- Opening times
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Monday to Saturday: 8am to 4.15pm
Open on a Monday until 5.45pm from 1 April to 30 September
Sundays and bank holidays: 9am to 3.45pm
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day: closed
Peak times
Weekdays: 10am to 12 noon
Weekends and bank holidays: 11am to 1pm - 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