What You Can and Cannot Recycle with Test Valley

The following is a list explaining what can or cannot be recycled with Test Valley Borough Council.

Material	Can it be recycled?	Where?
Aerosol cans	Yes	Brown Bin
Cardboard	Yes	Brown Bin
Cartons	Yes	Local Recycling Centre
Foil	Yes	Local Recycling Centre
Garden waste	Yes	As a subscriber to the Garden Waste Collection Service
Glass bottles and jars	Yes	Local Recycling Centre
Mixed plastics e.g. yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, meat trays etc.	No
Paper, newspapers, magazines and directories	Yes	Brown Bin & Local Recycling Centre
Plastic bottles	Yes	Brown Bins
Polystyrene	No
Shredded paper	Yes	Local Recycling Centre
Textiles and books	Yes	Local Recycling Centre
Tins and cans	Yes	Brown Bin
Yellow Pages	Yes	Brown Bin & Local Recycling Centre

Please put all recyclables loose in the recycling containers

Aerosol Cans
Empty household aerosol cans such as deodorants, hair sprays and cleaning products can all be put in the brown recycling bin. The can must be empty and any loose lids must be removed. Do not pierce or squash the cans. Cans with orange hazard symbols (e.g. insecticides, oven cleaners, paints and automotive sprays) are not accepted and should be placed in the black bin for disposal as waste.

Cardboard
Larger quantities of cardboard cannot be placed in your brown recycling bin. Please take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Cartons
Test Valley Borough Council is working with Tetrapak and residents can recycle cardboard food and drink cartons. The collection banks can be found at the following Local Recycling Centres:

• Fleming Avenue, North Baddesley, SO52 9EP
• George Yard Car Park, Andover Town Centre, SP10 1PD
• Romsey Bus Station, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GT
• Tesco Express, Cricketers Way, Andover, SP10 5DD
• Valley Park Community Centre Car Park, Pilgrims Close, SO53 4ST