Books

You can recycle books, free of charge, at all our household waste recycling centres.

Books can be recycled in the book banks or the reuse container. If books are not suitable for reuse they can be placed in the paper recycling bank (if paperback).

West Harrogate, Leeming and Harrogate Stonefall household waste recycling centres also have PreCycle banks for readable books, playable computer games and playable CD, DVDs and Blue-Rays.

Local charity shops, reuse organisations and reuse websites are great places to donate unwanted items.

Find out more about book reuse at recyclenow.com.

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Find your local household waste recycling centre

Select your local household waste recycling centre below for more information about other items you can take to the sites, location, opening hours and any restrictions that apply.

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