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

Campground household waste and recycling centre☆

Springwell Road · Recycling centre · Gateshead Council

🕒 appointment only

ClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalWood, rubble

Stokesley Recycle Center☆

Recycling centre · North Yorkshire County Council

🕒 Oct-Mar Mo-Fr 08:30-16:00;Apr-Sep 08:30-17:00;PH closed

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oil

Thornley Station Household Recycling Centre☆

Salter's Lane · Recycling centre · H W Martin Waste Limited

🕒 Mo-Th 10:00-16:00; Apr-Sep: Sa-Su,PH 10:00-18:00; Oct-Mar: Sa-Su,PH 10:00-15:30

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

Maresfield household waste recycling site☆

Batts Bridge Road · Recycling centre · East Sussex County Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Lewisham Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Surrey Canal Road · Recycling container

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oil

Keighley Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Royd Ings Avenue · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-12:00; Su 09:00-16:00; PH 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteWood, rubble

Great Northern Terrace Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 08:30-20:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Ward Bros. (Steel) Ltd.☆

Quality Row 2 · Recycling centre · Ward Bros Steel Ltd

Scrap metal

Potterhouse Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Potterhouse Lane · Recycling centre · H W Martin Waste Limited

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-18:00; Dec 25 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Fosse Cross Household Recycling Centre☆

North Cerney · Recycling centre · Gloucestershire County Council

🕒 Tu off; Mar last Su-Oct last Su Mo,We-Su 09:00-17:00; Oct last Su-Mar last Su Mo,We-Su 10:00-16:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Faversham Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Salters 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

Avonmouth Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Kings Weston Lane · Recycling centre · Bristol Waste

🕒 08:00-18:45

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Tudhoe Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Tudhoe Ind Est · Recycling centre · H W Martin Waste Limited

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-18:00; Dec 25 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Newtown Road Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

PaperOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Hett Hills Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Bluehouse Bank · Recycling centre · H W Martin Waste Limited

🕒 Apr-Sep Sa,Su,PH 09:00-18:00; Oct-Mar Sa,Su,PH 09:00-15:30; Dec 25, Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Syke Park☆

Syke Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Tu 08:00-16:00, Th 08:00-16:00, Sa-Su 08:00-18:00

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicBatteriesScrap metal

Hastings Household Waste Recycling Site☆

Freshfields · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Apr-Sep Mo-Su 08:00-17:00; Oct-Mar Mo-Sa 08:00-16:00; Oct-Mar Su 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Freemen's Common Recycling Centre☆

Islington Street · Recycling centre · Biffa Leicester

🕒 Apr-Oct 08:00-20:00; Nov-Mar 08:00-18:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Reliance Street Recycling Centre☆

Reliance Street · Recycling centre · Suez

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Chorley Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Coppull Road · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble