There are ten Household Waste Recycling Centres in the county. All are operated by private waste management companies on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council.
The recycling centres provide a service for the public to bring household waste, garden waste, recyclables and other items such as unwanted furniture and white goods for disposal, reuse and recycling.
Useful Information
Sort It
Please remember to pre-sort your rubbish at home to make your visit to the centre quicker and easier. You can dispose of your recyclable rubbish by using the appropriate recycling containers provided around the site.
The centres accept a large range of wastes and provide reuse and recycling services for:
- Cans, eg food and drink cans
- Car Batteries
- Cardboard
- Garden waste
- Glass bottles and jars
- Inert waste, eg soil and rubble
- Scrap Metals
- Mobile phones
- Newspapers and magazines
- Plastic bottles
- Reusable items
- Textiles
- Tetrapaks / Waxy Cartons
- Timber
- Used engine oil
- WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment)
Please note: There are some types of waste which the centres cannot accept, these include:
- Asbestos (except Corby Household Waste Recycling Centre)
- Clinical waste
- Motor vehicles
Gas Bottles are acceptable at a limited number of sites. Please contact Waste Management for further details.
Think before you bin
Help reduce the amount we create by thinking before you bin. Before you through something away think if it could be reused either by a friend or another member of your family, or if not could someone less fortunate benefit from it?
There are a number of charity shops and non-profit organisations which will take unwanted furniture and household items for reuse.
Safety at Recycling Centres
The site operators are responsible for health and safety at the centre sites:
- Please follow any instructions given.
- Please keep children and animals in your vehicle while at the centre.
- If you are elderly or disabled and require help putting items into the containers please ask the site Recycling Advisors for assistance.