Where to recycle scrap metal in England

Below are places in England that accept scrap metal for recycling: street containers, collection points and recycling centres. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and is kept up to date by the community — if a point is missing, add it yourself in a couple of minutes.

Recycling points

AllClothes 2630Paper 2541Cans 2242Glass bottles 2223Glass 1168Plastic 1072Plastic bottles 1058Electronics 394Batteries 377Organic 352Scrap metal 266Wood, rubble 190Low energy bulbs 129Plastic bags 93Hazardous waste 87Engine oil 81Car batteries 65Tyres 63

Operators:AllLancashire County Council 13Suez 13H W Martin Waste Limited 10Veolia 9Kent County Council 8Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc 5East Riding of Yorkshire Council 3Norfolk County Council 3Severn Waste Services 3Staffordshire County Council 3

Found: 266

Loughborough Recycling & Household Waste Site☆

Railway Terrace · Recycling centre · Leicestershire County Council

🕒 Mo-We 09:00-19:00, Th-Fr off; Sa-Su 09:00-19:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Letchworth Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Lacerta Court · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Metal Salvage Ltd☆

Jackdaw Lane · Recycling container

Scrap metal

Garth Road Recycling and Reuse Centre☆

Amenity Way · Recycling centre · London Borough of Merton

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Thriplow Recycling Centre☆

Gravel Pit Hill · Recycling centre · Cambridgeshire County Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Villiers Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Mill Road · Recycling centre · South London Waste Partnership

🕒 Mo-Fr 07:30-17:00; Sa 07:30-16:00; Su,PH 09:30-16:00; Dec 24 09:30-12:00; Dec 25,26,Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Kimpton Park Way Re-Use and Recycling Centre☆

Kimpton Park Way · Recycling container · London Borough of Sutton

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Penistone Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Sheffield Road · Recycling centre · FCC Environment

🕒 Apr-Sep: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-17:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-16:00; Dec 25 off; Dec 26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Littlehampton Household Waste Recycling Site☆

Mill Lane · Recycling centre · West Sussex County Council

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Gatewarth Community Recycling Centre☆

Barnard Street · Recycling centre · Warrington Borough Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

North Seaton Household Waste Recovery Centre☆

Castle Island Way · Recycling centre · Suez Recycling And Recovery U K Ltd

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Jenkins Lane · Recycling centre · Shanks East London (under contract from East London Waste Authority, for 25 years from 2002)

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesScrap metal

Colchester Recycling Centre☆

Shrub End Road · Recycling centre · Colchester City Council

PaperPlasticGlassCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Lester Road Household Waste & Recycling Centre☆

Lester Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Shirecliffe Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Longley Avenue West · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Apr 01-Sep 30 09:30-17:30; Oct 01-Mar 31 09:30-15:30

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Skip Hire Sutton Coldfield Go☆

High St · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-17:00

PlasticOrganicScrap metal

Maldon Metals☆

West Station Road 14 · Recycling container

Scrap metal

Weston Mill Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

North Prospect Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Sa,Su 08:30-17:30

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Southwark Metals☆

Trundley's Road 158 · Recycling centre

Scrap metal

Langley Household Waste and Recycling Centre☆

Langley Park Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble