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At Household Recycling Centres (formerly known as “The Tip”) you can recycle a wide range of materials.

Open 7 days a week
(except Christmas Day and New Year's Day)

Summer time 8:00am – 7:45pm
Winter time 8:00am – 4:45pm

Your nearest sites is:

Hempsted, Nr Gloucester

One mile from Gloucester Docks, along Llanthony Road. Click here to see map.

Please note there is a 2m height barrier in place. This is removed at 2.30pm on Saturdays for the weekend.

If you have any queries please contact the Household Recycling Centre Helpline on 01242 680 010

Changes to the Household Recycling Centres from October 2008

It is now necessary to book an appointment to bring a van, pick-up or vehicle with a trailer to any of Gloucestershire county Council’s Household Recycling Centres.
 
To make an appointment please phone: 0845 602 9344 (lines open 9am – 5pm Mon to Fri) giving 24 hours notice. Proof of residency will be required on your visit.

**Please note you cannot make appointments by phoning the County or local Councils**

The Household Recycling Centres cannot accept any business waste. It is illegal for HRCs to accept any waste from businesses. All materials deposited at the Centres will be monitored to ensure that businesses and traders are not using these Centres. For more information use the link on the right to download our leaflet.

Batteries - car Batteries - household Books Cans - food, drink & pet food Card & cardboard Catalogues DIY waste/rubble Fluorescent tubes Foil Garden waste Glass bottles & jars Household chemicals Junk mail	Lightbulbs Oil - cooking oil Oil - waste engine oil Paper - mixed Plastic bottles Scrap metal Shoes Spectacles Telephone directories Televisions NEW - Tetra-Pak (Hempstead Only) Textiles White goods - fridges etc Wood & timber Yellow Pages
Clinical waste Trade waste	Asbestos - please call the helpline above for advice