Reuse and recycling centres

Lambeth residents can use three reuse and recycling centres located in Lambeth and Wandsworth to recycle or dispose of household waste. These are Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre, Smugglers Way and Cringle Dock.

• All three sites accept low energy light bulbs.
• Lambeth residents using a van rather than a private car to transport household waste to these sites, need to obtain a 'free tip' letter - please see using a van for full details.

Household waste can no longer be taken to Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre on Vale Street, West Norwood. From 1 April 2009 the centre became recycling only and will not accept any non-recyclable waste.

For more information on the changes go to the Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre page.

Household and commercial waste can be taken to Cringle Dock or Smugglers Way. Commercial organisations will have to pay and ensure they obtain 'duty of care' documentation.

Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre

Vale Street, West Norwood, SE27 9PA

For household recycling only.
Opening times: Mon to Fri, 7.30am to 4.30pm
Sat to Sun, 8am to 5pm
Only cars are accepted at the site - no vans

• Location map for Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre

You can recycle the following items at Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre:

• Aluminium foil, bedding, bicycles, books, cans, car batteries, cardboard and paper, cooking oil, electrical and and electronic equipment, empty aerosols, engine oil, fire extinguishers, fluorescent tubes, food and drink cartons, fridges, furniture, garden waste, gas bottles, glass bottles and jars, hard plastics, household batteries, inkjet and laser printer cartridges, large tins, low energy light bulbs, mixed wood, mobile phones, paint, plastic bottles, scrap metal, shoes, spectacles, tapes and discs, textiles, tins, tools, white metal goods, wood, yellow pages and other directories.

Smugglers Way, Wandsworth, SW18 1JS (behind B&Q)

For household and commercial waste, including recycling.
If using a van for household waste you must obtain a 'free tip' letter - see using a van.

All commercial waste disposal must be paid for on arrival at the site

Tel: 020 8871 2788

Opening times for cars only:

• Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
• Saturday, 8am to 6pm
• Sunday, 8am to 5pm.

Opening times for vans only:

• Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 4pm
• Saturday, 7.30am to 12pm
• Sunday, 8am to 12pm.

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day

• Location map for Smugglers Way

You can recycle the following items at Smugglers Way:

• Batteries (car and household), books, brown, green, white and mixed glass, CDs, clean timber, fridges, furniture, garden waste, gas bottles, inert waste, low energy light bulbs, mixed cans, mixed paper and card, plastic bottles, scrap metal, textiles, tyres, videos, waste engine oil.

Cringle Dock, Cringle Street, Battersea SW8 5BX (off Nine Elms Lane)

For household and commercial waste, including recycling.
If using a van for household waste you must obtain a 'free tip' letter - see using a van.

All commercial waste disposal must be paid for on arrival at the site.

Tel: 020 7622 1046
Opening times: Mon to Sun 24 hours a day
Closed Christmas Day, re-opens on Boxing Day at 6am

• Location map for Cringle Dock

Non-household/commercial waste customers should contact Cory Environmental Ltd on 020 8871 3924 to check details on trade opening times and current trade waste charges.

You can recycle the following items at Cringle Dock:

• Brown, green, white and mixed glass, car batteries, fridges, garden waste, inert waste, low energy light bulbs, mixed cans, mixed paper and card, scrap metal, textiles, waste engine oil.

Using a van

If you have a van and wish to dispose of household bulky waste at either Smugglers Way or Cringle Dock free of charge you must register for a free tip letter.

This service is for the disposal of bulky household waste and for the do-it-yourself home improver/gardener carrying out maintenance solely at their own expense. We regret that this service cannot be offered where any part of the work cost is being met by improvement grants, loans from the Council, where builders or decorators are employed or where trade premises are concerned.

There are three ways in which you can obtain a tip clearance letter: 

1. Register online by answering a few simple questions.
2. Visit our office at 1st Floor Service Team House, 185-205 Shakespeare Road, London, SE24 0PZ, from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
3. Fax your details to us on 0207 926 0530. You must provide proof of residency in the borough and if requesting by fax you must include a contact telephone number and a list of the household bulky waste items you intend to dispose of.

You must provide proof of your identity and your address when you visit the tip.