Our recycling centres accept all household packaging that is also collected at the kerbside such as plastic, metal, paper, cardboard, tetrapaks, glass bottles and jars. We do not accept food waste. If you have excess food waste please order a second food waste bin for your kerbside collection.
They will also accept:
- books
- bric-a-brac
- bicycles
- car batteries
- carpets
- clothes in a reusable condition (must be bagged)
- cooking oil
- electrical and electronic equipment
- engine oil (maximum of 20 litres per resident per month)
- flammable liquids like stale petrol, white spirit or lighters with fuel still in them
- fluorescent tubes
- fridges and freezers
- furniture including mattresses
- garden waste
- hard plastics
- household and garden chemicals
- lightbulbs
- mobile phones
- paint
- scrap metal
- shredded paper - place in a paper bag or envelope
- tapes and discs
- TVs and monitors
- vapes
- washing machines and tumble dryers
- wood and timber
We do not accept:
- clinical waste
- vehicles that have reached the end of their life, including boats, caravans and trailers
- very large electrical items like servers and air conditioning units
- ammunition or explosives