You can recycle or dispose of the following waste types at any of the council's nine recycling centres (unless otherwise indicated). Black bag waste is accepted but must be separated. These must be from your own household.
We ask that visitors separate their waste to the best of their ability before disposing of it on site. This is so we can ensure that we recycle as much as we possibly can.
- Aerosols
- Books
- Board games
- Cardboard
- Carpet
- CDs (and their cases)
- Clothes
- Computer games
- Cooking oil
- DVDs (and their cases)
- Furniture
- Garden waste (not Japanese knotweed)
- Glass jars and bottles
- Hardcore (concrete/rubble) (1)
- Metal (tins/cans/foil/scrap metal)
- Mobile phones
- Pallets (non-returnable only)
- Paper
- Plastic bottles (2)
- Printer cartridges
- Shoes
- Soil spent compost (not turf)
- Timber
- Video tapes (and their cases)
The following items are also accepted. Please speak to the site operator for instructions
- Batteries (car/household - all sizes and types including those in mobile phones and power tools)
- Bicycles and bicycle tyres
- Bulky items
- Car parts (excluding vehicle tyres)
- Chemicals
- Electrical items small and large, including TVs, computers, washing machines (even if not working)
- Engine oil and filters
- Fluorescent tubes
- Fridges/freezers
- Gas bottles and fire extinguishers
- Hard plastics
- Light bulbs (including energy saving bulbs)
- Paint (3)
- Plasterboard (4)
Notes
(1) Subject to our construction and demolition policy.
(2) At Bluntisham, Witchford, Milton, St Neots, Thriplow and Whittlesey only.
(3) All recycling centres accept paint. Paint taken to Witchford, March, Milton, St Neots, Thriplow and Wisbech is collected for use by local charities, community groups, housing associations and individuals in social need.
(4) Recycling centres can accept plasterboard in quantities that are in line with our policy on construction and demolition waste. In order for a site to accept your plasterboard, it should be free from asbestos, foam, metal, plaster, polystyrene, rubble, tiles and wood.
Please contact the site in advance if you are unsure about the quantity/type of waste you want to dispose of. Waste is accepted at the site manager's discretion and according to council policies.