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Household Waste Recycling Centre

What can be recycled at the HWRC

Materials which can be taken for recycling to the Household Waste Recycling Centre:

  • batteries and car batteries
  • books
  • building materials
  • cardboard
  • chemicals (household and garden)
  • clothes and textiles
  • electrical items
  • fluorescent tubes
  • foil
  • food tins and drink cans
  • fridges and freezers
  • garden waste
  • glass bottles and jars
  • glasses
  • low energy light bulbs
  • mobile phones
  • newspapers and magazines
  • plastic bottles
  • scrap metal
  • tapes and discs
  • telephone directories
  • TVs and computer monitors
  • wood and timber

There are special rules for taking asbestos to the Household Waste Recycling Centre. Find out more about taking asbestos waste to the HWRC.