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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.

Large household items (fridge, freezer, sofa, oven, rug etc)

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

Leaves

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

Left over food

Reduce - get tips on how to reduce food waste
Recycle - check whether some items can be home composted
Dispose - put in your grey bin

Letters

Recycle - put in your red lidded recycle bin

Light bulbs 

Halogen 

Dispose - wrap up and put in your grey bin

LED/energy efficient

Recycle - take to your local household waste and recycling centre or drop off at your local electrical recycling point (visit Electrical recycling - electrical recycling near me)