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Wandsworth Recycling Centre & Rubbish Tip

1 July 2022

Recycling centre and rubbish tip information summary for residents of Wandsworth

Looking for more information on the Wandsworth recycling centre and rubbish tip?  Well hoorah!  You're in the right place. This guide includes loads of details about the Wandsworth rubbish tip, including a map of where it is, the address, the opening hours, who can use it and which items are and are not accepted.  

 

Address & opening hours: 

Smugglers Way, Wandsworth, SW18 1JS. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 6pm, Sunday 8am to 5pm.

 

Location Map of Wandsworth recycling centre

wandsworth recycling centre map smugglers way

 

Other useful information for Wandsworth tip:

  • BOOK BEFORE YOU COME: here is a link to book a time
  • You can come to the recycling centre by car, motorbike, bicycle or on foot. There is a 2m height barrier.
  • Vehicle restrictions: Vans, cars over 2m high and cars with trailers are PROHIBITED
  • No commercial/ trade customers: Smugglers Way Wandsworth recycling centre is strictly for residents only.
  • Photo identification: Visitors must display a valid resident permit and ID on arrival which shows your Wandsworth address, such as a current UK photo-card driving license
  • Unloading: Site staff cannot help unload the waste unless you have proof of a disability

 

 

Items accepted at the Wandsworth recycling centre

Here is a detailed list of what can be accepted at the Wandsworth rubbish dump:

  • Aluminium
  • Bikes
  • Bricks & rubble
  • Car batteries
  • Cans
  • Cardboard
  • Carpet
  • CDs & DVDs
  • Clothing & Textiles
  • Electrical items
  • Engine oil
  • Furniture
  • Fridges & freezers
  • Gas bottles
  • Glasses
  • Glass jars
  • Garden waste
  • Junk mail
  • Light bulbs
  • Microwaves
  • Mobile phones
  • Printer cartridges
  • Plastic Trays, Pots, Tubs & Plastic bottles
  • Paint: up to 10 litres 
  • Shoes: Be sure to tie them together in pairs as they can easily get separated and single shoes can’t be sold on
  • Tyres
  • TVs and monitors
  • Toys
  • Wood and timber

 

 

Items prohibited at the Wandsworth rubbish tip

They cannot accept liquids or any hazardous waste, including the following.

  • Aerosols
  • Certain Clothing & Textiles: Quilted bedding, Duvets, Sleeping Bags, Soft Bags, Cushions, Upholstered Furniture, Pillows, Beanbags, Large volumes of heavy blankets, Wellington Boots, Offcuts from the manufacturing process and Unfinished Garments.
  • Garden waste
  • Plastic bags
  • Mattresses - read our article about how to dispose of a mattress.

 

More Reading

For a deeper look into local options to get rid of bulky waste in Wandsworth, please check out how to dispose of rubbish in Wandsworth.

 

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