What can be recycled at the Household Recycling Centres?

You can recycle the following items for free at our Household Recycling Centres:

• Small and large electrical appliances
• Fridges and freezers
• Batteries
• Printer cartridges
• Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
• TVs and monitors
• Glass bottles and jars
• Scrap metal
• Garden waste
• Textiles
• Furniture
• Cans
• Plastic bottles and tubs
• Hard plastics, such as toys or garden furniture
• Soft plastics, such as carrier bags and wrappers
• Cartons
• Paper
• Cardboard
• Paint
• Cooking oil
• Car batteries
• Household chemicals
• Carpets
• Mattresses
• Used engine oil

From 1 April: There is a small charge to dispose of the following DIY waste items:

• Rubble and soil (one bag per visit free of charge)
• Plasterboard
• Wood and timber (one bag per visit free of charge)
• uPVC window and door frames
• Window and door glass
• Bathroom and kitchen sanitary appliances, such as baths, toilets, sinks, etc
• Insulation material
• Roofing felt
• Plastic fixtures, such as downpipes, guttering, facia etc
• We do not accept asbestos

For a full list of what can and cannot be recycled and taken to the Household Recycling Centres, please check out our A-Z recycling guide

Please remember that you will need to book a time slot for your visit.

Things to remember before your visit:

• Wherever possible, please make use of the weekly kerbside recycling collections for:

• Plastics, cans and cartons
• Paper and card
• Glass bottles and jars
• Food

• Consider whether your unwanted items could have a second life? Find out more about choose to reuse.
• From 1 April 2025, you will need to pay to take DIY waste to the Household Recycling Centres. You can find out more here. If you are planning a house clearance or a large building/DIY project, hiring a skip from a reputable waste company would be more appropriate
• If you drive a commercial type vehicle or intend on using a trailer for your visit? You may need a Commercial Vehicle or Trailer (CVT) Permit. You can find out more here.
• Before arriving at the Household Recycling Centre, all materials must be separated ready to be recycled correctly in the correct recycling containers.
• Any bags or boxes of mixed, unsorted materials will be refused.
• Items bought to the centre must be recycled correctly. Throwing anything away in the residual/general rubbish skips must be a last resort and only used for non-recyclable items.
• If you are unsure in which containers to recycle your items at the Household Recycling Centre, please speak to a member of staff who will be happy to help.
• Please wear suitable clothing and footwear when visiting the Household Recycling Centre.
• Children and pets must remain in vehicles at all times.

We cannot accept any waste or recycling from non-household sources (business or organisations) at any of the Household Recycling Centres. For details of how to legally dispose of commercial waste, please contact Powys Commercial Recycling .

Need more information? Get in touch: waste.contracts@powys.gov.uk