Regis Road Recycling and Re-use Centre

Contact details and opening times

Regis Road Recycling Centre
Kentish Town
London NW5 3EW
Times: opening times and contact details
Location map: where to find us

Reuse container closed

We have temporarily closed the reuse container at Regis Road.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

New materials

New materials can now be recycled at the site including:

• Plastic packaging: waxed food and drinks cartons, plastic bags, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic food trays, plastic drinks bottles and other plastic bottles such as shampoo bottles.
• Plasterboard/gypsum: gypsum blocks, virgin gypsum board cut-offs, complete boards or broken parts, gypsum ceilings, floors, walls etc. Nails and screws in the plasterboard are allowed and wallpaper, glass tissue and other wall coverings on the boards are allowed.
• Wood: please see criteria below for what you can and cannot take to Regis Road

Frequently asked questions

What general household waste will the centre take?

We take all household waste from mattresses to wood and mobile phones apart from asbestos and other similarly hazardous materials.

The items that we accept for reuse and recycling are listed below. Please ensure that you separate as much of your waste as possible for recycling and re-use before you reach the site.

What materials do you accept for recycling and/or re-use?

• aerosol cans - steel and aluminium
• aluminium foil
• batteries - household and car
• books
• cardboard
  computers - including monitors, base stations, scanner, printers
• cooking oil (residential only - no trade or commercial oil accepted)
• electrical goods - all electrical items including toasters, kettles and microwaves
• green waste
• glass (all colours)
• juice cartons (wax-lined, poly-lined and foil-lined cartons e.g. milk cartons, orange juice cartons, also known sometimes as Tetra Pak)
• light bulbs - fluorescent and energy saving
• metal
• mobile phones
• motor oil
• paper including yellow pages, envelopes, phone directories
• plastic drinks bottles, plastic carrier bags, straws and bottle caps
• plasterboard/gypsum
• printer and toner cartridges
• spectacles
• steel, aluminium and aerosol cans
• televisions
• textiles (clothes, shoes etc.)
• white goods (fridges, freezers, cookers, washing machine, dishwashers)
• wood (please see further information on wood recycling below)
• yoghurt containers

For more information please see what can I recycle?

How do I use the centre?

If you can, separate your household rubbish before visiting the recycling centre. Ask any of our friendly staff to show you which containers to use.

Remember, any materials you put into the 'household waste' container will not be recycled and will be land filled or incinerated.

Can I recycle wood at the recycling centre?

Residents can bring wood to the centre for recycling from Monday 14 December 2009. This includes ONLY the following:

• packaging waste such as scrap pallets and packing cases
• furniture made from solid wood or 'flat pack' furniture made from board products or DIY materials
• wood from building and demolition activities
• chipboard
• fireboard, including Medium Density Fireboard (MDF)
• plywood
• Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
• fencing - only if not treated with anything

These wood items are NOT accepted

• fencing if treated with creosote or any other chemicals
• telegraph poles and railway sleepers
• green waste including logs
• other building materials such as bricks, concrete,tile etc.

Please ask site staff if you are unsure if the wood material you have can be recycled or are unsure where to put it.

Can I take items from the site?

All items deposited at the recycling centre are the property of Camden Council and must not be removed.

Van and trade waste queries

What if I am coming by van?

You must report to a member of site staff on arrival and you will need to bring one form of identification with you on the day, as proof that you live in the borough.

Forms of ID that are accepted:

• council tax bill
• driving licence
• utility bill
• rent agreement
• bank statement
• mobile phone bill

Please note that once full redevelopment is completed we will operate additional enforcement measures for vans wishing to use the site.

Is trade/business waste accepted?

Under the terms of our operating licence we do not accept any form of trade or business waste. If we suspect that you are bringing trade waste to our site we will investigate you and you may be liable for prosecution.

Where can I take my trade/business waste?

Please contact the sites below to check availability before delivering waste:

London Waste Limited
Hornsey Street
Off Holloway Road
London N7
Website: www.islington.gov.uk/recycling

London Waste Limited
EcoPark
Advent Way
London N18 3AG
Phone: 020 8884 5537 or 07814 406375

Please note the following:

• no hazardous/clinical waste
• need waste carriers licence or exemption/waste transfer note
• pay by credit card (name on card in attendance)

Living Fuels
Freedom Farm
Cowles Drove
Hockwold cum Wilton
Nr Thetford
Norfolk IP26 4JQ
Phone: 01842 828395

Arrow Oils Ltd
Rowe Acre House
Fir Street
Heywood
Lancashire OL10 1NW
Tel: 01706 627 772

Kent Raw Materials
Website: www.agrienergy.co.uk

Pure Fuels Ltd
Website: www.purefuels.co.uk

Winters Haulage
Oakleigh Road South
British Rail Sidings
Southgate
London N11 1HJ
Phone: 020 8361 2221

PB Donoghue
3 Shannon Close
Claremont Road
Cricklewood
London NW2 1LN
Phone: 020 8208 2211

McGovern Brothers Haulage
26-27 Brent Terrace
Claremont Industrial Estate
Hendon
London NW2 1BX
Phone: 020 8209 0981

If I accompany my builder to the site, with my building waste, will you let me in?

No, the waste remains trade waste.

I run my business from home, not from a commercial premises, does this mean my waste is trade?

Yes, the waste has been generated as a result of business activities, and not from the activities of the household.

Does the site accept asbestos?

If you have asbestos for removal call our household hazardous waste collection service on 020 7332 3433 to arrange for a collection.

Contact

For more information please contact Regis Road Recycling Centre