Swanage Household Recycling Centre (Tip)

Information about Swanage Household Recycling Centre (Tip) including opening times and how to find it.

What can I take to the Swanage Household Recycling Centre (Tip)?

Yes please

• Aerosols
• Aluminium
• Batteries
• Books
• Cans
• Car Batteries
• Cardboard
• Carpet
• Cartons
• Christmas Trees (fake)
• Christmas Trees (real)
• Cooking Oil
• Electrical Equipment
• Engine Oil (limited to 5 litres per visit)
• Fire Extinguishers (charges apply)
• Foil
• Food waste
• Fridges and Freezers
• Furniture
• Garden Waste
• Gas Bottles (charges apply)
• Glass (charges may apply for sheets/panels)
• Hardcore (charges apply)
• Household and Garden Chemicals Labelled (maximum 5 litres of each chemical type)
• Large domestic appliances
• Lightbulbs
• Mattresses
• Mobile Phones
• Paint
• Paper
• Paper cups
• Pillows and duvets
• Plasterboard (charges apply)
• Plastic Bottles
• Printer and toner cartridges
• Rubble (charges apply)
• Scrap Metal
• Small electrical items
• Soil (charges apply)
• Textiles
• Tyres (charges apply)
• Wallpaper
• Wood

No thank you

• Asbestos (charges apply)

Charges for certain items

There are charges for bringing certain materials to Dorset Council household recycling centres.

Commercial waste

Please contact W&S Recycling on 01202 979011 or speak with site staff to ascertain prices for disposal.

Asbestos

Asbestos cannot be taken to this recycling centre. Three Dorset recycling centres are licensed to accept cement bonded asbestos: Blandford, Wareham and Weymouth.

Maximum one-off deposit of up to three cement-bonded sheets of 1.8m x 1.2m (approx. 6ft x 4ft). 

Asbestos must be pre-booked before being delivered onto site.

Van and trailer restrictions at recycling centres

Please note that van and trailer restrictions apply at our household recycling centres. Vans must have a valid permit or a hire agreement of a maximum of 3 days.

Vehicles that don't require a permit can use a trailer, but the maximum trailer size is 1.2 metres wide and 1.8 metres long (approx. 4ft x 6ft).

Vehicles that require a permit and are towing a trailer are not allowed to access our recycling centres.