- Updates and information
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates
Our centres at Capstone and Hoath Way will reopen from Friday 15 May, for essential use only.
The Cuxton site will be kept closed in the early phase of reopening due to the high demand we’re expecting.
Please follow government advice on waste disposal if you are staying at home due to coronavirus.
- Opening times
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Our Cuxton Household Waste and Recycling Centre is closed until further notice, in line with government advice.
- Address
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Cuxton Household Waste Site
Sundridge Hill
Cuxton
Rochester
Kent ME2 1LF - Map
- What you can recycle and dispose of
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- appliances (small and large)
- asbestos (how to dispose of asbestos)
- batteries
- cardboard
- car batteries
- clothes and fabrics
- cooking oil
- electrical items
- engine oil (used)
- food and drink tins
- fluorescent tubes
- fridges and freezers
- garden chemicals
- garden waste
- gas bottles
- glass bottles and jars
- hardcore (for example broken building materials)
- household batteries
- household furniture
- light bulbs
- paper
- plasterboard
- printer cartridges
- scrap metal
- shoes
- televisions
- wood and timber
- Vehicle access
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You can use a small, privately-owned vehicle to take household waste to our recycling centre. Vans are not permitted.
Check the list of permitted vehicles
You can book to take a small, privately-owned van to Capstone recycling centre.
- Vehicles not permitted
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Vehicles will be turned away from the centre if they:
- are business or commercial vehicles, such as transit vans or open-back vans
- do not fit under the height barrier (2 metres)
- are sign written (apart from taxis)
- are vans with a gross laden weight of more than 2 tonnes (this is usually listed in the owner's manual and shown on a plate or sticker on the vehicle)
All vans towing trailers will be turned away.
Cars with trailers will be turned away if they are:
- longer than 6 feet 8 inches
- more than 35 cubic feet
- wider than the towing car