What is accepted for recycling or disposal at the tip?
Items accepted at Stock Road and Leigh Marshes
- batteries - household and car
- books
- bulky waste - domestic only, no trade waste
- cardboard - boxes (flattened), other cardboard packaging, cereal cartons etc.
- ceramics - crockery, flowerpots, household ceramics
- cooking oil - vegetable-based cooking oils
- domestic appliances - fridges and freezers, washing machines
- electric appliances - microwaves, toasters, irons, kettles
- electrical cables and wire
- engine oil
- garden waste - green waste suitable for composting
- glass - bottles and jars
- hardcore and rubble (including DIY waste) - only one car boot load (6 builder rubble bags) is allowed. if you are generating large quantities of these materials you should consider alternative methods of disposal such as hiring a skip. this restriction applies to trailers and all types of vehicles.
- hazardous household waste - including pesticides and herbicides, common household chemicals, antifreeze, screen wash
- low energy light bulbs and fluorescent light tubes
- mattresses
- metals - ferrous and non-ferrous
- mixed household recycling - pink sack waste
- paint - household, e.g. emulsion, gloss, eggshell
- paper - newspapers, junk mail etc
- plasterboard - gypsum-based products: items containing asbestos will not be accepted
- pops - soft furnishings containing persistent organic pollutants
- printer ink and toner cartridges
- reuse items - furniture, books, CDs, DVDs, bicycles, bric-a-brac
- residual household waste - waste not suitable for reuse, recycling or composting
- rigid plastics - UPVC products, guttering, garden furniture
- scrap metal - steel cans, aluminium cans, scrap metal items (no car parts)
- textiles and shoes - clean, dry textiles and shoes
- TVs and monitors
- vapes
- wood - mixed wood
* Please note furniture potentially containing POPs need to be placed into a separate container. Please follow instructions from on-site staff.
If the item you wish to recycle or dispose of is not shown above please check the A to Z of recycling and waste.
Asbestos, gas cylinders and tyres cannot be accepted at either of our tips.