Recycling Centre / Council
New Romney Recycling Centre
Mountfield Road, New Romney TN28 8LD
Opening hours
Visit information
- Monday
- 08:30 - 15:45
- Tuesday
- 08:30 - 15:45
- Wednesday
- 08:30 - 15:45
- Thursday
- 08:30 - 15:45
- Friday
- 08:30 - 15:45
- Saturday
- 08:30 - 15:45
- Sunday
- 08:30 - 15:45
Contact details
Address & Contact
- Address
- Mountfield Road, New Romney TN28 8LD
- Location
- Tunbridge Wells
- Telephone
- 0300 041 7373
- GPS
- 50.9802342, 0.9494725
- Website
- Visit official website
Plan your visit
Location
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What can I take to New Romney Recycling Centre?
- Aerosols
- Aluminium foil/trays
- Household and car batteries
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Carpets
- Clothes/shoes
- Coffee pods (no bags/packaging)
- Household electricals
- Cooking oil
- Engine oil (up to 5 litres recommended)
- Domestic fridges/freezers (empty)
- Non-upholstered furniture
- Garden waste (branches up to 10cm wide; no invasive weeds)
- Flat glass/double glazing
- Hardcore/rubble (DIY limits)
- Ceramic bathroom fittings (DIY limits)
- Light bulbs/tubes
- Mattresses
- Scrap metal
- Mobile phones
- Household paint (tins up to 5 litres; dry where possible)
- Paper
- Printer cartridges
- Soil (DIY limits)
- TVs
- Vapes
- Wood
- Car and motorcycle tyres (charged; maximum five a day)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Books for reuse
- Plasterboard (DIY limits; separate from other materials)
- Upholstered seating (keep intact; bag and tape damaged areas)
- Household asbestos (packaging and quantity restrictions)
This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.
Book before visiting by vehicle. Non-Kent residents have separate paid-access arrangements.
For eligible household DIY materials, the free allowance is up to four visits in four weeks, taking two standard 50-litre bags or one item up to 2m × 0.75m per visit. Charges apply above the allowance; site exclusions still apply.
Follow the council’s asbestos preparation and monthly limits; ask staff to unlock the asbestos container.
Not accepted
- Business and commercial waste
- Bitumen-containing materials
- Glycerin
- Plaster powder
- Commercial paint
- Large paint tins
- Calor gas bottles
- Nitrous oxide canisters
- Invasive weeds, including Japanese knotweed and ragwort
ID and proof of address
- Have your booking reference ready. Staff may ask for proof of residency.
Trailers
- Trailers accepted
- Yes, when towed by a vehicle that does not itself need a restricted-vehicle permit. Trailer body length must be 2.05m or less, within towing capacity and not overloaded or fitted with raised sides.
- Permit required
- Not required for an eligible vehicle with a compliant trailer. Vehicles that need a restricted-vehicle permit cannot tow a trailer into the centre.
About this listing
Listing information
New Romney Recycling Centre is located at Mountfield Road, New Romney TN28 8LD. New Romney Tip is for use with residents from the local area only to dispose of their recyclable items or waste. New Romney Dump is controlled by Kent County Council waste management disposal services.
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