Recycling events
Electrical, textile and toy reuse and recycling event
Thursday 22 January at The Costessey Centre, Longwater Lane, Costessey, NR8 5AH
Join us at our reuse and recycling event, where you can drop off unwanted items and give them a second life.
We are accepting small electrical items, textiles, toys and books.
Event timings
- 10am - 2pm: Drop off your unwanted items
- 12pm - 2pm: Browse and pick up preloved items
Items are free to take. Optional donations can be made for items reused, with all donations supporting the Ted Ellis Trust - Wheatfen Nature Reserve, the Chairman’s Charity.
Any items left at the end of the event will be donated to Big C Cancer Charity, so nothing goes to waste.
All toys and books must be in good, clean working order, suitable for reuse. Please place all textiles in bags - no loose items.
What happens to your items
Electrical items that are in working order will be PAT tested and offered for reuse where appropriate. Any electrical items that are not suitable for reuse are sent to a contractor in Costessey, where they are dismantled and the individual components are recycled.
All textiles are offered for reuse wherever possible. Any textiles that cannot be reused are taken by our contractor and shredded into fibres, which are then used to create new fabric.
No waste in Norfolk goes to landfill. Landfill sites have been closed since 2016, and any waste that cannot be reused or recycled is sent to an energy-from-waste plant to generate heat and electricity.
School Uniform Swap
We are helping local families save money and reduce waste with our School Uniform Swap Shops – running at three of our leisure centres in South Norfolk.
Locations
Open during each centre’s normal opening hours (no booking needed).
How it works
- Donate clean, good-condition school uniforms your children have outgrown
- Take what your family needs — all completely free
- No cost, no forms, no questions — just community helping community
What you can donate
- School jumpers and cardigans
- Polo shirts and school shirts
- Trousers, skirts, pinafores
- PE kits and school shoes (in good condition)
- Ties and accessories
- Christmas jumpers
Items should be clean and in wearable condition.
Together we can give good uniforms a second life — and help ease the cost of new school uniforms.
For centre opening hours, contact info or questions visit the South Norfolk leisure website.