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Recycling

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Household waste and recycling centres

You can recycle more by taking unwanted items to one of Medway’s three household waste and recycling centres.

As well as accepting electrical equipment (including freezers, fridges, televisions and computer monitors), the sites also recycle household batteries and fluorescent or low energy light bulbs. Check out the full list below to see what you can recycle at the centres:

  • glass bottles and jars
  • freezers
  • household and garden chemicals (Cuxton site only, ask staff first)
  • cans*
  • garden waste
  • tyres (Capstone site only)
  • paper*
  • metal
  • plastic bottles and carrier bags*
  • cardboard*
  • engine oil
  • televisions
  • car batteries
  • textiles
  • computer monitors
  • household batteries
  • gas bottles
  • fluorescent light tubes
  • refrigerators
  • shoes
  • wood

* These materials can all be placed in one mixed container. Otherwise, please ensure that you separate your recycling materials before you visit the sites.

What you can take for disposal:

  • household waste;
  • hardcore and soil;
  • asbestos.

The sites are located at:

  • Ambley Road, off Hoath Way, Gillingham map;
  • Shawstead Road, Capstone, Chatham map;
  • Sundridge Hill, Cuxton map.

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday

All three sites are open between 8am and 4.30pm. On Mondays between April and September, the Capstone and Cuxton sites only are open until 6.30pm.

Opening hours: Sundays and bank holidays

All three sites are open from 9am to 4pm. Please note that the sites will close promptly at the times stated. For this to take place, site staff may need to turn vehicles away.

Please note that there is restricted access to the sites for vehicles taller than 1.85 metres. Transit-type, panel vans and open-back, pick-up type vehicles are not allowed into any of the sites, as these are considered to be commercial vehicles. Small privately-owned vans (Escort-sized or smaller) are able to access the Capstone site by special arrangement. For full details please ring the telephone number below.

Please also note that there are no walk-in facilities of any kind at any of the sites.

For further information contact:
email icon Email : customer.first@medway.gov.uk
Telephone icon Telephone : 01634 333333
Mail icon Write to : Customer Services
Medway Council
Civic Centre
Strood
Rochester
Kent ME2 4AU
Minicom icon Minicom :

01634 333111

From March 2008 many Medway Council services are moving to new locations. Find out more.


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