Wondering about Waste..?

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Can I recycle drinks cartons?

Yes, at Potters, Station Yard, Machynlleth. www.pottersrecycling.co.uk

What can I do with all this cardboard?

• In Powys, you are able to put it in your kerbside collection with paper.
• Ceredigion does not have a kerbside scheme yet.
• Gwynedd doesn't collect cardboard.
• Potters accept it, by the Old Station Yard in Machynlleth.
• Otherwise it can be composted, or used as a mulch on the garden.

Can I recycle my mobile phone?

Yes. Take it to Machynlleth Nursery in Machynlleth car park - tel. 702933

Where can I get a cheap or free compost bin?

Click here for our composting guide, for this information.

Where can I get some or get rid of some home compost?

• Ask a neighbour with a garden if they'd like it or could collect it for you.
• If you are on email, you could try swapshop. This is a weekly email list for the Valley where people post their wants and offers. To join ask ecodyfi and we'll tell you how.
• Or you could ask at ecodyfi.

Where can I recycle computer ink cartridges?

• Machynlleth Nursery in Machynlleth car park - tel. 702933 and
• the Machynlleth Telecentre 20, Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, SY20 8DT: 01654 703911

What can I put in my kerbside collection?

See the appropriate link for your county above left.

Can I recycle batteries?

• Try to use rechargeable batteries where possible - it's cheaper in the long run.
• Take them to Potters, Station Yard, Machynlleth.www.pottersrecycling.co.uk
• Car batteries can be taken to a civic amenity site or your local garage.