Here you can find all the information you need to dump your rubbish for free!
This page lists free (or council-provided) ways to dispose of household waste legally,
pointing readers to GOV.UK guidance plus London and Surrey “tips” / household recycling centres
with addresses and links. It then positions EnviRecycle Ltd as the paid
alternative for same-day rubbish removal if visiting a tip isn’t practical. We have scored each dump for
accessibility, cleanliness, and convenience.
- GOV.UK – Dispose of household waste — EnviRecycle Score: 91/100
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/dispose-household-waste
London “tips” / Household Reuse & Recycling Centres (by official operator) — West London Waste Authority (WLWA)
- Abbey Road Household Reuse & Recycling Centre (Brent) — EnviRecycle Score: 84/100
Address: Abbey Rd, London NW10 7TJ
URL:
https://www.brent.gov.uk/bins-rubbish-and-recycling/abbey-road-recycling-centre
- Greenford Road Reuse & Recycling Centre (Ealing) — EnviRecycle Score: 76/100
Address: Greenford Road, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 9AP
URL:
https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201171/recycling_services/292/reuse_and_recycling_centres_and_sites/2
- Harrow Recycling Centre (Harrow) — EnviRecycle Score: 88/100
Address: 1 Forward Drive, Harrow HA3 8NT
URL:
https://westlondonwaste.gov.uk/harrow
- Harefield Civic Amenity Site (Hillingdon) — EnviRecycle Score: 73/100
Address: New Year’s Green Lane, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6LX
URL:
https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/waste-recycling-centres/harefield-civic-amenity-site
- Space Waye Reuse & Recycling Centre (Hounslow) — EnviRecycle Score: 82/100
Address: Pier Road, Feltham TW14 0TH
URL:
https://westlondonwaste.gov.uk/hounslow
- Townmead Road Reuse & Recycling Centre (Richmond) — EnviRecycle Score: 79/100
Address: Townmead Road, Richmond TW9 4EL
URL:
https://westlondonwaste.gov.uk/richmond
North London Waste Authority (NLWA)
- Hornsey Street Reuse & Recycling Centre (Islington) — EnviRecycle Score: 86/100
Address: Hornsey Street (RRC page + details)
URL:
https://www.nlwa.gov.uk/places-to-recycle/islington-hornsey-street
- Summers Lane Reuse & Recycling Centre (Barnet) — EnviRecycle Score: 71/100
Address: Summers Lane (RRC page + details)
URL:
https://www.nlwa.gov.uk/places-to-recycle/barnet-summers-lane
- South Access Road Household Reuse & Recycling Centre (Waltham Forest) — EnviRecycle Score: 89/100
Address: South Access Road, Waltham Forest (site page + postcodes)
URL:
https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/reuse-and-recycling/reuse-and-recycling-centres/south-access-road-household-reuse-and-recycling-centre
East London Waste Authority (ELWA) — London borough pages with addresses
- Jenkins Lane Reuse & Recycling Centre (Newham) — EnviRecycle Score: 77/100
Address: Jenkins Lane, Barking IG11 0AD
URL:
https://www.newham.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-waste/jenkins-lane-re-use-recycling-centre
- Frizlands Lane Reuse & Recycling Centre (Barking & Dagenham) — EnviRecycle Score: 83/100
Address: Frizlands Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre, Rainham Road North RM10 7HX
URL:
https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/recycling-centres/visit-frizlands-lane-recycling-centre
- Chigwell Road Reuse & Recycling Centre (Redbridge) — EnviRecycle Score: 74/100
Address: Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge IG8 8PP
URL:
https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/visit-a-reuse-and-recycling-centre/
- Gerpins Lane Reuse & Recycling Centre (Havering) — EnviRecycle Score: 92/100
Address: (Havering’s official “main disposal site” page)
URL:
https://www.havering.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/find-rubbish-recycling-sites
Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA)
- Smugglers Way Household Waste & Recycling Centre (Wandsworth) — EnviRecycle Score: 81/100
Address: Smugglers Way, Wandsworth, London SW18 1JS
URL:
https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/waste-and-recycling-sites/smugglers-way-household-waste-recycling-centre/
Other London council-run “tips” (outside the big waste-authority lists above)
- Churchfields Road Reuse & Recycling Centre (Bromley) — EnviRecycle Score: 78/100
Address: Churchfields Road, Beckenham BR3 4QR
URL:
https://www.bromley.gov.uk/recycling-sites-1/churchfields-road-reuse-recycling-centre
- Factory Lane Reuse & Recycling Centre (Croydon) — EnviRecycle Score: 85/100
Address: Factory Lane, Croydon CR0 3RL
URL:
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/reuse-and-recycling-centres-0
Surrey (Surrey County Council Community Recycling Centres — “the tip”)
— EnviRecycle Score: 87/100
- Camberley CRC — Wilton Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2QW — EnviRecycle Score: 69/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/visiting-your-community-recycling-centre/camberley
- Cranleigh CRC — Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8JX — EnviRecycle Score: 90/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/visiting-your-community-recycling-centre/cranleigh
- Earlswood CRC — Horley Road, Earlswood — EnviRecycle Score: 72/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/earlswood
- Epsom CRC — Blenheim Road, Epsom — EnviRecycle Score: 80/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/epsom
- Farnham CRC — Bourne Mill, Farnham — EnviRecycle Score: 75/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/farnham
- Guildford CRC — Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford — EnviRecycle Score: 93/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/guildford
- Leatherhead CRC — Randalls Road, Leatherhead — EnviRecycle Score: 67/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/leatherhead
- Shepperton CRC — Charlton Road, Shepperton — EnviRecycle Score: 82/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/shepperton
- Woking CRC — Martyrs Lane, Woking — EnviRecycle Score: 88/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/visiting-your-community-recycling-centre/woking
- Caterham CRC — Chaldon Road, Caterham — EnviRecycle Score: 70/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/caterham
- Chertsey CRC — Lyne Lane, Chertsey — EnviRecycle Score: 95/100
URL:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/community-recycling-centres/lyne
- Dorking CRC — Ranmore Road, Dorking — EnviRecycle Score: 74/100
URL: (listed on the official Surrey/SUEZ page above) - Warlingham CRC — Bond Road, Warlingham — EnviRecycle Score: 83/100
URL: (listed on the official Surrey/SUEZ page above) - Witley CRC — Petworth Road, Witley — EnviRecycle Score: 68/100
URL: (listed on the official Surrey/SUEZ page above) - Bagshot CRC (Swift Lane) — permanently closed 11 March 2025 — EnviRecycle Score: 64/100
URL: (listed on the official Surrey/SUEZ page above)