Last updated: 28 February 2023
Next review: 28 February 2024
This site is for residents to dispose of their waste and recycling. It does not accept trade waste.
You no longer need to book in advance if you want to visit South Access Road reuse and recycling centre. You can simply arrive at the site during opening hours. Read more about this decision on the North London Waste Authority website
Find us
Opening times
South Access Road
Walthamstow
E10 7AS
Entry through Argall Avenue.
We are closed on 25 December, 26 December, and 1 January.
Arriving by van
You must book an appointment, at least 24 hours in advance, if you plan to come by:
- van (a vehicle with no rear windows or no rear seats)
- pick-up
- car with trailer (over four feet long)
When you arrive, you need to bring:
- identification
- proof you live in the borough
You can find a list of acceptable forms of identification and book an appointment on the Wise Up To Waste website.
Each Waltham Forest household can take a van to this site a maximum of five times a year.
The site has a height barrier restricted to 1.85 metres
Accepted items:
- batteries
- bicycles
- books
- car batteries
- cooking oil
- engine oil
- electrical appliances (small and large)
- fluorescent light tubes
- furniture
- garden waste
- gas bottles
- general household rubbish
- glass bottles and glass jars
- hard plastics
- hardcore and rubble
- light bulbs
- mobile phones
- paint
- paper, card and cardboard
- plastic bottles, trays and tubs
- plasterboard
- printer ink cartridges
- rubble
- scrap metal
- soil
- 'Tetra' style cartons
- textiles and shoes
- tiles
- tins, cans, aerosols and foil
- tools (for reuse)
- wood and timber
We don't accept:
- asbestos
- household chemicals
- tarmac
- trade waste
- tyres
Disposing of tarmac
Tarmac can not be taken to any of our public reuse and recycling sites. It can be disposed of at Bywaters Trade Site, Gateway Road, Leyton. There is a charge to use this site.
Rubble and soil
You can bring:
- up to six standard rubble sacks of soil each month
- up to six standard rubble sacks of rubble each month
A standard rubble sack is 20 inches by 30 inches.
Bags of rubble can contain brick, concrete and paving stones.
Trade waste
For trade waste disposal, please use Bywaters Trade Waste site at Gateway Road (turn left for the trade waste site). There will be a charge to dispose of trade waste.
Reuse schemes
Bicycles
There is a bicycle re-use scheme in operation with Recycle your Cycle. Recycle your Cycle works with the UK prison service to provide training in the refurbishment of bicycles. Bicycles are then sold on through charity shops across the country as well as in the ReUse Shop at Kings Road Reuse and Recycling Centre, Chingford.
Any bicycles that are disposed of at site, that are not suitable for reuse, are recycled.
Furniture
Furniture that is suitable to be used again will be inspected, safety checked and sold at the ReUse Shop at Kings Road Reuse and Recycling Centre, Chingford.
Furniture that is not suitable to be used again, such as upholstered furniture without a fire label, or with missing parts, will be sent for recycling where possible.
Paint
Paint bought to this site is reused as part of the Community Re-Paint scheme. Residents and community groups can purchase the paint at a reduced price by visiting the Forest Recycling Project (FRP).
DIY Materials
You can deposit unwanted DIY materials or take them for free from the designated area at South Access Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, Walthamstow.