Redbridge household waste recycling centre

Old Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4XG

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

Late night opening - all of Oxfordshire's household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) will no longer stay open late nights on Thursdays. Read further information.

Booking is only required for your free DIY allowance visit.

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 and DIY

Our recycling centres accept a variety of household recyclables and waste free of charge, including e.g. garden waste, small and large electricals, textiles, cardboard, etc. 

Non-Household DIY Waste

Small amounts of DIY waste are accepted free of charge. Charges apply for quantities exceeding the free allowance. See our charges for non-household waste (DIY) before booking.

Booking 

Book your free slot to deposit non-household DIY and waste.

Commercial and trade waste

We cannot accept waste from commercial premises or businesses at any of our sites except Redbridge. W&S Recycling provides an area to deposit commercial waste on-site. To deposit commercial waste, call 01865 721464 for more information.

Please note - this is completely separate from the part of the site where you can deposit household waste. You must not deposit commercial waste within the household waste recycling centre part of the site.

Types of waste this site accepts

If your household item does not appear in this list, use our waste wizard tool. The wizard can tell you how to repair, reuse or recycle it or which bin you could use at home.

• Aerosols
• Asbestos
• Bikes
• Bulky items
• Car/household batteries
• Cardboard
• Fluorescent tubes
• 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
• Plasterboard
• Rubble
• Small electrical appliances
• Soft plastics, e.g. bottles, tubs and trays
• Soil
• Textiles and clothes
• TV and monitors
• Tyres
• Wood

Getting here