JunkSpots

Nonprofit · Drop-off · Free

Recycle Now recycling locator

A postcode search that tells you what your borough collects at home and where to take everything else, reuse and recycling centres, plus drop-off points for awkward things like paint, batteries and textiles.

Right for you if

  • You can carry it there yourself, and you want to know which of your borough's sites will take it.
  • It has to cost nothing.
  • You can get it there under your own steam.
  • You want to turn up without booking.

Look elsewhere if

  • You have no way of getting it there.
  • You live outside the area it serves.
  • It is business waste.

Contact and booking

Phone
Not published
Email
Not published
Book online
Not published
Address
Not published
Opening hours
Not published
Website
Official website

Verification

Verified against an official source

Last checked 18 August 2026

That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →

Sources

Part of How to get rid of stuff in London.

Something wrong here?

Why use it

London's recycling rules change at the borough boundary, so the useful question is never "can this be recycled" but "can this be recycled here". This answers that. It is run by WRAP, a charity rather than a company, so it is not steering you anywhere. Take proof of address for a household recycling centre. Most are for residents of that borough only, and several now require a booking.

Good for

  • electronics
  • appliances
  • batteries
  • paint
  • textiles
  • books
  • garden waste
  • other items

How it works

How you use it You take it there.
Cost Free. Household recycling centres are free for residents of the borough that runs them.
Booking No appointment needed.
Service area London, United Kingdom
Run by WRAP, a nonprofit

Where your things go

A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.

Not documented yet. This operator has not published what happens to each kind of item, and we have not been able to establish it from anywhere else. That is the gap, stated rather than hidden. If you ask them, tell us what they say.

Does it actually work

The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    No appointment needed.

  • Typical wait

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.

  • Do they answer

    Needs reports

    Not established

    We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.

  • Restrictions

    Their pages

    Residents only · Not for business waste

  • Who it's for

    Their pages

    People who live in the area it serves, households, not businesses.

  • Last checked

    Pipeline

    18 August 2026

    Checked against the sources listed on this page.

What happens to it

  • Recycled
  • Broken down for materials

This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.

What readers told us

Used them recently?

How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.

Tell us what happened

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    Won’t take
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    Where
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    Booking
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