Recycling Centre / Council

Tower Hamlets Recycling Centre

Yabsley Street, London E14 9RG

Opening hours

Visit information

Monday
08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 20:00
Thursday
08:00 - 20:00
Friday
08:00 - 20:00
Saturday
08:00 - 18:00
Sunday
08:00 - 18:00

Contact details

Address & Contact

Address
Yabsley Street, London E14 9RG
Location
East London
Telephone
020 7364 5004
GPS
51.5050575, -0.0058106
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What can I take to Tower Hamlets Recycling Centre?

  • Empty aerosols
  • Aluminium foil
  • Domestic batteries and car batteries
  • Lithium, e-bike and e-scooter batteries
  • Bicycles and books
  • Cardboard
  • Clothes, shoes and textiles
  • Computer monitors, televisions and electronics
  • CDs/DVDs and audio/video tapes
  • Used cooking oil and engine oil
  • Electrical appliances, mobile phones and white goods
  • Fluorescent tubes and low-energy bulbs
  • Food and drink cans/cartons
  • Fridges and freezers
  • Furniture
  • Domestic gas bottles
  • General household waste
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Garden waste
  • Household paint
  • Paper
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and packaging
  • Printer/toner cartridges
  • Scrap metal
  • Wood, MDF, plywood and chipboard

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

Domestic residents’ service at Yabsley Street only. Vans bringing household waste must sign a household-origin declaration; this is not a permit. Commercial/sign-written vehicles are prohibited; vehicle height limit 1.94 m. Only one car-boot load of household DIY rubble/bricks/hardcore per month.

Not accepted

  • Asbestos
  • Plasterboard
  • Tyres
  • Trade/commercial and industrial waste
  • Unapproved liquids (cooking and engine oils are specifically accepted)

ID and proof of address

Bring proof of both identity and address (for example driving licence, passport, Council Tax or utility bill). Tower Hamlets residents only, with additional named ID conditions for City of London residents.

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