Recycling tips

Recycling is an increasingly important way to help the environment, but it can get a little confusing so here is some information to help you recycle more.
Some areas offer a road side recycling collection service -

Southampton
If you live in Southampton you should have a blue lidded wheelie bin by now in which you can put paper and card (no shredded paper), plastic (no polystyrene or bubble wrap) and tins and cans. The council are now keeping an eye on people who repeatedly put normal waste in their recycling bins and these offenders may be fined. If you live in a flat, expect to receive a recycling bag soon which will make it easier for you to carry your recycling to the recycling bin where you can empty it.
More info from Southampton City Council

Portsmouth
Portsmouth residents can also recycle from home. They take newspapers, magazines, scrap paper (but not the yellow pages), card and cardboard, tins and cans, plastic bottles. They do not take glass, polystyrene, margarine tubs, yoghurts pots, plastic food trays, aerosol cans, aluminium foil or cling film.
More info from Portsmouth City Council

Winchester
Winchester's recycling scheme means that there is a kerbside collection of newspapers, magazines, catalogues and directories (not yellow pages), clean paper (not shredded), envelopes (even window envelopes), card and cardboard, plastic bottles, food and drink cans. The council does ask that you remove the lids of bottles and rinse out cans and bottles.
More info from Winchester Council

Basingstoke
Basingstoke residents have a green wheelie bin for their kerbside recycling collection and rural areas have a piggyback bin or clear sacks. They collect the usual clean paper, newspapers, magazines, junk mail and envelopes (not shredded paper or yellow pages), cardboard and card, food and drink tins and plastics (not polystyrene, cellophane, yogurt or margarine tubs). Any plastic bottles with these labels can be recycled by the kerbside collection service.
More info from Basingstoke and Dean Council

East Hampshire
Residents of East Hampshire also have access to a kerbside recycling collection and has had for many years now. They collect newspapers, magazines, envelopes, plastic bottles, food and drink tins and cardboard.  
More info from East Hampshire District Council

Eastleigh
The Eastleigh kerbside recycling collection also collects newspapers, magazines, envelopes, catalogues, greeting cards, cereal boxes, cardboard, food and drink cans and plastic bottles. They don't take ice cream, yogurt or margarine tubs, clothing, cling film or aluminium foil.
More info from Eastleigh Borough Council

Fareham
Fareham residents will also have a blue top recycling bin which will take newspapers, magazines, catalogues, junk mail (no yellow pages), food and drink cans, card and cardboard, plastic bottles (but not plastic containers such as yogurt pots and ice cream tubs).
More info from Fareham Borough Council

Gosport
Two thirds of Gosport now has a kerbside recycling collection scheme with black bodied bins with green lids. This collection will take newspapers, magazines, envelopes, junk mail, directories and catalogues, plastic bottles, food and drink cans, card, cardboard and greeting cards. They don't take aluminium foil, clothes, drinks cartons, flower pots, glass, plastic packaging, polystyrene or shredded paper.
More info from Gosport Borough Council

Hart
The Hart recycling scheme is similar to the rest of Hampshire's will the use of blue recycling bins and the collection of newspapers, magazines, catalogues, white telephone directories, junk mail, cardboard, plastic bottles and food and drink cans.
Request a 240 Litre recycling bin
More info from Hart District Council

Havant
Havant also has recycling collection every other week. It is fairly safe to assume that this kerbside collection scheme will collect newspapers, magazines, plastic bottles and food and drink cans.
More info from Havant Borough Council

New Forest
The New Forest boasts one of the highest rates of recycling in the UK. In the New Forest there is a weekly collection of clear plastic bags which take paper, card, cans and plastic bottles.
More info from New Forest District Council

Rushmoor
Rushmoor also has a blue bin recycling collection scheme which takes newspaper, magazines, paper, card, cans and plastic bottles. They don't take yellow pages, polystyrene, yogurt pots, ice cream tubs or cling film.
More info from Rushmoor Borough Council

Test Valley
In this area there is a brown lidded bin scheme which takes newspapers, magazines, tins and cans and plastic bottles.
More info from Test Valley Borough Council

Isle of Wight
Although the Isle of Wight isn't part of Hampshire we've decided that it's useful to include it in our lists. The Isle of Wight's kerbside recycling collection scheme is different to those of Hampshire. Due to the small size of the Isle of Wight and it's lack of recycling facilities it has a smaller range of materials that it can recycle. In it's black box recycling scheme they can take newspapers and magazines, glass bottles and jars and textiles. They do not take cardboard, junk mail, catalogue or other glass.
More info from Isle of Wight Council

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