| Paper | Sent to paper mills in the UK and overseas to be recycled into newsprint and other paper and board products. |
| Cardboard | Sent to board mills in the UK and overseas to be recycled into new cardboard. |
| Mixed container glass | Sent to reprocessing facilities in the UK to be turned into new glass bottles and jars, mineral wool and other glass products. |
| Cans and foil | Sorted into steel and aluminium and sent to reprocessing facilities in the UK. Steel cans are made into new steel products and aluminium cans are recycled into more cans and other aluminium products. |
| Food waste | Sent to an anaerobic digestion facility near Bridgwater to produce a soil improver used on agricultural land and biogas used to generate electricity. |
| Garden waste | Composted in Somerset by Biffa. Sold as Revive Compost at recycling centres or in bulk for agricultural use. |
| Textiles | Sent for reuse in the UK and developing world or shredded into cotton felt/wadding/mops and industrial wiping cloths. |
| Shoes | Sent to developing nations to be refurbished and reused. Those not suitable for reuse are recycled. |
| Plastic bottles and pots, tubs and trays | Sent to reprocessors in the UK to be recycled into various plastic items such as new plastic packaging, films, pipes, compost bins and fleece jackets. |
| Beverage cartons | Sent to reprocessors in the UK to be separated into paper for cardboard products, plastic to generate energy, and aluminium to be used for aluminium products. |
| Fridges and freezers | Broken down into separate components for reuse in manufacturing, and CFCs extracted for safe disposal. |
| Electrical | Broken down into separate components, baled and recycled. |
| Bric a brac | Sent to various local outlets via collection agents at each recycling site. |
| Household batteries | Separated into different fractions (that is, metal and plastic) for reuse in manufacturing. |
| Automotive batteries | Separated into different fractions (that is, metal and plastic) for reuse in manufacturing. |
| Cooking oil | Turned into biofuel to generate electricity and heat. |
| Engine oil | Oils are recovered and blended for use as an alternative fuel. |
| Paint (water based) | Recycled into new paint products. |
| Scrap metal | Sent to various reprocessors who break it down into separate components, bale and recycle it. |
| Wood (Clean and low grade timber) | Some of the wood is chipped and made into a range of products including animal bedding, equestrian surfaces. Some is incinerated to produce energy and heat. |
| Plasterboard | Separated into gypsum which is reprocessed into new plasterboard, and paper which is recycled into a variety of new paper materials. |
