Household Waste Recycling Centres
We provide 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), which are operated by private companies on our behalf, including one provided jointly with Nottingham City Council within the city boundaries.
Site Closures and Works
Please note that some of the HWRCs are currently undergoing works to enable essential maintenance and improvements.
Giltbrook HWRC in Broxtowe is currently affected by a programme of works that started on 19th May.
These works are expected to be fully completed by September.
Nottinghamshire County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused during this time.
What items will HWRCs accept
The HWRCs are open to householders to dispose of their own household waste. Household waste is typically the waste that you would normally put into your wheelie bin at home, grass cuttings from your garden and items of furniture that you would take with you when you move house.
You can deliver these items in most types of vehicles, however we do ask that you do not use company vehicles to deliver waste similar to the company business, for example; no beds in a bed van, no sofas in a furniture removals van. We also ask that you do not deliver waste in horse boxes as some of the waste may be hand sorted and this is not very hygenic.
What items aren't accepted at HWRCs?
Rubble, DIY, soil, building and demolition wastes are not household waste and we are not obliged to accept this type of waste, or provide you with free disposal for it. Skips are provided at the HWRC to recycle small amounts of this waste delivered in the boot of a car, this allows you to dispose of small amounts of this waste generated in your home and helps to avoid some fly-tipping. We don't however accept this type of waste delivered in a van, trailer or tipping vehicle.
For larger loads of this kind of waste, requiring the use of a van or trailer or tipping vehicle, you should make your own arrangements for the disposal of the waste, by hiring a skip or taking the waste to a private transfer station and paying for the disposal. Details of companies offering these services can be found in the yellow pages under; "waste management"
We also do not accept asbestos, car tyres and car parts, or any waste not from your home, such as trade, commercial or industrial waste.
Recycling at HWRCs
Taking your separated recyclables to the sites will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
Site operators will always recycle as much as possible provided that you help them. For example, by keeping your green waste separate from your paper.
In 2006/07, almost 60 percent of the waste received on the sites was recycled
Facilities exist at these centres for the recycling of:
Please ask for help at the site if you’re uncertain what to do or if you need help to lift or carry your waste.
Pedestrian access to HWRCs
Visiting HWRCs on foot can be dangerous, due to the large numbers of cars and other vehicles accessing the site. If you require pedestrian access to a HWRC, we can arrange a time and day with you, when you can deliver your items on foot without cars being present. Call us on 0845 330 4256, to make the necessary arrangements.
Feedback
We welcome feedback from you about the operation of the HWRCs (complaints and suggestions). Please contact us.
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