waste and support charities by recycling

Council Recycling 2018

Complete information of Council Sites can be found under ‘waste and recycling’ on the Northumberland County Council site at http://www.northumberland.gov.uk 
 
Recycling for Charity 2018* 

The following reduced list of items can currently be recycled by the Justice and Peace Group, Sacred Heart and St Cuthbert's Church, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0LE

Coins 

(old UK or foreign)

We pass them on to Oxfam, Durham

Jewellery

 

Sold for Justice and Peace charities

Postcards

(the older the better)

Sold for Justice and Peace charities

Printer cartridges

 

Sold for Justice and Peace charities

Spectacles

 

We pass them  onto the Lions for eye patients in the Third World

Stamps

 

We pass them on to Oxfam, Durham and St Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle


Please note 

1 For 2018 the charities are Shelterbox and the Justice and Peace Refugee Project, Summerhill Grove, Newcastle

2 Please call James Cox on 01665 714 758 to arrange delivery or collection, (local collection only)

3 All the money raised goes to charity, no admin costs. Please see https://sites.google.com/site/justiceandpeacegroupamble/ for amounts raised in recent years. Our accounts are available for review

4 Until February 1st  this year, we used to collect some of the following items to recycle but these arrangements are under review at present so here are some other options for recycling (not comprehensive as there are many)


Beds

 

British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical, see below

Blankets

Clean, unstained

Consider refugees if practical, see below

Books

 

Almost any charity shop, but also consider Alnwick Lions and St Lawrence’s Church, Warkworth

Cassettes

 

Try charity shops, but often not recycled

CDs

Please check CD inside

Almost any charity shop, but perhaps try Oxfam, Alnwick or Alnwick Lions

Clothes

Clean, unstained

Almost any charity shop, but also consider Salvation Army Shop, Alnwick or home collection using ‘Against Breast Cancer’ bags

The services for refugees and homeless in Newcastle take hats, scarves, gloves, socks, men’s boxer shorts, warm casual coats, tracksuit bottoms, jeans, trousers, shirts

Duvets 

Clean, unstained

Consider refugees if practical, see below

DVDs

Please check DVD inside

Almost any charity shop, but perhaps try Oxfam, Alnwick or Alnwick Lions

Furniture

 

British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical, see below

HiFi

 

British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical, see below

Jigsaws

Complete

Almost any charity shop, but perhaps try Oxfam, Alnwick or Alnwick Lions

Pillows

Clean, unstained

Consider refugees if practical, see below

Quilts

Clean, unstained

Consider refugees if practical, see below

Sheets

Clean, unstained

Consider refugees if practical, see below

Shoes, leather 

Usable

Almost any charity shop, but also consider Salvation Army Shop, Alnwick

Sleeping bags

Clean, unstained

Consider refugees if practical, see below

Televisions

 

British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical, see below

Toys

 

Almost any charity shop, but perhaps try Oxfam, Alnwick

VHS videos

Please check VHS inside

Alnwick Waste Disposal site in ‘bric a brac’ container

Vinyl LPs

 

Almost any charity shop, but perhaps try Oxfam, Alnwick


Please note

1 It is advisable to contact any charity before offering electrical goods as there are often restrictions on what can be accepted

2 It is advisable to contact any charity before offering children's cots as  recent regulations mean many charities will not accept them

3 Ironing boards with asbestos stands can not usually be recycled for charity

4 Larger items such as furniture usually mean that the charity has to collect and depending on what it is the British Heart Foundation or St Oswald's Furniture & Electrical stores in Newcastle may be able to help


Refugee and homeless services addresses in Newcastle

It is essential to ring beforehand to check the times of opening to avoid a wasted journey

Justice and Peace Refugee Project, 2 Summerhill Grove, Newcastle on Tyne NE4 6EE, 0191  232 4104

People's Kitchen, 56 Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5SQ, 0191 222 0699

West End Refugee Service (WERS), St Philips Vicarage, St Philips Close, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5JE, 0191 273 7482


Other addresses

Alnwick Lions Bookshop, next to the White Swan Hotel, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, NE66 1TD

British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electrical, 51 Shields Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1DJ, 0191 283 5370

Oxfam Shop Alnwick, 6 Narrowgate, Alnwick NE66 1JG, 01665 605 715

St Lawrence Church, 11 Dial Place, Warkworth, NE65 0UR

St Oswald's Hospice has furniture stores at Byker, Dunstan and Kingston Park - best to telephone 0191 246 8123 

Salvation Army Shop Alnwick, 13 Bondgate Within, Alnwick NE66 1SX, 01665 603 143


*Updated 15.1.18