Household waste recycling centres (the tip)

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.

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