Household recycling centres, permits and waste facilities

Visiting a household recycling centre

Find out what you may need to bring with you to a recycling centre and what vehicles are not allowed on site.

Use our map to find visitor information, location, opening hours and busy times for your nearest household recycling centre.

Find out what you can take to a household recycling centre, what is free to dispose of and when we may charge a fee.

You will need a permit to dispose of a certain amount of DIY waste for free.

If you're planning to visit the recycling centre in a van, minibus, truck or with a large trailer, you will need a permit.

If you want to dispose of asbestos at a household recycling centre you will need a permit.

Find out how to safely dispose of commercial waste from your business, charity, church or organisation

Find out about Greatmoor, energy from waste plant and High Heavens waste complex.

An introduction to the Household Recycling Centres: Waste Access and Acceptance Policy (WAAP).

If you plan to visit the household recycling centre on foot, you will need a waste permit.

Our sustainable, local and peat-free compost (Buckinghamshire Community Compost) is available to buy from our recycling centres.

View the fees that we charge residents from outside of Buckinghamshire (except Slough residents) for visiting a recycling centre.

How to dispose of invasive plants, asbestos, plasterboard and garden chemicals.