What will the tidy tips accept?
Our Household Waste Recycling Centres (tidy tips) accept:
- glass bottles and jars
- cardboard (including corrugated cardboard)
- green garden waste
- wood
- newspaper and paper
- aluminium cans
- textiles
- hard plastics (how we deal with hard plastics)
- scrap metal
- electrical applicances
- TVs, computer equipment etc. (please ensure all personal data is removed from items such as PCs, laptops, smart TVs, mobile phones, tablets and sat navs)
- white electrical goods
- household furniture (beds, mattresses, wardrobes, chest of drawers, etc.)
- carpets and underlays (no carpet tiles)
- car and household batteries
- light bulbs
- used engine and cooking oil
- gas cylinders
- paint
- one fridge or one fridge-freezer (one of either within 12 months; you will need a waste permit)
- one freezer (one within 12 months; you will need a waste permit)
- tyres (two within 12 months; you will need a waste permit)
- mixed recycling
If you have an item for disposal that you are not sure will be accepted, check by calling Customer Services on 0300 300 8302.
Bulky waste
If you have large / bulky items, which are too difficult to get to the tip, then you can arrange a bulky waste collection. We can also collect fridges and freezers. There are charges for these collections.