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

Wombourne Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Hedge End Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Shamblehurst Lane South · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlassCansOrganicElectronicsScrap metal

Leek Recycling Centre☆

Fowlchurch Road · Recycling centre · Staffordshire County Council

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

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Kettering Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Garrard Way · Recycling centre

🕒 We-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Corby Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Kettering Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Fr-Tu 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

James Rollason Metal Recycling☆

Haybridge Road · Recycling centre · James Rollason

CansElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Herne Bay Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Westbrook Lane · 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

Slag Lane☆

Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Bryan Hirst Metal Recycling☆

Recycling centre

Scrap metal

Summers Lane Civic Amenity and Recycling Centre☆

Summers Lane · Recycling centre · North London Waste Authority

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Weston-super-Mare Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Stourbridge Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Off Stamford Road, Birmingham Street · Recycling centre · H W Martin Waste Ltd

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

St Albans Household Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

🕒 Th-Mo 08:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Fair Oak Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Knowle Lane · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicBatteriesScrap metal

Brunel Road Recycling Centre☆

Brunel Road · Recycling centre · Devon County Council

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperOrganicScrap metalWood, rubble

Witchford Recycling Centre☆

Stirling Way · Recycling centre · Cambridgeshire County Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Retford Recycling Centre☆

Hallcroft Road · Recycling centre · Nottinghamshire County Council

🕒 Jan-Feb Mo-Su 08:00-16:00; Mar Mo-Su 08:00-18:00; Apr-Sep Mo-Su 08:00-20:00; Oct Mo-Su 08:00-18:00; Nov-Dec Mo-Su 08:00-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Pinbrook Road Recycling Center☆

Pinbrook Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Caddsdown Business Centre☆

Caddsdown Industrial Estate · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Hazel Court · Recycling centre · City of York Council

🕒 Su 08:30-16:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Sa 08:30-17:00; Apr-Sep: Mo-Sa 08:30-19:00; Dec 25-26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble