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Yes Lavazza Eco Caps can be recycled. You can include the following;

• All Lavazza Eco Caps compatible with Nespresso coffee machines
• All Lavazza Eco Caps compatible with Lavazza A Modo Mio coffee machines

RECYCLED
Where?

• Barnes + Binns General Store, 154 Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QL
• See here for more collection points throughout the UK

How?

• Clean and dry

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Yes leaves can be reused and recycled.

REUSE

• Leafmould is formed from decaying leaves and produces an invaluable soil conditioner. 
• The Royal Horticultural Society [RHS] provides instructions on how to make leaf mould. 

RECYCLED
Where?

Leaves can be recycled in 2 ways;

• For £52 a year you can sign up to Brighton and Hove's Garden Waste collection. You will be given a 240 litre wheelie bin for your garden waste which will be collected every two weeks.You can include;
   
  • Grass cuttings
  • Hedge cuttings
  • Leaves
  • Plants
  • Tree cuttings
  • Twigs

• Alternatively take them to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.

How?

• Make sure you remove plastic bags, string and other bindings.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The best quality leafmould is produced from the leaves of oak, beech or hornbeam.
• Like peat, it is a soft, inviting medium for plant roots. It's kind to seedlings and a great place for them to start life.
• For older plants it will seal in the moisture and, if spread thickly enough, will suppress weeds as a mulch. It will take heavy soil and make it light again.

Yes metal lids can be recycled.

RECYCLED
Where?

• The Green Centre at Brighton Open Market. More details here. We can accept all metal lids including lids from glass jars, wine bottles and beer bottles
• You can include metal lids from JARS ONLY in your kerbside recycling. They can be included with your paper, cardboard, drinks cans, food tins, aerosols and plastic bottles.
• You can take all your metal lids to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.

How?

• You can recycle ALL metal lids with the Green Centre including;
  • Jar lids
  • Wine bottle metal lids
  • Beer bottle metal lids
• You can only recycle JAR LIDS ONLY in your kerbside recycling collection.
• You can recycle ALL metal lids at the Household Waste & Recycling sites in Brighton and Hove. Please include them in the scrap metal skip.

Yes plastic lids can be recycled. Please see B for Bottle Tops and M for Milk Bottle Tops.

Yes light bulbs can be recycled. 

RECYCLED
Where?
You can recycle light bulbs in the following places;

• Brighton

  • Robert Dyas: 74 Western Rd, Brighton BN1 2HA

  Hove

  • Robert Dyas: 96 George St, Hove BN3 3YE
  • Homebase Hove: 182 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7EX
  • Sainsburys West Hove: 361-367 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7GD 

  Rottingdean

  • Handy Hardware: 51 Marine Drive, Rottingdean, BN2 8LG
    
    
• You can take them to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.

How?

• Fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs can be included at the Household & Waste Recycling sites. As they contain small amounts of mercury and hazardous materials they should not be included in your general waste.
• Old style incandescent bulbs are not recyclable and are not hazardous. Please throw them away in your household rubbish.

DID YOU KNOW?

• There are two main types of energy efficient light bulbs available in the UK. Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Both CFLs and LEDs are a cost-effective option for most general lighting requirements.
• LED light bulbs use about one-sixth of the electricity that conventional bulbs do, cost about a quarter as much to use, and last about 40 times longer.

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Yes loft insulation can be reused but cannot be recycled.

REUSE

• Consider laying new insulation on top of your old insulation, for additional protection.

RECYCLE
Where?

• Loft insulation cannot be recycled.
• Please take it to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road and include in general waste. See here for exact locations and opening times.For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.
• Please double-bag loft insulation when transporting it, to prevent fibres floating into the air.

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