Tudhoe Recycling Centre

What can I take to Tudhoe Recycling Centre?

• Household batteries
• Car batteries
• Cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Cooking oil
• Fluorescent tubes
• Small household electrical appliances
• Garden waste
• Gas bottles
• General household waste
• Carpets
• Mattresses
• Medical equipment
• Paper and cardboard (no foil or glitter)
• Printer cartridges
• Plastics and cartons
• Scrap metal
• Soil and rubble
• TVs and monitors
• Tyres (maximum five)
• Vapes
• Engine oil
• Untreated wood
• Plasterboard
• Books
• Household and garden chemicals (permit; maximum 2 litres)
• Gloss/lead paint and sprays (permit)
• White cement-bonded asbestos (permit; limits)
• Domestic fridges and freezers (permit; one appliance)
• Coffee pods (separate metal and plastic pods)

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

These details describe the household service. A cooling appliance needs its own hazardous-waste permit, must be empty and intact, and is limited to one appliance per permit; confirm the receiving site when applying.

Apply for a hazardous-waste permit and take it to the named accepting site. Asbestos: up to four bags or downpipe-equivalent per resident, maximum item size 70cm × 150cm × 35cm; double-wrap/bag and seal. Fibrous blue/brown asbestos is refused. Fridges/freezers must be empty, clean and complete, with compressor and cooling parts attached. Chemical containers must be secure and labelled. Hazardous permits are valid for seven days and count towards the household's 12-permit annual allowance.