What you can take to our recycling centres

Animal waste, including horse manure and animal/pet bedding is not accepted at any of our recycling centres and should be disposed of in your waste wheeled bin.

Animal bedding (eg hay or newspaper) from herbivore (vegetarian) pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs can be put into your home compost bin, but not waste from cats or dogs. 

When walking your dog, please pick up your pet's waste in a plastic bag and dispose of it in a litter/dog waste bin or in your waste wheeled bin at home.

Ash is not accepted at any of our recycling centres. Once it has cooled down, put the ash from coal or wood fires into your waste wheeled bin instead. Small amounts of wood ash can be placed in your home compost bin.

If residents have removed a bathroom suite from their property they are permitted to dispose of small quantities of this waste at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip, get a skip bag, or contact your district council who may offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

Used batteries including mobile phone batteries, rechargeable batteries, cordless tool batteries and vehicle batteries are all accepted at recycling centres.

Some district councils also provide a collection for smaller used household batteries from your home.

Bicycles can also be donated to bicycle reuse projects. Some have facilities for repairing bicycles before reselling them.

Books in good condition can also be donated to charity shops.

You can put paperback books into your recycling wheeled bin, but not hardbacks.

Some district councils provide book banks. 

Residents who have changed their own engine oil can take the used oil to pour into a dedicated container at our recycling centres. You can also place your empty bottle in the household waste skip if you need to dispose of it.

Only used engine oil and car batteries are accepted at recycling centres, no other car parts are accepted at recycling centres. 

You can also put dry cardboard in your recycling wheeled bin but please do not put wet cardboard in as this makes it difficult for the machinery to sort mixed recyclables.

Some district councils also provide cardboard recycling banks.

Carpets and rugs in good condition can be donated to furniture re-use groups such as Freecycle. or another group in your local area.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Soft-backed catalogues can also be put in your recycling wheeled bin but please leave hard-backed versions out. 

To avoid this type of waste, consider viewing or downloading online versions where possible rather than paper copies.

If the cement board that you are disposing of resembles asbestos, it will not be accepted at any of our recycling centres. 

If the cement board does not resemble asbestos you are permitted to dispose of small quantities of it at our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Please transport these carefully to one of our recycling centres and hand them to a member of staff.

Most recycling centres should be able to accept small quantities of most household chemicals in their chemical stores but if you have larger containers or larger quantities of chemicals, please contact our customer service centre who will be able to advise you. Please also contact our customer service centre if you have specialist chemicals that you need to dispose of.

Clothing and textiles disposed of at recycling centres that are in a good clean condition will be sent for reuse.

They can also be donated to charity shops or put in textile banks that some district councils provide.

Please do not put any clothing or other textiles in your recycling wheeled bin.

At our recycling centres metal hangers should go in the 'scrap metal' skip and plastic or wooden hangers should go in the 'household waste' skip.

Clothes hangers in good condition can be donated to charity shops. 

Hangers can also be put in your waste wheeled bin.

Data held on computer hard drives should be wiped before they are taken to a recycling centre. Computer monitors, keyboards and mouse devices are also accepted at our recycling centres.

Please do not place these in your waste wheeled bin as they contain metals and/or components that could be recovered and reused. If these items are sent to landfill, these metals can contaminate the land.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of concrete (mixed or powder) at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

There is a special container at all recycling centres for used cooking oil from householders as it can be recycled to create green electricity. Please do not pour cooking oil into the used engine oil container at recycling centres. Cooking oil from commercial properties is not accepted. 

Cooking oil/fat should not be poured down kitchen sinks as this can result in blocked drains.

Find out more about cooking oil recycling on the Veolia website, who are our waste management contractor.

If you see a dead animal on the road in a place that could cause an accident, please contact your district council who will arrange for the animal to be collected.

If your pet dies you may wish to contact a local pet crematorium.

If the drain pipes that you are disposing of resembles asbestos, they will not be accepted at any of our recycling centres. 

If the drain pipes do not resemble asbestos you are permitted to dispose of small quantities of them at our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

If your electrical appliance is still in good working order, you could donate it to a furniture reuse group such as the Furniture Re-use Network or Freecycle.

Alternatively, you could use a retailer take back scheme if you are purchasing a new appliance or contact your district council who can offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

Some district councils also have recycling banks for small electrical appliances like hairdryers, kettles, toasters and power tools etc.

Please do not place small electrical appliances in your waste wheeled bin as they contain metals and/or components that could be recovered and reused.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Fire extinguishers up to 2kg in size from a household will be accepted at recycling centres.

Fire extinguishers larger than 2kg (such as 4kg/9litres) are not domestic fire extinguishers and originate from businesses. If you have one of these cylinders and are a business you should contact the cylinder supplier to arrange its disposal. If you are a householder and one has been left in your garage, shed etc the cylinder is still a business waste (commercial waste) and you will need to contact a fire extinguisher supplier and pay for its removal and disposal yourself.

Try to use all your fireworks at your event as they are not safe to store. Please contact the shop/retailer to find out how to return or dispose of surplus fireworks.

Try to keep food waste to a minimum by only buying and cooking what you need. More ideas for portion sizing and using up leftovers can be found on the Love Food Hate Waste website.

You can find out about Love Food Hate Waste in Nottinghamshire and view the Notts Sustainable Cookery Book on the Veolia website, who are our waste management contractor.

Some food waste such as potato peelings, fruit skins, tea bags and coffee grounds can be added to your home compost bin. For more details visit the Nottinghamshire Get Composting website to find out how you can purchase subsidised compost equipment, or the Recycle Now website.

Food waste can also be placed in your waste wheeled bin but please wrap it in a plastic bag before doing so to minimise any smells. 

If you have a large amount of food waste to dispose of eg from a freezer fault or power cut, you can take it to any recycling centre in a bin liner. Please hand it to a member of staff and explain that it is waste food as the staff often open bin liners to further sort and recycle mixed waste.

Most empty fridges and freezers (including non-commercial glass fronted fridges) are accepted at recycling centres. However, commercial glass fronted fridges, all glass topped fridges and fridges missing their motors are not accepted.

If your fridge or freezer is still in good working order, you could donate it to a furniture reuse group such as the Furniture Re-use Network or Freecycle.

Alternatively, you could use a retailer take back scheme if you are purchasing a new fridge/freezer, or contact your district council who can offer a chargeable bulky waste collection. 

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

If your item is in a good condition and has a fire safety label (for upholstered items) it could be donated to a furniture re-use group such as Freecycle, or another group in your local area.

Alternatively contact your district council who can offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Garden furniture should not be placed in the garden waste skip at recycling centres. 

Some district councils offer a garden waste collection which they may charge for.

Please do not put diseased or invasive plants like Japanese Knotweed into any compost bin, garden waste wheeled bin or garden waste skip as this can cause environmental problems. Ragwort is also not accepted at recycling centres. These should be bagged and placed into your waste wheeled bin.

If you are hiring a van to transport garden waste to a recycling centre, temporary access can be arranged.

Gas bottles are not actually waste; they have a financial value and belong to the individual gas supplier marked on the bottle. This is why when you buy gas you have to pay a monetary deposit on the bottle to ensure its safe return to the owner.

Bottles should be returned to the local retailer/stockist that supplied it. Alternatively return bottles to one of the brand name's parent company's dealers [PDF].

Should you have a gas bottle with no supplier markings or from a supplier who no longer exists or is outside the UK, you can return it to one of the companies listed on this poster [PDF].

Do not place gas bottles in your waste wheeled bin as they are potentially explosive.

All glass bottles and jars including those from food, drink, medicines and toiletries can be recycled at any recycling centre.

District councils provide bottle banks for the separate recycling of clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars. Please do not mix the colours.

Some district councils also offer a separate collection of glass bottles and jars from your home.

Metal lids should be removed first and can be placed in can banks at recycling banks. Otherwise place them in your waste wheeled bin.

If the items are in good condition you could donate them to a charity shop, otherwise you can place them in your waste wheeled bin. 

Please do not put these glass items into bottle banks as they are often made from a different type of glass, eg Pyrex, white opaque glass, crystal etc that may contaminate the recycling process.

Residents can dispose of a single item made of sheet glass, such as a shower screen or a piece of glass furniture at our recycling centres, providing it meets our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

If you are having windows replaced by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of the old windows.

If you have replaced windows in your own property yourself, you can take a maximum of one window as long as it will fit in the boot of a car to a recycling centre. This is in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of gravel at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, landscape gardening, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Use the household waste skip at recycling centres for wooden framed greenhouses and the scrap metal skip for metal framed greenhouses.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

If the guttering that you are disposing of resembles asbestos, it will not be accepted at any of our recycling centres. 

If the guttering does not resemble asbestos you are permitted to dispose of small quantities of it at our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of hardcore, bricks, rubble and other building materials at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Healthcare waste refers to any waste produced by, and as a consequence of, healthcare activities. It is very important that this type of waste is assessed by a healthcare professional in order to make sure it is disposed of appropriately. Healthcare waste is not accepted at recycling centres.

Only infectious healthcare waste and sharps/needles require a separate healthcare collection. If a healthcare professional has identified that you're producing non-infectious healthcare waste (such as incontinence pads) this can safely be placed in your general waste bin, but please place your waste in a plastic bag and seal it up first. 

Questions about healthcare waste can be answered by your local district/borough council:

• Ashfield
• Bassetlaw
• Broxtowe
• Gedling
• Mansfield
• Newark and Sherwood
• Nottingham City
• Rushcliffe

You can request a healthcare waste collection online.

If you are clearing your own house then you can take unwanted items to a recycling centre, although some smaller sites may not be able to accommodate all of your waste. 

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

However, you will not be permitted to dispose of any waste from a house clearance if it is transported in a vehicle advertising house clearances. Items that arise from house clearances for commercial reasons will not be accepted at our recycling centres in any vehicle.

Check with the manufacturer or supplier if they will accept empty cartridges. Envelopes for sending cartridges back for recycling can be found in some shops and supermarkets. 

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of insulation at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Insulation should be double bagged before being taken to a recycling centre and handed to a member of staff.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip, get a skip bag, or contact your district council who may offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

If your ironing board has a metal resting plate which contains asbestos, it cannot be taken to our recycling centres. We provide a free disposal service for ironing boards containing asbestos. Please ring our customer service centre to book an appointment.

If residents have removed kitchen units from their property they are permitted to dispose of small quantities of waste at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip, get a skip bag, or contact your district council who may offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

Knives should be securely wrapped and handed to a member of staff at one of our recycling centres for safe disposal.

Use the scrap metal skip for petrol or push mowers, and the electrical skip for electrical or battery powered mowers.

Alternatively, if the mower is in working order it could be donated to a furniture re-use group such as the Furniture Re-use Network or Freecycle.

Please do not put fluorescent tubes or energy saving bulbs in your waste wheeled bin as they contain components or chemicals that need specialist treatment. 

However, broken ordinary (incandescent) light bulbs can be wrapped and placed in your waste wheeled bin.

Please do not put any type of light bulb into glass bottle banks as they are made out of a different type of glass and contain metal parts which can contaminate the glass recycling process.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or contact your district council who may offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

Any unused medicines should be returned to your local chemist or pharmacy. Do not pass them on to other people. Empty glass medicine bottles can be recycled with your other glass bottles, but please remove and discard lids first.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or contact your district council who may offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

Some district councils have recycling banks for small electrical appliances. 

You can also donate unwanted mobile phones to charity, or sell them to mobile phone recycling companies.

Please do not place mobile phones in your waste wheeled bin as they contain metals and/or components that could be recovered and reused. If these items are sent to landfill, the metals can contaminate the land.

Please ensure that any data held on mobile phones is wiped before they are taken to a recycling centre.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of mortar and rendering at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Healthcare waste refers to any waste produced by, and as a consequence of, healthcare activities, including needles and syringes. It is very important that this type of waste is assessed by a medical professional in order to make sure it is disposed of appropriately. Healthcare waste is not accepted at recycling centres.

You can request a healthcare waste collection online.

We are unable to accept oil central heating tanks at recycling centres.

Oil tanks should always be properly decommissioned by OFTEC or other appropriately qualified technicians. The technician will then arrange for safe and legal disposal of the tank. Do not attempt to carry this out yourself. 

Tins of paint should never be put in your bin at home unless they are empty or contain only solid dried-up paint residue. When tins of liquid paint are crushed in the back of a rubbish truck the paint can spill onto the street and cause problems. Never pour paint down your sinks and drains as it may pollute water courses.

Nottinghamshire residents can donate surplus tins of paint at Calverton, Newark, Beeston or Warsop recycling centres to Community Repaint Nottinghamshire, part of the national Community RePaint Network. Charities, community groups and Nottinghamshire residents, can collect the paint for reuse free of charge.

The following types of paint are suitable for reuse:

• Matt and silk emulsion
• Gloss paint – interior and exterior
• Eggshell and satin paint
• Kitchen or bathroom paint
• Undercoat - water or oil based
• Primer
• Masonry paint
• Varnish - water or oil based
• Wood stain
• Tile paint
• Floor paint

These paints cannot be reused in the scheme:

• Paint from business/decorators
• Paint not in its original container
• Paint tins with a hazardous symbol
• Any paint containing lead
• Paint thinners, eg white spirit
• Paint stripper or brush cleaners
• Wood preservative

Tins of paint that cannot be reused will be sent for specialist treatment, and the metal or plastic containers will be recycled where possible.

You will not be allowed to use a sign written vehicle to dispose of waste at one of our recycling centres if it has a connection to the waste, even if it is your own household waste, eg paint from a vehicle advertising painting and decorating services.

Paint tins that are empty or contain only dried up paint residues can be put in your waste wheeled bin or taken to any recycling centre.

Small amounts of petrol, up to 5 litres carried in an approved SI 1982/630 plastic container, are accepted at recycling centres.

Please make the site staff aware that you are carrying petrol when you arrive on site and they will check your container and guide you to the correct disposal container on site.

Try to reuse plant pots where possible or choose biodegradable versions.

Some garden centres offer a free plastic plant pot recycling service and some district councils provide plastic banks where plastic plant pots can be recycled.

Small quantities of plasterboard can be disposed of at any of our recycling centres, apart from Mansfield in small amounts, if you have carried out refurbishments yourself in your own property. The amount of plasterboard must be in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

If the work was carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of the waste.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or contact your district council who may offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

Polystyrene is accepted at recycling centres, but not recycled. You can also dispose of it in your waste wheeled bin.

Residents are permitted to dispose of a single radiator at any of our recycling centres, provided they have replaced the radiator themselves in their own property. This is in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of roofing felt at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Roofing felt should be double bagged before being taken to a recycling centre and handed to a member of staff.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of roof slate and/or roof tiles at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of sand (sharp sand and/or play sand) at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Residents are permitted to dispose of sandbags that have been used as flood defences at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Use the wood and timber skip at recycling centres for wooden sheds and the scrap metal skip for metal sheds.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Shoes, boots and trainers can be disposed of at recycling centres and are sent for reuse if in good condition. If they are not suitable for reuse, they can be recycled instead.

Footwear in good condition can also be donated to charity.

Some charities will accept sofas and armchairs that are in a good condition and have their fire safety labels in place. If you wish to dispose of them at your local recycling centre please ensure that they remain in one piece and are not cut up. If there is any damage to the furniture please cover any rips with tape or with secured plastic bags or wrapping.

Small amounts of soil attached to plant roots or turf can be placed in the garden waste skip at recycling centres.

Larger amounts should be taken to one of our recycling centres, but must be within the DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

There is a dedicated container for televisions and monitors at our recycling centres.

All recycling centres are currently accepting cartons/Tetrapak as part of an ongoing trial.

Please do not place these in your kerbside recycling bin.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of floor, wall or roof tiles at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

Larger scale DIY jobs, renovations or refurbishments are not minor repairs and waste generated by such projects are not accepted at recycling centres even if you carry them out yourself to your own home.

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Please ensure the root is no more than 6 inches in diameter. 

Some garden waste can be composted at home. For more details visit the Nottinghamshire Get Composting website to find out how you can purchase subsidised compost equipment, or the Recycle Now website.

Some district councils offer a garden waste collection which they may charge for.

If you are hiring a van to transport garden waste to a recycling centre, temporary access can be arranged.

Residents are permitted to dispose of small quantities of turf at any of our recycling centres, in line with our DIY acceptance criteria (see below). 

DIY waste acceptance criteria 

Residents are allowed to dispose of up to two 50 litre bags worth of waste or a single article of waste no larger than 2000mm x 750mm x 700mm in size per visit.

Residents must not exceed four single visits per household in any four week period.

DIY waste must have been produced by residents and cannot have not come from construction or demolition works for which a payment has been made.

If construction or home improvement work has been carried out by a tradesperson, it is their legal responsibility to dispose of any waste that is produced.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own Household Waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

Alternatively, you could hire a skip or get a skip bag.

Car tyres cannot be taken to recycling centres and they should not be put in your waste wheeled bin.

Most car repair garages will take your old tyres when they are replacing them with new ones. However if you have replaced your own tyres, a garage may charge you a fee for accepting your old tyres. Dependent on the quality of the tyre, they will either be sent for re-treading or disposal.

Washing machines (including twin tubs), tumble dryers and dishwashers are accepted at recycling centres.

If your washing machine or tumble dryer is still in good working order, you could donate it to a furniture reuse group such as the Furniture Re-use Network or Freecycle.

Alternatively, you could use a retailer take back scheme if you are purchasing a new washing machine or tumble dryer, or contact your district council who can offer a chargeable bulky waste collection.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.

If you are hiring a van to transport your own household waste to a recycling centre, you must arrange temporary access.