Household Recycling Centre

Items we accept on site include

• Asbestos (white cement-bonded, small quantities, you need to make an application to dispose of asbestos first - do not visit the HRC to dispose of asbestos without an approved application - visit our asbestos disposal page)
• Batteries (everyday household batteries, button batteries, e-cigarette batteries, car batteries, laptop battery packs, mobile phone batteries, power tool batteries, lighters, remote control units)
• Bathroom furniture*
• Bicycles
• Books
• Cardboard
• Carpet
• CDs and DVDs
• Cooking oil
• Electrical appliances
• Engine oil
• Fluorescent tubes
• Fridges and freezers
• Furniture (e.g. sofas, chairs, bookcases etc)
• Garden waste
• Glass
• Hardcore / rubble*
• Household and garden chemicals - e.g. fertiliser, weed killer, old cleaning products etc
• Household non-recycling / black-bagged waste
• Insulation*
• Lightbulbs
• Mattresses
• Mobile phones
• Mixed recycling (extra kerbside green bin material)
• Paint (some of it will be reused in local community schemes, please speak to staff before placing in a skip)
• Paper
• Plasterboard*
• Printer cartridges
• Scrap metals
• Soil
• Spectacles
• Textiles
• TVs and computers
• Vapes (disposable and reusable)
• Wood and timber (including doors*)

*Accepted but with restrictions on the amount of DIY waste accepted. Read our DIY waste drop-down box on this page for more information.

Items we do not accept

• Ammunition
• Car parts (except those listed above)
• Clinical waste - including sharps / needles - visit our medical and hygiene waste page for more information
• Explosives
• Fire extinguishers
• Invasive species (e.g. Japanese Knotweed)
• Large scale DIY waste or asbestos
• Medicines
• Tyres
• uPVC windows and doors
• Vehicle fuel

Please contact specialist disposal companies to dispose of these items.

The Government has recently changed legislation to allow householders to dispose of a small amount of DIY waste free of charge. Anything over and above what we detail below is not classed as household waste and is not permitted at the site.

How much DIY waste we accept

You can take a small amount of DIY waste to the Household Recycling Centre:

• A maximum of 2 x 50 litre bags, 2 x items or the equivalent in one single visit
• Make four single visits with DIY waste per household in any four-week period

Types of DIY waste we accept

Hardcore and rubble:

• Bricks and rubble (bagged)
• Roof tiles / slates / paving slabs (bagged)
• Stones / gravel (bagged)
• Sand / soil / turf (bagged)

Bathroom furniture:

• Bath (item)
• Bathroom sink / pedestal (item)
• Bathroom tiles (bagged)
• Bathroom cabinet / cupboard (item(s))
• Bidet (item)
• Toilet (item)
• Shower screen (item)
• Shower tray (item)
• Shower door (item)

Kitchen fixtures:

• Kitchen sink (item)
• Kitchen tiles (bagged)
• Kitchen cabinets / cupboards (item)
• Kitchen worktops (item unless broken up)

Wood / plasterboard / chipboard (not wooden furniture):

• Floorboards or laminate flooring (bagged)
• Fence panel (bagged)
• Fence post (item)
• Plasterboard (bagged)
• Wood – decking, offcuts, shed, skirting boards (bagged)
• Internal doors (item)
• Window frame (item)

Glass:

• Greenhouse glass (bagged)
• Windows (no UPVC) (item)

Other:

• Loft insulation and roof felt (bagged)
• Radiator (item)
• Plastic pipes / guttering (item unless broken)

For any waste over and above what we can accept, you should contact a licensed waste carrier, skip company or use our bulky waste collection service.

Declutter your home for a great cause by donating items to the Benjamin Foundation at Fengate Household Recycling Centre.

Drop off your good quality unwanted items at the Fengate Household Recycling Centre donation point. You can take furniture, toys and homeware for the charity.

By donating unwanted items to the Benjamin Foundation, you will be supporting the charity's work in the community.