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. |
| 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 | |
| Chemical and radioactive hazardous waste | No | We are unable to dispose of chemical and radioactive hazardous waste. Please seek professional advice. |
| 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 | No | Can be disposed of at selected sites only: See hazardous waste |
| Fluorescent tubes | Yes | |
| Foil | Yes | |
| Food tins and drink cans | Yes | |
| Fridges and freezers | Yes | |
| Garden waste | Yes | |
| Gas bottles | No | Can be disposed of at selected sites only: |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| 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 | See hazardous waste. Limits apply. |
| Vapes - single use | Yes | Please speak to a member of staff |
| Weed killer | No | We do not have the correct chemical storage facilities so we cannot accept weed killer |
| Wood and Timber | Yes |
Last updated 05 January 2025