Household Recycling Centre
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Asbestos –
Please inform site operates of any items containing asbestos
upon arrival on site. Containers on site are kept locked, any
items should be double bagged, and can be disposed of at the
following sites:
It is advisable to contact the site in advance to ensure
there is available capacity.
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Bikes taken to Bilford Road (Worcester East), Hallow Road (Worcester West), Kidderminster, Pershore (Hill &
Moor) and Hereford
(Rotherwas) HRC will be collected by local
charities/organisations for re-use. Bikes are accepted at all other
centres but will not be re-used.
Batteries including
automotive batteries, can be recycled at all
Household Recycling Centres.
Books / CD
/ DVD can be recycled at the following sites:
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Cardboard & Paper can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres
EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
CD / DVD /
Books can be recycled at the following sites:
Chemicals and Paint If you wish to
dispose of any chemicals it is advisable to contact the site in
advance to ensure there is available capacity. Water based
paints can be disposed of in the landfill container. Chemicals
and paints, such as gloss, should be disposed of at sites with
facilities for chemical disposal. These include the following
sites:
Cooking Oil can be recycled at Bilford Road (Worcester East) and
Stourport HRC. Containers
are kept locked, upon arrival please identify to a site attendant
that you wish to dispose of cooking oil. It is
advisable to contact the site in advance to ensure there is
available capacity.
Commercial Vehicle and Trailer
(CVT) Permits - See CVT
page for full details.
Computer Monitors, Televisions (including
LCD and flat screens) and Laptops can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells. Alternatively
there are re-use organisations
who will re-use unwanted Laptops and Computers.
Computer Towers can be recycled at
all sites EXCEPT Tenbury Wells.
They can be recycled in the small electrical
appliances container at the following sites:
At other sites they can be recycled in the Scrap
Metal container. Alternatively there are re-use organisations who will re-use
unwanted Laptops and computers.
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Drink & Food Cans can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells
DVD/ CD / Books can be
recycled at the following sites:
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Electrical Items can be recycling at all
Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells. There are containers for
small electrical appliances at the
following sites:
Electrical items at all other sites (EXCEPT Tenbury Wells), and larger
electrical appliances can be recycled in the Scrap
Metal container.
Emergency Permits are only for use
in an Emergency, not as an alternative to use of CVT
Permits. A full set of CVT permits can be obtained
from Worcestershire County Council by completing an
application and returning it to the address detailed on the
application.
For details on how to obtain an Emergency Permit please see the
CVT page.
Engine Oil can be recycled at
all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells It is
advisable to contact the site in advance to ensure there is
available capacity.
Energy Saving Light Bulbs can be
recycled with fluorescent tubes at all sites.
Expiry Date - There is a
two week expiry date on all Emergency
Permits issued. There is no expiry date
for regular issued permits.
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Fluorescent light bulbs/tubes can
be recycled at all Household Recycling
Centres.
Fly Tipping - The
Environment Agency advise that any incidents of fly tipping are
reported to the relevant local authority to investigate. If you
have had waste fly tipped on your property The Waste Directory can
provide you with details of licensed facilities able to accept the
waste for safe disposal.
Fridges & Freezers can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells
Foil can be recycled at
all Household Recycling Centres.
Food & Drink Cans can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells
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Gas Bottles can be recycled
at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells
Glass Jars & Bottles can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells & Upton-upon-Severn.
Green waste is acceptable at
all Household Recycling Centres. Cuttings larger
than 2 metres in length, and 100mm in diameter can only be accepted
at the following sites:
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Hire Vehicles - Permits for hired
vehicles must be obtained in advance. For details please see the
CVT page.
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Laptops, Computer Monitors and
Televisions (including LCD and flat screens) can be recycled
at all sites EXCEPT Tenbury
Wells. Alternatively there are re-use organisations who will re-use
unwanted Laptops and computers.
Landfill – All Household Recycling
Centres accept waste to go to landfill however you are encouraged
to recycle or reuse items where possible. A list of what can be
recycled & where is available for Herefordshire. & Worcestershire HRCs.
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Oil - Cooking Oil collection is
currently being trailed at Bilford
Road (Worcester East) and Stourport HRC. Containers are
kept locked, upon arrival please identify to a site attendant that
you wish to dispose of cooking oil. It is
advisable to contact the site in advance to ensure there is
available capacity.
Oil - Engine Oil can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells. It is
advisable to contact the site in advance to ensure there is
available capacity.
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Paint and Chemicals
Water based paints can be disposed of in the landfill
container. Chemicals and paints, such as gloss, should
be disposed of at sites with facilities for chemical
disposal. If you wish to dispose of any chemicals it
is advisable to contact the site in advance to ensure there is
available capacity. These include the following sites:
Alternatively there are organisations who will re-use unwanted paints.
Paper & cardboard can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres
EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
Plasterboard – As of 1st April 2009
the Environment Agency have changed their ruling on plaster and
plasterboard disposal. As a result plaster and plasterboard can
only be disposed of at the following sites:
Plastic Bottles can be recycled at
all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
Printer Cartridges can be recycled
at the following Household Recycling Centres:
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Renewing CVT Permits - If none of
your details have changes you can request further permits by:
Residents Permits - For Residents Permits page for full
details.
Re-use – There are re-use containers at Bromsgrove (Quantry Lane) and
Pershore (Hill &
Moor) HRC collecting furniture and other small
items, which is collected by a local organisation for re-use.
Rubble & Soil can be recycled
at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells
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Scrap Metal can be recycled at
all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
Shoes can be recycled at
all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells & Upton-upon-Severn.
Soil Conditioner - You can buy
Green
Grow soil conditioner made from your composted green waste at
most Household Recycling Centres at a cost of £2 per bag.
Telephone your local site to check
availability. At the Pershore (Hill and Moor) HRC you can
buy it loose at £2.50 per tonne + VAT, or bring your own bag and
fill it for £1, for queries regarding collection of loose soil
conditioner please contact Pershore HRC on 01386 861434.
Soil & Rubble can be recycled
at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
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Televisions (including LCD and flat
screens), Laptops & Monitors can be recycled at
all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
Tetrapak can be recycled through
your kerbside recycling collection.
Textiles can be recycled
at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells & Upton-upon-Severn
Timber & Wood can be recycled
at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT Tenbury Wells
Tyres -Tyres can be disposed of at
all HRC's except Tenbury Wells
If you wish to dispose of more than 4 tyres please
contact the site you wish to use in advance.
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Weight Restriction A 3.5
tonne gross vehicle weight restriction was introduced on the
01 June 2011 at all of our Household Recycling Centres
- all vehicles over this limit will
be denied access.
Wood & Timber can be
recycled at all Household Recycling Centres EXCEPT
Tenbury Wells
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This page was last reviewed 18 November 2011 at 11:43 by Layla Shannon .
