Haringey – Western Road

0207 464 2225

Western Road
London
N22 6XJ
United Kingdom

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday and bank holidays*	9am - 4pm

*Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Please allow enough time to unload your rubbish and recycling before our site closes. If you arrive 15 minutes before closing time with lots of items to unload, or there is a queue of cars ahead of you, you will not be allowed in.

No clothes and textiles recycling

Due to challenges in our supply chain, we're currently struggling to provide our usual textile recycling service at our reuse and recycling centres (RRCs).

EcoPark and Hornsey Street RRC will remain open to textiles, but we can't guarantee that textiles bins at our other RRCs will remain open and available. Find other ways to recycle clothing and textiles on our textiles page.

We hope to offer a full service again as soon as possible. We'll provide further updates here on our website.

Pre-booking system

You do not need to book in advance if you want to visit this reuse and recycling centre by car, bicycle or on foot.

If you are coming in a van, trailer or stripped vehicle, you need to book in advance using our van booking system. This includes any vehicle without seats fitted in the back including minibuses with seats removed and crew cab type (pick-up) vehicles.

Restrictions on hardcore, rubble, soil and stones

Each north London household can take DIY waste capable of fitting into two 50 litre bags, four times in any four week period. This includes concrete, brick, stones, pebbles, sand and gravel.

What you can bring

You can bring lots of things to our reuse and recycling centres. Use the search function below to check before you visit.

Please note that you cannot bring the following

Restrictions on hardcore, rubble, soil and stones

Each north London household can take DIY waste capable of fitting into two 50 litre bags, four times in any four week period. This includes concrete, brick, stones, pebbles, sand and gravel.

Asbestos

Asbestos is not accepted at this site. Asbestos is accepted at Hornsey Street RRC in Islington. You must pre-book with the site if you are planning to drop off asbestos. Full details can be found on the Hornsey Street RRC information page.

Alternatively, a free asbestos collection can be ordered from the City of London through their hazardous waste collection and disposal service for London residents.

Household and garden chemicals

Household and garden chemicals are not accepted at this site. The City of London provides a free hazardous waste collection service for residents in north London. For advice on hazardous waste such as household and garden chemicals please contact the City of London on 020 7332 3433 or visit their household hazardous waste webpage.

Tyres

Tyres are not accepted at this site.

Solvent-based paint

While leftover water-based paint is accepted for reuse at Western Road RRC (read more on our Paint reuse webpage), solvent-based waste paint is classed as hazardous waste so needs to be handled by a specialist contractor. To dispose of solvent-based paint, please contact the City of London on 020 7332 3433 or visit their hazardous waste webpage to organise a free collection from your home.

Site rules

If you are coming by car, bike or on foot, you do not need to book in advance. There is a 1.85m height restriction barrier in use at this site. The height barrier will be opened for cars above this height. It will also be opened for vans that have booked in advance.

For a full list of site rules, visit our Site Rules page.

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Commercial/trade waste

Trade (commercial) waste is not accepted at any of our RRCs. However, we have created a list of some local facilities that do accept trade waste. Please note that this list has been provided in good faith, but should not be taken as exhaustive or as an endorsement of the companies listed.

Other information and services

Paint for reuse

Leftover water-based paint is accepted for reuse at Western Road RRC. This leftover paint is also available for residents to take away for free from our sites. You can read more about how and why paint can be reused on our Paint reuse webpage. However we cannot accept solvent-based waste paint, which is classed as hazardous (see 'solvent-based paint' under 'materials not accepted' above).

Furniture reuse

Furniture provided at this RRC goes to the Reuse shop, located within the Kings Road RRC, Waltham Forest, where they are inspected and safety checked. Items in the shop are priced affordably offering residents the opportunity to get an item they need or want for a fraction of the cost if purchased new.

Furniture such as upholstered furniture without a fire label, with missing parts, damage that may make the item unsafe or which fail the quality inspection for any other reason will not be accepted at the shop but will be sent for recycling where possible.

Charity Waste

Eligible charities can take up to five tonnes of non-hazardous waste/recycling each year, free of charge, to three of our Reuse and Recycling Centres (RRCs): Summers Lane, Hornsey Street or South Access (in the London boroughs of Barnet, Islington and Waltham Forest respectively). Read more on Taking Charity Waste to North London Reuse and Recycling Centres.

Any other questions?

If you have any other questions about visiting a reuse and recycling centre, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

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Western Road RRC is an NLWA managed site.