Household Recycling Centre

Items we accept on site include

• Asbestos (white cement-bonded, small quantities, you need to make an application to dispose of asbestos first - do not visit the HRC to dispose of asbestos without an approved application - visit our asbestos disposal page)
• Batteries (everyday household batteries, button batteries, e-cigarette batteries, car batteries, laptop battery packs, mobile phone batteries, power tool batteries, lighters, remote control units)
• Bathroom furniture*
• Bicycles
• Books
• Cardboard
• Carpet
• CDs and DVDs
• Coffee pods - both plastic and aluminium - Podback will collect and recycle the pods for us
• Cooking oil
• Electrical appliances
• Electrical cables
• Engine oil
• Fluorescent tubes
• Fridges and freezers
• Furniture (e.g. sofas, chairs, bookcases etc)
• Garden waste
• Glass
• Hardcore / rubble*
• Household and garden chemicals - e.g. fertiliser, weed killer, old cleaning products etc
• Household non-recycling / black-bagged waste
• Insulation*
• Lightbulbs
• Mattresses
• Mobile phones
• Mixed recycling (extra kerbside green bin material)
• Paint (see information further down this page)
• Paper
• Plasterboard*
• Printer cartridges
• Scrap metals
• Soil
• Spectacles
• Textiles
• TVs and computers
• Vapes (disposable and reusable)
• Wood and timber (including doors*)

*Accepted but with restrictions on the amount of DIY waste accepted. Read our DIY waste drop-down box on this page for more information.

Items we do not accept

• Ammunition
• Car parts (except those listed above)
• Clinical waste - including sharps / needles - visit our medical and hygiene waste page for more information
• Explosives
• Fire extinguishers
• Invasive species (e.g. Japanese Knotweed)
• Large scale DIY waste or asbestos
• Medicines
• Tyres
• uPVC windows and doors
• Vehicle fuel

Please contact specialist disposal companies to dispose of these items.

The Government has recently changed legislation to allow householders to dispose of a small amount of DIY waste free of charge. Anything over and above what we detail below is not classed as household waste and is not permitted at the site.

How much DIY waste we accept

You can take a small amount of DIY waste to the Household Recycling Centre:

• A maximum of 2 x 50 litre bags, 2 x items or the equivalent in one single visit
• Make four single visits with DIY waste per household in any four-week period

Types of DIY waste we accept

Hardcore and rubble:

• Bricks and rubble
• Roof tiles / slates / paving slabs
• Stones / gravel
• Sand / soil / turf

Bathroom furniture:

• Bath
• Bathroom sink / pedestal
• Bathroom tiles
• Bathroom cabinet / cupboard
• Bidet
• Toilet
• Shower screen
• Shower tray
• Shower door

Kitchen fixtures:

• Kitchen sink
• Kitchen tiles
• Kitchen cabinets / cupboards
• Kitchen worktops

Wood / plasterboard / chipboard (not wooden furniture):

• Floorboards or laminate flooring
• Fence panel
• Fence post
• Plasterboard
• Wood – decking, offcuts, shed, skirting boards
• Internal doors
• Window frame

Glass:

• Greenhouse glass
• Windows (no UPVC)

Other:

• Loft insulation and roof felt
• Radiator
• Plastic pipes / guttering

For any waste over and above what we can accept, you should contact a licensed waste carrier, skip company or use our bulky waste collection service.

• emulsion paint
• gloss paint
• eggshell paint
• satin paint
• primers and undercoats
• floor paint
• masonry and exterior paint
• varnish and wood stain
• tile paint

• paint thinners, such as white spirit
• paintbrush cleaner
• paint stripper
• wood preservatives and treatments
• pesticide products
• specialist and industrial paint
• aerosol and spray paint
• cellulose-based paint
• any paint containing lead

Leftover paint is available free of charge and is provided without warranty or guarantee. It is the responsibility of the consumer to determine the condition and suitability of the leftover paint on offer before use. Use of the leftover paint is at the consumer’s own risk. Peterborough City Council and its contractor accepts no liability for damage to property caused by leftover paint.

Rules

• No paint tins to be opened on site.
• Please only take leftover paint after reading the disclaimer.
• No paint is to be removed from site without signing the Community RePaint log.
• Reuse paint is not to be exchanged, resold or traded commercially for financial gain.
• Only leftover paint tins in the Community RePaint area are available to take - members of the public must not take paint from any other area of the site.
• If you are not satisfied with the collected paint, you can bring it back to the recycling centre.
• Always transport paint tins upright and securely to prevent spillage.
• Please speak to a member of staff at the Household Recycling Centre if any of the above is unclear.

Please sign and list the amount of paint taken to agree you have read and understand the Community RePaint disclaimer and are happy to accept these terms and conditions for using the paint.