If you live in Royal Greenwich, you can take recyclable and non-recyclable household waste to the Reuse and Recycling Centre.
To take your waste here, you must provide an original copy of a:
- valid UK driving license
- council tax bill dated within the last 3 months of your visit
Photocopies will not be accepted.
Items you can take to the site
You can take:
- fridges and freezers
- furniture and mattresses
- large appliances like televisions, cookers or washing machines
- car batteries
Check the full list of what you can take to the reuse and recycling centre
Items that contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
It is your responsibility and duty of care to know if your waste contains POPs.
Some items that contain POPs are:
- bean bags
- floor and sofa cushions
- upholstered kitchen and dining room chairs
- office chairs
- sofas and armchairs (including leather)
- sofa beds
- upholstered stools
Check if your waste contains POPs
If you have items that contain POPs, our staff will help you put these items in a special POPs Bay.
Keep POP and non-POP items separate. If they are mixed, we’ll dispose of everything as POPs. Having them disposed of would cost us more than when you keep them separated.
Items you cannot take to the centre
We do not accept business or hazardous waste. You must take business waste to a licensed waste transfer station.
Check how to get rid of business waste
Book a collection with the City of London if you have hazardous waste.
Items we limit
There’s a limit on some items that you can get rid of at the centre.
| Item | Number of items per visit | Number of visits per month |
|---|---|---|
| Asbestos | 3 | 1 |
| Hard core and rubble | 5 | 1 |
| Plasterboard | 5 | 1 |
| Tyres | 3 | 1 |
Asbestos must be triple-wrapped in plastic and sealed with tape.
You can also visit the centre 4 times in 4 weeks for Do it Yourself (DIY) home repairs.
On each visit, you can take either:
- 2 large rubble bags that can each contain 50 litres of rubble
- 1 bulky or fitted item no larger than 2,000mm x 750mm x 700mm, such as a bath tub
Only the householder, not a tradesperson or contractor doing the work, can bring in this waste.
Check requirements for disposing of DIY waste at the recycling centre
Visiting the site
You can visit the site at these times:
| Days | Time |
|---|---|
| Weekdays | 8am to 6:30pm |
| Saturdays | 8am to 5pm |
| Sundays | 9am to 4:30pm |
| Bank holidays | 9am to 4:30pm |
You must get to the site 15 minutes before closing time.
Visiting the site on foot
If you’re visiting the centre on foot, the staff at the entrance will collect your items and get rid of them in the correct bays. You must show proof you live in the borough before the gate staff can collect your item.
Visiting the site with a vehicle
The Re-use and Recycling Centre is accessible to residents in a car or on a motorbike. Commercial vehicles are not allowed on site. These include:
- vans (including hired vans)
- pick up trucks
- vehicles that do not have windows in all panels
- minibuses
- trailers towed by vehicles that have more than one axle or a load length of more than 1.5 metres
If you hire a van, you must take it to the waste transfer station next to the Re-use and Recycling centre. You’ll need to pay to get rid of items at the waste transfer station.
What to wear when visiting the site
You’ll not be able to enter the site without safety equipment. You must wear:
- a hard hat
- high-visibility vest or coat
- safety boots
- full length trousers (not shorts or three-quarter lengths)
Site rules
We do not accept any verbal or physical abuse towards the staff at the Re-use and Recycling Centre.
When you visit the site, you must:
- respect our staff who’ll be on-site to help you during your visit
- not remove any items from the site
- keep animals and children in your vehicle at all times
- not smoke on site
- not move items from a van to a car
- not enter the site on foot