Recycling in St Helens
Find out what St Helens Council can collect from your home.
What does my Council collect?Recycling Centre LocationsWhat do these Recycling Centres accept?
HOUSEHOLD WASTE (BROWN BIN):
- General household waste
- Most items which cannot be recycled or put in your BLACK BOX, PINK AND BLUE BAGS, should be put in your BROWN bin.
- If you need to dispose of food waste please use your BROWN bin.
- Building materials or rubble are not accepted in the BROWN bin.
GARDEN WASTE (GREEN BIN):
- Grass and lawn cuttings
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Dead flowers
- Prunings
- Hedge and tree clippings
- Twigs and branches
- Leaves
- Plants and weeds
- Untreated bark and wood chippings
- Pet bedding (e.g. straw, shredded paper etc. clean or soiled)
CARDBOARD AND GLASS (BLACK BOX):
- Brown cardboard
- Cardboard food packaging
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars
PAPER (BLUE BAG):
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk Mail
- Catalogues
- Directories
- Office paper
- Envelopes
- Greetings cards
- Wrapping paper
PLASTIC BOTTLES, TINS, CANS, FOIL AND AEROSOLS (PINK BAG):
- Plastic bottles
- Drinks cans
- Food tins
- Empty aerosol cans
- Clean aluminium foil
Get a Compost Bin!
Your Council has a special offer on Compost Bins to make them more affordable. Click Here
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centres are:
Newton-le-Willows Household Waste Recycling Centre, Junction Lane, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens WA12 8DN
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Rainhill Household Waste Recycling Centre*, Tasker Terrace, Rainhill L35 4NX
OPENING TIMES
Monday - Friday:
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Weekends:
1st April - 30th September: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm (Saturday) and 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (Sunday)
1st October - 31st March – 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Saturday) and 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (Sunday)
*Rainhill Household Waste Recycle Centre (HWRC) will be reopen to residents from Monday 21st September, 2020. Cars will be allowed to enter from 8.00am on 8.00pm via a BOOKING SYSTEM ONLY, for more information please click HERE.
Ravenhead Household Waste Recycling Centre, Burtonhead Road, St Helens, WA9 5EA
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Household Waste Recycling Centres are provided by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority
- ALL Recycling Centres in Merseyside are available to use by all Merseyside householders
- If using a van or large trailer at any of the Centre’s householders will require a booking – for more information click HERE
- For more information: Tel: 0151 255 1444 www.merseysidewda.gov.uk email: enquiries@merseysidewda.gov.uk
What do these Centres accept?
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- Batteries (car)
- Batteries (household)
- Books, CDs & DVDs
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Coffee cups (e.g. takeaway cups from coffee shops)
- Carpet
- Electrical items (e.g. hairdryers, DVD players)
- Fridges & freezers
- Fluorescent tubes
- Light bulbs
- Garden/Green
- Glass (bottles & jars)
- Plastic bottles
- Mattresses
- Mobile phones
- Oil (engine)
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- Oil (cooking)
- Oil (filters)
- Paint (Ravenhead only)
- Paper (inc. newspapers, magazines & telephone directories)
- Plasterboard (gypsum)
- Rubble
- Scrap metal
- Shoes
- Soil
- Televisions (inc. computer monitors)
- Tetrapak cartons
- Textiles
- Tyres
- White goods (e.g. washing machines, microwaves)
- Wood (untreated timber)
- Wood (chipboard, composite, MDF)
- Large plastics
- Printer cartridges
- Non-recyclable household waste
HOUSEHOLD WASTE (BROWN BIN):
- General household waste
- Most items which cannot be recycled or put in your BLACK BOX, PINK AND BLUE BAGS, should be put in your BROWN bin.
- If you need to dispose of food waste please use your BROWN bin.
- Building materials or rubble are not accepted in the BROWN bin.
GARDEN WASTE (GREEN BIN):
- Grass and lawn cuttings
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Dead flowers
- Prunings
- Hedge and tree clippings
- Twigs and branches
- Leaves
- Plants and weeds
- Untreated bark and wood chippings
- Pet bedding (e.g. straw, shredded paper etc. clean or soiled)
CARDBOARD AND GLASS (BLACK BOX):
- Brown cardboard
- Cardboard food packaging
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars
PAPER (BLUE BAG):
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk Mail
- Catalogues
- Directories
- Office paper
- Envelopes
- Greetings cards
- Wrapping paper
PLASTIC BOTTLES, TINS, CANS, FOIL AND AEROSOLS (PINK BAG):
- Plastic bottles
- Drinks cans
- Food tins
- Empty aerosol cans
- Clean aluminium foil
Get a Compost Bin!
Your Council has a special offer on Compost Bins to make them more affordable. Click Here
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centres are:
Newton-le-Willows Household Waste Recycling Centre, Junction Lane, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens WA12 8DN
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Rainhill Household Waste Recycling Centre*, Tasker Terrace, Rainhill L35 4NX
OPENING TIMES
Monday - Friday:
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Weekends:
1st April - 30th September: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm (Saturday) and 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (Sunday)
1st October - 31st March – 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Saturday) and 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (Sunday)
*Rainhill Household Waste Recycle Centre (HWRC) will be reopen to residents from Monday 21st September, 2020. Cars will be allowed to enter from 8.00am on 8.00pm via a BOOKING SYSTEM ONLY, for more information please click HERE.
Ravenhead Household Waste Recycling Centre, Burtonhead Road, St Helens, WA9 5EA
OPENING TIMES
1st April - 30th September: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
1st October - 31st March: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Household Waste Recycling Centres are provided by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority
- ALL Recycling Centres in Merseyside are available to use by all Merseyside householders
- If using a van or large trailer at any of the Centre’s householders will require a booking – for more information click HERE
- For more information: Tel: 0151 255 1444 www.merseysidewda.gov.uk email: enquiries@merseysidewda.gov.uk
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- Batteries (car)
- Batteries (household)
- Books, CDs & DVDs
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Coffee cups (e.g. takeaway cups from coffee shops)
- Carpet
- Electrical items (e.g. hairdryers, DVD players)
- Fridges & freezers
- Fluorescent tubes
- Light bulbs
- Garden/Green
- Glass (bottles & jars)
- Plastic bottles
- Mattresses
- Mobile phones
- Oil (engine)
-
-
- Oil (cooking)
- Oil (filters)
- Paint (Ravenhead only)
- Paper (inc. newspapers, magazines & telephone directories)
- Plasterboard (gypsum)
- Rubble
- Scrap metal
- Shoes
- Soil
- Televisions (inc. computer monitors)
- Tetrapak cartons
- Textiles
- Tyres
- White goods (e.g. washing machines, microwaves)
- Wood (untreated timber)
- Wood (chipboard, composite, MDF)
- Large plastics
- Printer cartridges
- Non-recyclable household waste
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