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

Altham Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Whinney Hill Road · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Burnley Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Balderstone Lane · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Clitheroe Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Henthorn Road · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo-Tu, Fr-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Farington Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Flensburg Way · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Duckworth Clough Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Duckworth Clough · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo, Th-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Preston Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Tom Benson Way · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Maclins Quarry Recycling Centre☆

Station Road · Recycling centre · North Devon Council

🕒 Weekends only

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Chard Recycling Centre☆

Beeching Close · Recycling centre · Somerset Waste Partnership

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

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Pitsea Recycling Centre☆

Pitsea Hall Road · Recycling centre · Veolia

ElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

Farrells Metal Recycling☆

Recycling centre

Scrap metal

Northampton Ecton Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Lower Ecton Lane · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Tu off; We off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

New Romney Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Mountfield Road · Recycling centre · Kent County Council

🕒 08:30-15:45

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Everleigh amenity centre☆

Pewsey Road · Recycling container

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Whorral Bank Household Waste Recovery Centre☆

Whorral Bank · Recycling centre · Suez Recycling And Recovery North East Ltd

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Canterbury Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Vauxhall 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

Regis Road Recycling Centre☆

9-11 Regis Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Darncrest Scrap Metals☆

New Road 69-83 · Recycling centre

Scrap metal

Chester Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Bumpers Lane 29 · Recycling centre · Cheshire West and Chester

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-16:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Boysnope Wharf Recycling Centre☆

Liverpool Road · Recycling centre · Suez

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteTyresWood, rubble

Devizes Household Recycling Centre☆

London Road · Recycling centre · FCC Environmental

🕒 Sa-We 10:00-16:00; Th,Fr off

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble