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.
The Farthinghoe centre only accepts waste for Recycling and Re-use. For details of what can be accepted there please visit the Farthinghoe recycling and re-use centre page.
Waste accepted at Brixworth, Daventry, Ecton Lane, Sixfields and Towcester 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. |
| 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 | |
| Caravans and trailers | No | |
| 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 | |
| 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 the general household waste. See restrictions. |
| Hardcore and rubble | Yes | Specific policy applies to DIY waste. Restrictions and charges may apply. See restrictions. |
| Hard plastics | Yes | |
| 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 bottles | Yes | |
| Portable batteries | Yes | |
| Printer (toner) cartridges | Yes | Please seek a member of staff for help. |
| 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. |
| Used engine oil | Yes | See hazardous waste. Limits apply. |
| Upholstered domestic seating | Yes | Must be disposed of in a separate bin to the general household waste. See restrictions. |
| Vape (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 24 January 2024