Recycling centres

Advice when using our recycling centres

• Please separate your waste and recycling before you arrive at the recycling centre, to reduce any delays on site.
• Cars, including cars with single axle trailers under 1.8 metres long, can visit sites without booking.
• Vans and light goods vehicles are allowed to bring domestic waste, but must book before visiting a recycling centre. Please read our information and check if you need to book a slot for your vehicle.
• Pedestrian access is not permitted at Alexandra Park recycling centre for health and safety reasons.
• Please show respect for our staff at all times. We have a zero-tolerance policy on work-related violence.
• In the event of any queues or delays, please co-operate with any traffic arrangements in place and the instructions from staff to allow vehicles to enter and exit our sites safely.

Opening hours

We have four centres you can use for recycling household waste. Our recycling centre are free to use.

• Our opening hours may change during the holidays. Please check if recycling centres opening hours have been affected before travelling.

Locations

What can I bring to the recycling centre?

You should sort any recyclable waste before bringing it to recycling centres. Please note that we cannot accept commercial waste.

Rubble

Our recycling centres don't accept rubble from construction, building or demolition sites.

Domestic oil tanks

*If disposing of an oil tank, you must follow this guidance from the NIEA.

There may be restrictions on the amount of items or materials we can accept. If you have a large amount of a particular type of waste to recycle, please contact us before travelling to the centre or ask a member of site staff. 

Re-use containers

Our re-use containers are open, but we are only able to accept a limited number of items including furniture and bicycles. Any items that you put in the re-use containers should be in a useable condition.

If you have other items including good quality furnishings, soft toys, games, or other bric-a-brac that you would like to dispose of, we advise you to donate these to local charity shops.

Items that are put into our re-use containers are sent to community organisations and charities for refurbishment or repair. They are then sold in charity shops. The containers are not open to the public to take items for themselves.

Disabled access

All our recycling centres have a split-level design, making it easy for people to dispose of most types of waste without having to use steps. 

Carpet recycling

Our four main recycling centres now have a dedicated carpet recycling skip.

The recycled material is collected, checked, weighed and baled for use in the equestrian sector for surfacing and animal bedding. It will also be used as acoustic insulation for buildings.

You can put these items into the carpet recycling skip:

• carpet
• mats
• rugs
• carpet tiles

You can't put these items into the carpet recycling skip:

• anything rubber backed
• underlay
• gripper rods or batons
• nails or tacs
• wet or dirty carpet, mats or rugs. All items must be dry.
• wood
• metal

We do not accept these items because they can contaminate the skips and impact the quality of our recycling.

Pre-loved toy appeal

We’re running a pre-loved toy appeal at our four recycling centres in the run up to Christmas.You can donate pre-loved toys which we'll send to local charities across the city. They'll then be sold for a small price, or gifted to those most in need in the community. Read more about the toy appeal.