Local recycling centres

There are about 550 local recycling centres across the borough where you can take your recycling. You can find them conveniently located beside the street, on estates and in some supermarket car parks.

The materials are collected from the recycling bins at least once every week.

How to use local recycling centres

You can recycle paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, food tins, drink cans, aerosols, foil, plastics and now for the first time food and drink containers (e.g. Tetra Pak) at most local recycling centres.

There are a lot of centres with recycling bins for textiles, clothes and shoes and WEEE Banks.

You can also recycle your food and drink cartons, like Tetra Paks, at Sainsbury's, Dog Kennel Hill, Surrey Quays shopping centre over-flow car park off Deal Porters Way and at the household waste reuse and recycling centre.

Useful recycling tips

• Allow space for everyone to recycle by squashing your cardboard boxes, drink cans and plastic bottles
• Do not leave any recycling on top or beside the recycling bins, as it makes the area look untidy and it may not be collected for recycling
• If you use a bag to carry your recycling in, please empty the materials into the recycling bin and take the bag away with you

Where is the nearest recycling centre?

Find the location of local recycling centres in Southwark on our interactive map.

Report a problem

If a local recycling centre is full, damaged, or surrounded by rubbish or recycling, please report a problem using the online form.

What else can I recycle?

There are lots more things you can recycle in Southwark. Take a look at our A to Z of waste and recycling.