Reuse and recycling centres

Lambeth residents can use three reuse and recycling centres located in Lambeth and Wandsworth to recycle or dispose of household rubbish. These are Lambeth Household 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 only can be taken to Lambeth Household Recycling Centre in West Norwood. Commercial organisations can take their waste to Cringle Dock or Smugglers Way but they have to pay and ensure they obtain "duty of care" documentation.

Lambeth Household Recycling Centre

Vale Street, West Norwood, SE27 9PA

For household waste only

Tel: 020 7926 8026
Opening times: Mon - Fri 7:30am - 4:30pm
Sat - Sun 8am - 5pm
Only cars are accepted at the site - no vans

• Location map for Lambeth Household Recycling Centre

You can recycle the following items at Lambeth Household Recycling Centre:

• Books, cans and empty aerosols, car batteries, cardboard and paper, food and drink cartons, engine oil, fridges, furniture, garden waste, glass bottles and jars, inert waste, inkjet and laser printer cartridges, low energy light bulbs, paint, plastic bottles, shoes, textiles, tins, white metal goods, electronic and electrical equipment, wood, yellow pages and other directories.

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

For household and commercial waste

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 - Friday 9am-4pm
• Saturday 8am-6pm
• Sunday 8am-5pm.

Opening times for vans only:

• Monday - Friday 7:30am-4pm
• Saturday 7:30am-12pm
• Sunday 8am-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

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 - 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 - 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.