Recycling Centre / Council

Drayton Recycling Centre

Steventon Road, Drayton, Abingdon OX14 4LA

Opening hours

Visit information

Monday
08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 17:00
Thursday
08:00 - 20:00
Friday
08:00 - 17:00
Saturday
08:00 - 17:00
Sunday
08:00 - 17:00

Contact details

Address & Contact

Address
Steventon Road, Drayton, Abingdon OX14 4LA
Location
Oxford
Telephone
01865 816043
GPS
51.6366384, -1.3148426
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What can I take to Drayton Recycling Centre?

  • Aerosols
  • Household and car batteries
  • Bicycles
  • Cardboard
  • Household chemicals
  • Cooking oil
  • Small electrical appliances
  • TVs and monitors
  • Household furniture
  • Mattresses
  • Upholstered seating
  • Gas bottles
  • General household rubbish
  • Flat glass (DIY allowance)
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Household paint
  • Garden waste
  • Hard plastics
  • Plastic bottles, tubs and trays
  • Kitchen and bathroom fittings (DIY allowance)
  • Scrap metal
  • Paper
  • Rubble, soil and ceramics (DIY allowance)
  • Clothes and textiles
  • Car and motorcycle tyres (maximum four; charged)
  • Wood (DIY allowance)
  • Fluorescent tubes and low-energy bulbs
  • Engine oil

This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.

Book before visiting. Declare DIY waste in the booking to claim the free allowance: two 50-litre bags or one item no larger than 2m × 0.75m × 0.7m, once every seven days. Extra quantities are charged. Tyres are chargeable and outside the free DIY allowance. Keep solvent-based paint separate for the chemical store; harden water-based emulsion for the residual-waste skip.

Not accepted

  • Tarmac
  • Heavily contaminated sandbags
  • Plasterboard with other material attached
  • Lorry, tractor or commercial-plant tyres
  • Red or blue commercial pallets
  • Plasterboard and plaster
  • Asbestos
  • Business and trade waste

ID and proof of address

Bring proof of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill or council tax document, with your booking confirmation. Non-Oxfordshire residents pay an entry fee.

Trailers

Trailers accepted
Yes, up to 2.4m long, towed by an eligible car or quad bike. Commercial-type vehicles cannot tow a trailer into the centre. Horse trailers and trailers with ramps or tipping mechanisms are not allowed.
Permit required
Yes, for trailers. A permit allows ten visits in 12 months. A trailer hired for three days or less is exempt from the permit requirement, but you must bring the hire agreement and proof of Oxfordshire address; size and vehicle restrictions still apply.

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