Lady Bay Drop-off sites
Drop-off points in Lady Bay or nearby
Each person below has established a means of collecting and recycling the items shown, often using Terracycle or Ellie's Fund. Organisations like these require a minimum volume to process, so the drop-in centres are the best way of collecting that volume in a reasonable timescale. More volunteers always welcome - see our targets at the end.
Lady Bay Pharmacy
Medicines and inhalers - it is standard practice for all pharmacies to accept unused medicines and used inhalers.
They have suspended collection of medicine blister packs; temporarily, we hope, but Boots now accept them.
Katherine's -
2, Trevor Road, Black bin by the garage
Cheese packaging so long as it's the flexible sort - clean, dry and, preferably, flat please.
Food storage containers (e.g. tupperware) and reusable bottles (must be the rigid type, e.g. baby bottles). Also accepts plastic bottle tops. Items go to Terracycle.
Contact - Katherine Rooke at [email protected]
Maureen's - 164 Trent Boulevard
Stamps (through letter box, please leave small border around stamp), BCRT (Bone Cancer Research Trust).
Sadly wool no longer accepted
Contact - [email protected] or 0115 9149481
Susana's - 9 Chatsworth rd.
Bottle, jar and carton tops and lids, PLASTIC ONLY. Includes the tops of ketchup, shampoo, toiletries etc. and caps from aerosol cans.
Container (plant pot) on top of blue recycling bin under the car port. It may be moved somewhere safer if it gets windy.
All taken to Dove Hospice to help them raise money.
Co-op Lady Bay
Lots of soft plastic packaging & wrapper (these can't go in the Blue Bin) are accepted at any Co-op shop including our local one - check this link for the full list.
https://www.coop.co.uk/environment/soft-plastics/packaging-list
But NOT: Compostable and biodegradable bags & wrappers, Plastic bottles, Plastic trays
MooHaven - Adbolton Lane
Crisp packets and clothing (including shoes and bags) for collection or drop-off.
Collection - Please bag separately and place at the end of your drive on the first and third Mondays of the month (commencing 15th feb at noon), let us know and we'll collect them for recycling...all funds raised go towards our rescue and rehabilitation centre. Drop off - Alternatively feel free to drop them off outside our car park gate!
tel 0781 202 8851 or email [email protected].
Tree's recycling depot - 33 Julian Road, down the side of the house
Currently only open for:-
Contact lenses (single use),
Tree's previous items can now be recycled elsewhere, e.g. the Co-op and, in particular, Boots for the dental stuff. Not sure what can be done with the dishwasher tablet packaging, though.
See also the depot's Facebook page
Dove Cottage Hospice Shop
Plastic bottle tops and used printer cartridges, foreign coins and notes, used stamps. Leave in the container (opening hours only, Mon-Sat but best check first if in doubt) at:-
The Old Telephone Exchange, Main Road, Cotgrave, Nottingham NG12 3HQ. Served by the Cotgrave Connection bus, with stops on Radcliffe Road.
Contact - [email protected], or tel: 0115 837 2628
Re-cycling Ronnie
One budding young entrepreneur has set up his own business based on collecting you unwanted bottles and recycling them for you.
"Using my bike & trailer, I'll happily take away your glass jars and bottles to the recycling point."
More details on his Facebook page by clicking here or tel 07702291334.
Cristina's
Collects Lavazza coffee pods and Ferrero Rocher Boxes (for details, please see the Terracycle website). The Terracycle points go to Stonebridge Farm in Nottingham.
Leave items behind the blue/black bins. Address is a bit of a trek -
32 Eton Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7AR.
Nikki's - Radcliffe on Trent
Dishwasher tablet packaging, biscuit paper wrappers, Burt's Bees packaging and baby food pouches.
Also Plastic lids, metal lids and silver foil (scrunched up) - all in separate bins please. just inside the gate.
Items go to Terracycle or Dove Hospice
55, Cropwell Road
Radcliffe on Trent
Boots - Central Avenue
Toiletries, beauty & wellness product packaging accepted. Now also accepting blister packs (by the pharmacy counter). Opportunity to earn Boots points!
Organisations outside our network who accept items for recycling
Electrical retailers - Electrical devices such as computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones, no purchase required but must be similar to items they sell. Ensure data is removed first although they do say they’ll remove all data themselves. Currys also accept fridges etc but may charge collection fee.
Curry’s/PC World, Carphone Warehouse and other major electrical retailers
Morrisons and Co-op get a special mention because they have set up recycling for a lot of tricky items, including polythene wrapping.
https://www.morrisons.com/help/stores/store-services/#what-can-i-recycle-in-your-stores
https://www.coop.co.uk/environment/soft-plastics/packaging-list
Gamston
Radcliffe on Trent playgroup/preschool - a terracycle point collecting Ella’s kitchen pouches and snack packets.
Radcliffe on Trent playgroup/ preschool
Dove Cottage Hospice – foreign coins, ink cartridges, plastic milk bottle tops, used stamps. See full entry above.
Dove Cottage Hospice
Stathern (South of Bingham)
Major retailers - varous items including Printer cartridges (Co-op in the Avenue), Brita filters (Argos, Queen's Drive), make-up items (Boots & John Lewis), Textiles (Dunelm)
Co-op, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Argos, Boots, John Lewis, Dunelm
See individual items list
Furniture
British Heart Foundation
Angel Row, Nottingham and others
Furniture (preferably 'retro') and memorabilia - free collection service
Sue Ryder
30-32 Goosegate - tel 0115 958 258 or email [email protected]
Crisp packet collection point at the entrance.
rushcliffe arena
Rugby Road, West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7HY
businesses supporting reuse or recycling
In Lady Bay
The Good Weigh – Lots of products based on zero or re-used packaging, including cleaning products and foodstuffs. See the full range on their website https://www.thegoodweigh.co.uk/
Rutland Stores – no packaging on most fruit and veg
Post Office – screws sold loose, refills for common cleaning products (in concentrate form)
Lady Bay Pub - not only recyle all their bottles and food but also participate in Greene King's compostable straw scheme. Many 'compostable' items are only compostable on an industrial scale, not in our compost bins, but Greene King undertake to recompost all their straws. https://www.greeneking.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/greene-king-launches-industry-first-compostable-straw-solution/.
Brands designed for recycling or reuse
Zuru Balloons - all components are claimed to be recyclable or reusable, working with Terracycle. https://www.bunchoballoons.com/sustainability/
Burts Bees skincare and cosmetic products - packaging designed for recycling with Terracycle, including towelettes! https://www.burtsbees.co.uk/terracycle/
OUr target items
We know we can recycle these if someone volunteers to collect and deliver them
Ellie's fund will accept:-
Beauty and personal care packaging
Weleda beauty packaging
Disposable gloves
Water filters
Baby food pouches
Plastic ring carriers
Plastic biscuit, cracker and cake wrappers
Confectionery wrappers
Air, home care and cleaning packaging
Tassimo Pods (@ John Stephens)