Recycling & Repair

Soft plastics include plastic bags, crisp packets, food & pet pouches, plastic wrappers, plastic film, bread bags, produce bags

Tesco, Stores. Situated at the front of each store 

Iceland Stores. Situated at the front of each store

Morrisons Stores: Situated at the front of each store 

Co-op Stores: Currently only at the Eastern Green store

Podback Recycling: Look up where you can locally recycle your coffee pods. 

Boots Recycling Scheme: Available at all four Coventry locations.  
Bring in "hard-to-recycle" items and earn Advantage Points

Marks & Spencers:
Will also take plastic wrap from bakery, household and beauty items, film from trays, plastic food pouches

Aldi: Situated at the front of each store

Tesco, Clifford Bridge Road. Situated outside the main entrance to the store.
Clothing, shoes and textiles. 

Longford Bra Bank. Drop off outside
Bras

One Earth. Post back and receive new pairs made from recycled material.
Underwear

Dunelm. Send items back to the store, in a bag and leave in the collection area.
Duvets, pillows, towels, bath mats, shower curtains, tablecloths, tea towels, fabric aprons, throws, banket, curtains, cushions, cushion covers

George. Clothing, shoes and home textiles (any brands, not just George) and get 10% off at George.com

Marks & Spencers "Shwopping": bring in pre-loved clothing to any M&S store to be reused. If you are a Sparks card holder, you also get a treat for each "Shwop"

Plastic hangers:
Asda Living Coventry, in-store by the tills.
Marks & Spencer stores
Tesco stores
Stores will only take their own branded hangers

South Asian Clothing:

• Asha Charity Shop - nearest location is in Leicester

• Spice Kitchen - to reuse material

Currys PC World. Drop off at Customer Services.
All portable batteries

B&Q. Drop off at Customer Services.
Batteries, fluorescent tubes and light bulbs

Ink: Tesco, Clifford Bridge Road. Situated outside the main entrance to the store.

CDs & DVDs: Michelle McManus, 17 Rowleys Green Lane. Michelle has a bin to collect CDs and DVDs only. No cases (which can be put into blue-lidded wheelie bins)

Currys PC World. Drop off at Customer Services.
Irons, toasters, kettles, food blenders, calculators, electric toothbrushes, hairdryers, shavers, hair straighteners, curling tongs, desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, fax machines, printers, phones, smartphones, regular & smart speakers, fitness wearables, radios, mp3 players, stereos, DVD players, musical instruments, drills, saws, electric screwdrivers, cameras, remote control cars, children's toys, cables, chargers and plugs. 

O2, Warwickshire Shopping Park. Drop off at Customer Services. Also, see O2's website for selling electronics
Mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, fitness trackers, desktop PCs, laptops, fax machines, printers, smart speakers. 

Dunelm. Will recycle old electrical items if you purchase a new one from Dunelm.  
Microwaves, toasters, kettles, 

Timpson. Electrical items that can be recycled are marked with a crossed-out wheelie bin symbol. Also applies to Gate and Garage Door Remotes. 

B&Q. Drop off at Customer Services.
All small electrical and electronic products that are unwanted or broken

Currys PC World, Airport Retail Park. Drop off at Customer Services, recommend to contacting before dropping off.
Refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, Washing machines, dishwashers, tumbler dryers, cookers and hobs, microwaves, electric radiators, fans, dehumidifier, vacuums, lawnmowers, large exercise equipment, sewing machines, flat-panel TVs & monitors, cathode ray tube TVs & monitors. 

B&Q. Book online for collection at £20.00
Cookers, fridge-freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and TVs

Inhalers - most pharmacies will collect old inhalers to recycle

Walking Aids - most hospitals will take walking aids. George Eliot Hospital has an official programme. 

Disability Equipment - ask the NHS, social services or other support services for equipment that is still in good condition

Prosthetic legs - Legs4Africa

Wheelchairs - British Red Cross Mobility Aids Service. Call 0300 456 1914 or email mobilityaids@redcross.org.uk. 

Epi-pens - return via PenCycle. 

Eyeglasses:

• Retro Specced - post back and receive a voucher for their website

• Specsavers stores

• VisionExpress stores

• Boots Opticians stores - also take contact lenses
  Disposable contact lenses and contact lens blister packs

• Local Lions Club

• Peep - post back and receive a voucher for their website. Also have sustainably-made frames

• Mission for Vision charity

Boots. Drop off in-store and gain Advantage Points
Small, empty make-up, non-recyclable materials

British Heart Foundation. Will collect mattresses, for free, to give to those in need. Items must have fire safety labels. 

Emmaus. Will collect mattresses, for free, to give to those in need, or drop off at their shop on Red Lane.
Items must have fire safety labels.

Clearabee. Provide various furniture collection for a cost. Free collection available through Dunelm purchases. 

British Heart Foundation. Will collect furniture in good condition, for free, to give to those in need. 

Emmaus. Will collect furniture in good condition, for free, to give to those in need, or drop off at their shop on Red Lane. 

Clearabee. Provide various furniture collection for a cost. Free collection available through Dunelm purchases. 

Sue Ryder. Call to book a free collection of unwanted furniture. 

Cancer Research UK. Click the link to see what they will collect. 

Shelter. Will collect for free, within 25 miles of a branch. 

FabLab Coventry is a city centre resource, accessible to everyone, part of a network of Fab Labs across the world

The Team regularly hosts a Repair Cafe for people to come learn how to repair various items

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A group of volunteers work to keep items out of landfill by making them useful again. Bring your broken electricals, toys, bikes, textiles etc and see if you can get help to fix

Operates on the fourth Saturday of the month at Coventry Library, 17 Smithford Way CV1 1FY Coventry.
10am to noon

NEW: On the second Saturday of the month at Saint Martin's Finham, 136 Green Ln, Coventry CV3 6EA

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Coventry Recycling Club is run by the Council and has lots of information on recycling, bin collections and what happens to your rubbish!

https://recyclingclub.coventry.gov.uk/
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The Coventry & Solihull Waste Disposal Company (CSWDC) is an independent waste management company and our main business is extracting energy (heat and electrical power) from municipal and commercial solid waste.

https://www.cswdc.co.uk/

Against Breast Cancer - Used Stamps - The charity can recycle stamps and get about £20 for a kilogram. 

"Coventry recycling crisp packets and extras" -  A local Coventry hero, Michelle, who collects various "unrecyclables" to.... recycle!

Garden plastic pots & compost sacks - Dobbies Garden Centres take plastic pots and soil sacks to recycle. The nearest stores to Coventry are Rugby and Atherstone

Bower - an app that gives you rewards for recycling

Freegle - an online forum to give items away or look for free, unwanted items

WHSmith Book Cycle - A way to exchange unwanted and second-hand books

Decathlon BuyBack - Trade in your old sports equipment with BuyBack for gift cards.

RecycleNow - allows you to search where to recycle specific items in your area

Recycle Your Electricals - allows you to search where you can recycle electrical equipment, locally.