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

Longridge Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Hill · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 We-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Bebside Household Waste Recovery Centre☆

Front Street · Recycling centre · Suez Recycling And Recovery U K Ltd

🕒 Apr-Oct 08:00-19:30; Nov-Mar 08:00-18:00

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Sittingbourne Recycling Centre☆

Gas Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Cringle Dock Transfer Station☆

Cringle Street · Recycling container · Western Riverside Waste Authority

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Malvern Household Recycling Centre☆

Worcester Road · Recycling centre · Severn Waste Services

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Barkers Lane, Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Barkers Lane · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Ashford Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Brunswick Road · Recycling centre · Kent County Council

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-16:30; Su 09:00-16:00; PH 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Newcastle Recycling Centre☆

Leycett Lane · Recycling centre · Staffordshire County Council

🕒 Mo,Tu,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa,Su 09:00-17:00

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Burgess Hill Household Waste Recycling Site☆

Fairbridge Way · Recycling centre · Viridor

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Maldon Recycling Centre☆

Park Drive · Recycling centre · Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Rayleigh Recycling Centre☆

Castle Road · Recycling centre · Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc

PaperGlassCansBatteriesScrap metal

Canvey Recycling Centre☆

Canvey Road · Recycling centre · Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Raynesway Civic Amenity☆

Raynesway Park Drive · Recycling container · HW Martin Waste Ltd (for Derby City Council)

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-18:00; Dec 25-26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteWood, rubble

Farthinghoe Recycling and Reuse Centre☆

A422 · Recycling container · South Northamptonshire Council

🕒 Apr-Sep 09:00-18:00; Oct-Mar 09:00-16:30

PaperPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Garstang Community Recycling and Re-use Centre☆

Brockholes Way · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo, Th-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oil

Towthorpe Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · City of York Council

🕒 Mo-Su 08:30-19:00; We off

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Margate Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Manston Road · Recycling centre · Kent County Council

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-16:30; Su 09:00-16:00; PH 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Taunton Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Biffa

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Two Tree Island Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Southend Council

Scrap metalWood, rubble

Princes Drive Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Warwick District Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble