Household Recycling Centre

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Opening times
Location and parking
Vehicle size restrictions
E-permit scheme for vans and trailers
Items you can dispose of on site
Access requirements
Household Recycling Centre policy
Contact us
Further information

Our Household Recycling Centre is for Peterborough residents to dispose of household waste. Please bring proof of address with you when you visit.

Opening times

The Household Recycling Centre is open seven days a week at the following times:

1 April to 30 September - 8am to 6pm (gates shut at 5.50pm)
1 October to 31 March - 8am to 4pm (gates shut at 3.50pm)
Bank holidays – 8am to 4pm (gates shut at 3.50pm)

The site closes on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day, and will close at 12pm (gates shut at 11.50am) on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

The gates shut 10 minutes before closing time.

In the event of bad weather, we may close the Household Recycling Centre at short notice. If this happens, we will announce this on our website and social media.

Location and parking

Fengate Household Recycling Centre (opens Google Maps)
Dodson House
Fengate
Peterborough
PE1 5XG

Parking is available for you to use while unloading your vehicle. If no spaces are available when you arrive, our staff will operate a one-in-one-out system.

Vehicle size restrictions

For the safety of residents and staff, we have put in place vehicle size restrictions:

We allow vehicles no larger than a long wheel base transit type van
We do not allow entry to Luton type box vans, extra long wheel base vans, horse boxes, caravans and large flatbeds
We do not allow entry to trailer beds over 8 feet 6 inches (2.5 metres) in length

All vans and trailers within the size restrictions must apply for an e-permit to enter the Household Recycling Centre.

E-permit scheme for vans and trailers

If you are visiting the Household Recycling Centre using a van or a trailer (size restrictions above apply), you must apply for an e-permit:

Only one e-permit per household
You can only have one vehicle on an e-permit at any one time
If you help family or friends, you need to use your own e-permit
E-permits are valid for 12 visits in a 12 month period

Apply for a Household Recycling Centre e-permit

Retrieve your Household Recycling Centre e-permit details

Amend your Household Recycling Centre e-permit

Our staff reserve the right to refuse entry to any vehicle which presents a risk to safety on the site, at any time.

Items you can dispose of on site

We provide the Household Recycling Centre for residents of Peterborough to dispose of their household waste. We do not accept business, trade, commercial or landlord waste.

Before visiting, please separate your recycling from bagged and non-recyclable waste.

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. Visit our DIY waste 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.

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.

Access requirements

We have accessible parking bays available on site
Bicycle access is permitted where required

Pedestrian access

Pedestrian access is permitted for residents from the local area bringing small amounts of waste. Access is located on the right hand side of the vehicle entrance. Please follow the safe walking routes and wear suitable clothing. Stepped access is part of the pedestrian route into site. There is no parking outside the site.