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

Cuxton Waste & Recycling Centre☆

Sundridge Hill · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Sims Metal Management☆

New Gatton Road · Recycling centre

Scrap metal

Ballykine Recycling Centre☆

Ballykine Industrial Estate, 8BL, Lisburn Rd 3 · Recycling centre · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

PaperPlasticGlassCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Hoath Way Waste and Recycling Centre☆

Ambley Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Casbrook Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Bunny Lane · Recycling centre · Hampshire County Council

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Kilkeel Household Recycling Centre☆

Ballymageogh Road · Recycling centre · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Warrenpoint Household Recycling Centre☆

Upper Dromore Road · Recycling centre · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

South Woodham Ferrers Recycling Centre☆

Ferrers Road · Recycling centre · Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Basingstoke Waste/Recycling☆

Lychpit · Recycling centre

PaperGlass bottlesCansOrganicScrap metal

Norwich North Recycling Centre & Reuse Shop☆

Morse Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Apr 01-Sep 30 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00; Oct 01-Mar 31 Mo-Su 09:00-16:00; Jan 01,Dec 25-26 closed

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Downpatrick Household Recycling Centre☆

Flying Horse Road · Recycling centre · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Greenwich Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Nathan Way · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-18:30; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 09:00-16:30

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Capstone Waste and Recycling Centre☆

Shawstead Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Felixstowe Recycling Centre☆

Carr Road · Recycling centre · Suffolk County Council

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Dix Pit☆

Linch Hill · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Shepperton Community Recycling Centre☆

Charlton Lane · Recycling centre · Suez

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-16:00; Su 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Hilltown Household Recycling Centre☆

Rostrevor Road · Recycling centre · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oil

S. Norton☆

Sandhills Lane · Recycling centre · S. Norton

BatteriesScrap metal

Maesteg Civic Amenity Site☆

Heol Ty Gwyn Industrial estate · Recycling centre

ElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

Bridport Household Recycling Centre☆

West Bay Fields · Recycling centre · Dorset Council

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble