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You never plan to turn your shed into a miniature landfill site, but that’s what happens if you don’t de-clutter. Old bicycles, unwanted tools, half-full cans of oil, batteries, random bits of plastic and metal, plant pots, and so on – most of these things can be taken to your local recycling yard and disposed of safely. Phone your council to check facilities. There are also a wide number of individual recycling initiatives for specific materials and unwanted products: www.reuze.co.uk is the best place to start looking.

Since 2003 a number of pesticides have been withdrawn from sale. Any left-over products should have been disposed of by 31 March 2004. If you inadvertently keep or use any withdrawn chemicals you may be prosecuted. Products might include:

 Moss and weed killers for lawns and paths

 Treatments for removing algae from decking and patios

 Ant, cockroach, fly, wasp and aphid killers

 Slug pellets

 Mice and rat poisons

 Anti-mould and fungus paints

 Timber treatments

If they are more than three years old, all of these products could contain banned chemicals, such as:

 Dichlorprop

 Dikegulac

 Resmethrin

 2, 3, 6-TBA

 Tar acids

 Triforine

If anything in your garden shed is labelled as containing one or more of these substances, dispose of it safely with your local waste disposal authority. It is illegal to dispose of garden chemicals down drains, sinks or lavatories.