What can be recycled at our HWRCs
Our household waste recycling centres accept a wide range of recyclable materials
To maximise the amount of waste recycled, please pre-sort your waste before arriving at site. Any waste that cannot be recycled or is not sorted for recycling will be sent to landfill or for further waste treatment processing.
Waste accepted at Corby, Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough is listed below.
| Item | Accepted at all sites? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosols | Yes | |
| Antifreeze | Yes | Please seek a member of staff for help. Must be domestic waste. Limits apply. |
| Asbestos | No | See asbestos disposal |
| Bricks | Yes | Specific policy applies to DIY waste. Restrictions and charges may apply. See restrictions |
| Caravans and trailers | No | |
| Car and automotive parts | No | With the exception of general automotive servicing items, such as antifreeze, car batteries, oil filters and used engine oil, and small metal parts, including break discs and coil springs. |
| Car batteries | Yes | |
| Cardboard | Yes | It is not essential to flatten or break down cardboard boxes. There is machinery on site that will do this. |
| Cartons | Yes | |
| Clinical waste | No | See clinical waste |
| Clothes | Yes | |
| Coffee pods | Yes | Please speak to a member of staff |
| Computers | Yes | |
| Cooking oil | Yes | Small amounts emptied into a 500ml bottle can also be put into your general waste bin at home |
| Fire extinguishers | Yes | Must be domestic use - weighing less than 1kg. Refillable fire extinguishers should be returned to the manufacturer or supplier. |
| Fluorescent tubes | Yes | |
| Foil | Yes | |
| Food tins and drink cans | Yes | |
| Fridges and freezers | Yes | |
| Garden waste | Yes | |
| Gas bottles | Yes | Must be domestic use. Refillable gas bottles should be returned to the manufacturer or supplier. |
| General household waste | Yes | This includes items such as beds and mattresses. Upholstered domestic seating must be put in a separate bin at the HWRC to general household waste (see restrictions) |
| Hardcore and rubble | Yes | Specific policy applies to DIY waste. Restrictions and charges may apply (see restrictions) |
| Household Chemicals | Yes | Up to 5 litres of hazardous household chemicals (read our full guidance) accepted per month |
| Industrial chemical and radioactive hazardous waste | No | We are unable to dispose of industrial chemical and radioactive hazardous waste. Please seek professional disposal advice |
| Large appliances | Yes | |
| Low energy bulbs | Yes | |
| Mixed glass, bottles and jars | Yes | |
| Mobile phones | Yes | |
| Oil filters (automotive) | Yes | Please seek a member of staff for help - must be domestic waste |
| Paper | Yes | |
| Petrol | No | Find a specialist independent hazardous waste disposal company |
| Plasterboard | Yes | Specific policy applies to DIY waste. Restrictions and charges may apply (see restrictions) |
| Plastic | Yes |
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| Portable batteries | Yes | |
| Scrap metal | Yes | |
| Sharps | No | See clinical waste |
| Shoes | Yes | |
| Small appliances | Yes | |
| Soil | Yes | |
| Textiles | Yes | |
| TV's and monitors | Yes | See hazardous waste |
| Tyres | No | We are not licensed to recycle tyres at our centres. You will need to find a private company to do this |
| Upholstered domestic seating | Yes | Must be disposed of in a separate bin to the general household waste (see restrictions) |
| Used engine oil | Yes | limits apply |
| Vapes - single use | Yes | Please speak to a member of staff |
| Weed killer | Yes | Up to 5 litres of hazardous household chemicals (read our full guidance) accepted per month |
| Wood and timber | Yes | With the exception of Grade D hazardous wood (including railway sleepers, creosote treated wood and trailer beds) |
Last updated 19 January 2026