Oakley Wood household waste recycling centre

Bank holidays - normal opening hours except for Christmas and New Year.  

Booking is not required.

When there are long waiting times staff may close the queue earlier than the advertised closing time based on an assessment of the queuing time.

Visiting a recycling centre

Read what to expect when you visit including charges and changes to site rules.

Household waste

The waste recycling centres accept a wide range of household recyclables and waste free of charge.

However, there is a small charge for non-household waste (DIY). All payments should be made by electronic means, all of our sites accept contactless payments and Apple/Samsung Pay etc. See the price list on our charging for non-household waste (DIY) page.

Commercial and trade waste

Waste from a commercial premises or business cannot be accepted at any of our sites except Redbridge household waste recycling centre

Types of waste this site accepts

If your household item does not appear in this list, use the waste wizard tool to search for an item to find out how you can repair, reuse or recycle it or which bin you could use at home.

• Aerosols
• Bulky items
• Car/Household batteries
• Cardboard
• Fluorescent tubes
• Fridges
• Gas bottles
• General waste
• Glass bottles
• Green waste
• Hardcore
• Hard plastics e.g. buckets, pet beds and toys
• Household and garden chemicals
• Large electrical appliances
• Low-energy light bulbs
• Metal
• Oil
• Paint 
  • Water-based emulsions - please harden and place in the residual skip
  • Solvent-based - do not need to be hardened and should be placed in the chemical store
  • If in doubt, ask a member of the site team
• Paper
• Rubble
• Small electrical appliances
• Soft plastics e.g. bottles, tubs and trays
• Soil
• Textiles and clothes
• TV and monitors
• Tyres
• Wood

Getting here