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 3184Cans 3140Plastic 1672Glass 1621Plastic 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

Southwark Metals☆

Trundley's Road 158 · Recycling centre

Scrap metal

Langley Household Waste and Recycling Centre☆

Langley Park Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsScrap metalWood, rubble

Newry Household Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Road 22 · Recycling centre · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metalEngine oil

Longridge Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Hill · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 We-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Bebside Household Waste Recovery Centre☆

Front Street · Recycling centre · Suez Recycling And Recovery U K Ltd

🕒 Apr-Oct 08:00-19:30; Nov-Mar 08:00-18:00

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Western Road Recycling Centre☆

Western Road · Recycling centre · East Ayrshire Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Sittingbourne Recycling Centre☆

Gas Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Cringle Dock Transfer Station☆

Cringle Street · Recycling container · Western Riverside Waste Authority

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Malvern Household Recycling Centre☆

Worcester Road · Recycling centre · Severn Waste Services

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Barkers Lane, Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Barkers Lane · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Ashford Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Brunswick Road · Recycling centre · Kent County Council

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-16:30; Su 09:00-16:00; PH 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Newcastle Recycling Centre☆

Leycett Lane · Recycling centre · Staffordshire County Council

🕒 Mo,Tu,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa,Su 09:00-17:00

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Burgess Hill Household Waste Recycling Site☆

Fairbridge Way · Recycling centre · Viridor

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Macduff Recycling Centre☆

Old Gamrie Road · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo-Th 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30; Apr 01-Sep 30 Tu 16:30-19:00

Glass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Maldon Recycling Centre☆

Park Drive · Recycling centre · Veolia Environmental Services ( U K ) Plc

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Rayleigh Recycling Centre☆

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

PaperGlassCansBatteriesScrap metal

Canvey Recycling Centre☆

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

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Raynesway Civic Amenity☆

Raynesway Park Drive · Recycling container · HW Martin Waste Ltd (for Derby City Council)

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-18:00; Dec 25-26 off; Jan 01 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteWood, rubble

Farthinghoe Recycling and Reuse Centre☆

A422 · Recycling container · South Northamptonshire Council

🕒 Apr-Sep 09:00-18:00; Oct-Mar 09:00-16:30

PaperPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Garstang Community Recycling and Re-use Centre☆

Brockholes Way · Recycling centre · Lancashire County Council

🕒 Mo, Th-Su 09:00-17:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oil