Recycling events

Illustrations of school uniform. Text: Helping families, reducing waste - all summer long.

Summer School Uniform Swap Shops

This summer, we’re helping local families save money and reduce waste with our School Uniform Swap Shops – running throughout the school holidays at three of our leisure centres in South Norfolk and a community centre in Broadland.

Locations:

Wymondham Leisure Centre
Long Stratton Leisure Centre
Diss Swim Centre
Acle Recreation Centre, Bridewell Lane, NR13 3RA

When:

Open during each centre’s normal opening hours until 1 September (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
Items should be clean and in wearable condition

Together we can give good uniforms a second life — and help ease the cost of going back to school.

For centre opening hours, contact info, or questions visit the South Norfolk leisure website or Acle Recreation Centre website.

Give your old electricals and clothing a second lease of life

Electrical and textile recycling events

We currently do not have any electrical and textile recycling events scheduled - keep an eye on our social media for future events.

Examples of electricals we can accept:

toasters and kettles
PC and monitors
household printers
TVs
microwaves
garden tools/lawnmowers
hoovers and carpet cleaners
games consoles
torches
cameras
blenders
cables and chargers
clocks and watches
small power tools
hairdryers and straighteners
electronic bags
telephones
electronic tablets such as iPads
electric toothbrushes
LED lights, Christmas lights
DVD and CD players, radios, MP3 players
remote controls
small bedside lamps
irons
shavers
cameras
calculators

Electricals we cannot accept:

white goods such as dishwashers, fridges, freezers and washing machines
lightbulbs
commercial items
glass or ceramic items such as slow cookers and glass kettles
vapes and electronic cigarettes
hazardous waste and business waste

Textiles we can accept:

clothing
blankets
towels
pillowcases, sheets and duvet covers
hats
belts
handbags
shoes tied together in pairs
old textiles/rags that can be recycled

Textiles we cannot accept:

duvets
pillows
cushions
soiled textiles
carpet

All of the electrical items collected at our recycling events are sent to a contractor in Costessey who dismantle the items and recycle all of the separate components.

All textiles collected are taken by our contractor and sorted into items that can be reused or recycled. If the items of clothing/material cannot be reused, they are sent to be shredded into fibres ready to make new fabric.

No waste in Norfolk goes to landfill. The landfill sites have been closed since 2016 and all waste that is not reused or recycled is sent to an energy from waste plant to generate heat and electricity.