Where to recycle cans in England

Below are places in England that accept cans for recycling: street containers, collection points and recycling centres. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and is kept up to date by the community — if a point is missing, add it yourself in a couple of minutes.

Recycling points

AllClothes 2636Paper 2548Cans 2245Glass bottles 2229Glass 1169Plastic 1084Plastic bottles 1059Electronics 394Batteries 378Organic 355Scrap metal 266Wood, rubble 190Low energy bulbs 129Plastic bags 93Hazardous waste 87Engine oil 81Car batteries 65Tyres 62

Operators:AllHaringey Council 25Lancaster city council 19Suez 16Veolia 16Hackney Council 15Lancashire County Council 15Brighton and Hove City Council 13Isle of Wight Council 12H W Martin Waste Limited 10Severn Waste Services 10

Found: 2245

Loughborough Recycling & Household Waste Site☆

Railway Terrace · Recycling centre · Leicestershire County Council

🕒 Mo-We 09:00-19:00, Th-Fr off; Sa-Su 09:00-19:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Letchworth Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Lacerta Court · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Burslem Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Federation Road · Recycling centre · City of Stoke-on-Trent

🕒 We,Fr,Sa 09:00-16:30; PH,Th,Su 09:00-16:00

PaperCansElectronics

Recycling Containers☆

Woolsack Way · Recycling container · Sainsbury's

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothes

Garth Road Recycling and Reuse Centre☆

Amenity Way · Recycling centre · London Borough of Merton

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Preston Park, Preston Drove entrance☆

The Gallop · Recycling container · Brighton and Hove Council

PaperGlassCansClothes

Thriplow Recycling Centre☆

Gravel Pit Hill · Recycling centre · Cambridgeshire County Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Villiers Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Mill Road · Recycling centre · South London Waste Partnership

🕒 Mo-Fr 07:30-17:00; Sa 07:30-16:00; Su,PH 09:30-16:00; Dec 24 09:30-12:00; Dec 25,26,Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Kimpton Park Way Re-Use and Recycling Centre☆

Kimpton Park Way · Recycling container · London Borough of Sutton

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Penistone Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Sheffield Road · Recycling centre · FCC Environment

🕒 Apr-Sep: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-17:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-16:00; Dec 25 off; Dec 26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Littlehampton Household Waste Recycling Site☆

Mill Lane · Recycling centre · West Sussex County Council

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Gatewarth Community Recycling Centre☆

Barnard Street · Recycling centre · Warrington Borough Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

North Seaton Household Waste Recovery Centre☆

Castle Island Way · Recycling centre · Suez Recycling And Recovery U K Ltd

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Jenkins Lane · Recycling centre · Shanks East London (under contract from East London Waste Authority, for 25 years from 2002)

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesScrap metal

Colchester Recycling Centre☆

Shrub End Road · Recycling centre · Colchester City Council

PaperPlasticGlassCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Lester Road Household Waste & Recycling Centre☆

Lester Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Shirecliffe Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Longley Avenue West · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Apr 01-Sep 30 09:30-17:30; Oct 01-Mar 31 09:30-15:30

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Foots Cray Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Maidstone Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo,Tu,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:30-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesWood, rubble

Weston Mill Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

North Prospect Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Sa,Su 08:30-17:30

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Shrewsbury Household Recycling Centre☆

Vanguard Way · Recycling centre

PaperCansClothesBatteries