Towthorpe and Strensall Household Waste Recycling Centre

Recycle/dispose of the following items at Towthorpe and Strensall HWRC:

• paper, cardboard, cartons
• metal cans and tins
• plastic or aluminium coffee, tea, milk and hot chocolate pods from participating Podback member brands
• glass bottles and jars
• hard plastic (for example, toys, garden furniture)
• textiles, clothes, shoes
• garden waste, turf
• electrical equipment, fluorescent tubes, fridges, freezers
• vapes and e-cigarettes (dispose with other small electrical equipment)
• batteries, including;
  • household batteries
  • car batteries
  • eBike and eScooter batteries (lithium-ion)
  • mobility scooter batteries (12 volt)
• wood, scrap metal
• car oil
• chemicals, paint (household only)
• general domestic waste
• used mattresses

We can't accept:

• flares
• petrol
• diesel
• pesticides and chemicals from farms or industry
• poisons
• tyres
• printer cartridges
• asbestos, bricks, rubble, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, plasterboard - 'chargeable' and DIY waste must be taken to Hazel Court HWRC
• porcelain bathroom suites - we class this as 'rubble' which must be taken to Hazel Court HWRC

Contact us before visiting the site if you're in any doubt about which items you can bring.

Also see

• Hazel Court HWRC
• Recycle and reuse A to Z
• What can I recycle?
• Recycling bank locator (Recycle Now)