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Community care equipment

What to do with old community care equipment.

A white and grey walking aid

Do not dispose of community care equipment at home. Take this waste to your local Recycling Centre (RC).

  • Which RC container

    Use the metal container.

    Check with staff at the centre if you are unsure where to place your item.

  • Which RC accept this waste

    All our recycling centres accept metal.

  • Further information

    You can return these items to Millbrook Healthcare:

    • Walking frames - all kinds
    • Rollators - walking aids with wheels and seats
    • Stackable commodes
    • Stackable perching stools
    • Stackable toilet frames
    • Toilet seat raisers
    • Slings/slide sheets

    You cannot return these items to Recycling Centres:

    • Electrical items of care equipment
    • Items of equipment that are unsuitable for refurbishment
    • Larger equipment (for example, hospital style beds and hoists)

    Contact Millbrook Healthcare, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm:

    Millbrook Healthcare will recycle any items that cannot be refurbished and reused.

Last updated:
21 May 2025
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