Where to recycle scrap metal in United Kingdom

Below are places in United Kingdom that accept scrap metal 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

AllPaper 3477Clothes 3303Glass bottles 3185Cans 3140Plastic 1672Glass 1620Plastic bottles 1491Organic 663Electronics 510Batteries 494Scrap metal 365Wood, rubble 252Low energy bulbs 170Engine oil 135Hazardous waste 132Plastic bags 116Car batteries 98Tyres 72

Operators:AllSuez 17Aberdeenshire Council 13Lancashire County Council 13H W Martin Waste Limited 10Newry, Mourne and Down District Council 10Veolia 10Kent County Council 8Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc 5West Lothian Council 5East Riding of Yorkshire Council 3

Found: 365

Smugglers Way Household Recycling & Waste Centre☆

Smugglers Way · Recycling centre · Western Riverside Waste Authority

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 08:00-17:00; Dec 25,26,Jan 01 off

PaperClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Bleak Hall Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Chesney Wold · Recycling centre · Milton Keynes Council

PaperElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalWood, rubble

Rawmarsh Recycling Centre☆

Warren Vale · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Hove Recycling Centre☆

196 Old Shoreham Road · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-16:30; Sa 08:30-13:30; Su 10:30-13:30; PH off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Hereford Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Road, Rotherwas Ind Est · Recycling centre · Mercia Waste Management Ltd

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Rushden Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Northampton Road · Recycling centre

🕒 We-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Brixworth Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Scaldwell Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Tu off; We off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Daventry Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Browns Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; PH 10:00-18:00; We-Th off; Dec 25-26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Arkwright Street Recycling Centre☆

Arkwright Street · Recycling centre · Suez

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-18:00

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Pottery Street Recycling Centre☆

Pottery Street · Recycling centre · Inverclyde Council

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Alness Recycling Centre☆

River Drive Unit 5A/B · Recycling centre · Highland Council

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Braintree Recycling Centre☆

Springwood Drive · Recycling centre · Veolia Environmental Services

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-16:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Newton Le Willows Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Junction Lane · Recycling centre · Veolia & St Helens Council

🕒 Apr-Sep 08:00-20:00; Oct-Mar 08:00-17:00

PaperGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Norris Way Household Recycling Centre☆

Norris Way · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Apr-Oct: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Apr-Oct: Sa-Su 08:00-16:30; Nov-Mar: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Nov-Mar: Sa-Su 08:00-16:00

PlasticGlassOrganicElectronicsLow energy bulbsScrap metalEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Stanford Waste Recycling Centre☆

Faringdon Road · Recycling centre · W+S

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-17:00

OrganicElectronicsScrap metal

Wiltshire Road Household Waste and Recycling Centre☆

Wiltshire Road · Recycling centre · F C C Recycling ( U K ) Limited

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; We,Th off; Dec 25 off; Dec 26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Middleton-in-Teesdale HWRC☆

Off B6277 · Recycling centre · H W Martin Waste Limited

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-18:00; Dec 25 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Allendale Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Shilburn Road · Recycling centre · Suez Recycling And Recovery North East Ltd

🕒 Fr-Mo 08:00-19:30; Dec 25 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Dudnance Lane Recycling Centre☆

Dudnance Lane · Recycling centre · Suez

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

Alford recycling centre☆

Mart Road · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30

PaperGlassGlass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble