Epsom Community Recycling Centre

Page contents:

• Opening times
• Information for customers requiring assistance
• Getting to the site
• Contact details and map
• What you can bring
• What you cannot bring
• Restrictions (including Surrey resident scheme)

Opening times

• Monday - 8am to 4pm
• Tuesday and Wednesday - closed (view the nearest community recycling centre to Epsom)
• Thursday and Friday 8am - 4pm
• Weekends - 9am to 4pm.
• The centre is open as usual on Bank Holidays with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day when the centre is closed.

Customers requiring assistance

If you require assistance for any reason, please ask a member of staff for help.

Getting to the site

The entrance for household waste is on Felstead Road. For business waste the entrance is on Blenheim Road (from the direction of Epsom Motor Group and Epsom Coaches).

For safety, pedestrians cannot walk into this centre.

What you can bring

• Some waste is chargeable, before visiting Epsom CRC please learn more about the charges for some non-household waste.
• You can bring chargeable waste to Epsom CRC.
• Epsom CRC accepts a limited amount of asbestos.
• Aerosols – If empty place in with cans. If still has contents, then could potentially be hazardous. Ask a member of staff where to place them.
• Asbestos – accepted subject to our T & Cs
• Black bag waste – sent for Energy recovery
• Bottle tops – sent to various charities.
• Cans (mixed) – sent for recycling.
• Car batteries – sent for recycling
• Cardboard (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Carpet – recycling market limited
• CDs, Books and DVDs – sent to various charities
• Cooking oil – sent for recycling
• Engine oil – sent for recycling (maximum of 2 x 5 litre containers accepted per visit)
• Fluorescent tubes – sent for recycling
• Foil – no separate containers. Place in metal containers for recycling
• Furniture – if in good condition (please ask), maybe suitable for reuse in our 'Revive' shops. If not suitable, place wood-based furniture (including MDF/chipboard) into the wood container and furniture with a high metal content into the metal container. For all other furniture please seek advice on site
• Garden waste – sent for recycling
• Gas bottles – sent for recycling (separate containers)
• Glass bottles and jars - sent for recycling
• Gypsum based products/plasterboard (chargeable waste -separate containers) – sent for recycling
• Hardcore and rubble (chargeable waste – separate containers) – sent for recycling
• Hard plastics - no current outlets for recycling (market dependant)
• Household batteries – sent for recycling
• Household/Garden chemicals – need to go in Hazardous Waste containers (ask a member of staff)
• Large Electricals (for example Fridge/Freezers – sent for recycling
• Mattresses – Trial mattress recycling project. Place in separate container
• Metal (Ferrous/Non-ferrous) – sent for recycling
• Mobile phones – sent to various charities
• Small electrical items – sent for recycling
• Paint (water-based/emulsion only) - collected and transferred to Guildford paint reuse shop
• Paper and card (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Plastic bottles (mixed) – sent for recycling
• Printer cartridges – sent to various charities
• Spectacles – sent to various charities
• Tetra Pak carton banks – sent for recycling
• Textile banks – sent for recycling
• TVs and Monitors – sent for recycling
• Tyres (chargeable waste) – sent for recycling
• Water filters – sent for recycling
• Wood/Timber – sent for recycling

What you cannot bring

• Business waste - business and commercial waste is not accepted at the CRC and must be taken to the waste transfer station (entrance via Blenheim Road (from the direction of Epsom Motor Group and Epsom Coaches) where it will be weighed and a charge made for its disposal.
• Petrol/Diesel – none of our CRCs have the appropriate licence to accept and store fuel

Restrictions

Surrey resident scheme

This centre is now only accessible to Surrey residents. Please see details of the Surrey resident scheme.

Vehicles

Vans, pickups and trailers need a permit to access this centre.

If your permit does not show the registration number of your vehicle, you will also need to bring proof of residency in Surrey, and, if it is a hire vehicle, your hire documentation.

Visitors

• No pedestrian access allowed on to this site.
• Please ensure that all children under primary school age (Year 6) and pets always remain in the vehicle. Year 7 children and above need to be accompanied by an adult.