Padworth Recycling Centre, Padworth

Opening times

Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays): 11am to 6pm.

Weekends and bank holidays: 9am to 6pm.

Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day: both HWRCs are closed.
 

Site restrictions

Padworth Recycling Centre cannot accept:

• asbestos
• gas bottles

Both our recycling centres cannot accept or permit entry to:

• commercial, trade or business waste
• visits on foot from members of the public
• vehicles without a valid permit
• vehicles with a combined length longer than 8.2 metres at Newtown Road and 8.8 metres at Padworth

Please read our  Household Waste Recycling Centres user guide [1MB]  before you visit.
 

What you can recycle

You can find out about what you can recycle at our recycling centres here.
 

Charges for non-household waste

You can check the charges for disposing of non-household waste here.
 

Booking an appointment

You can book an appointment online here.

You can find out more about how to book an appointment here. 

Before you visit the recycling centre, please:

• check travel times and any restrictions in place
• make sure you have registered for a permit (residents only, not including temporary one-day pass)
• make sure you have booked an appointment and have received your booking confirmation email
• if you can't make your appointment, cancel or reschedule it via the link at the top of you confirmation email
• if you are visiting in a hire van or a van without a commercial type vehicle permit, you must complete a waste declaration form before your visit
   

Recycling centre tour

View the Padworth Virtual Tour

You can also  download a PDF map of the recycling centre [3MB] , to help you decide on the best way to load your vehicle before you visit.
 

Site cam

The site cam shows live stream only, it is not recorded. We advise that you use Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox web browser to view the live stream.

Padworth recycling centre is run by our partners Veolia.