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Reuse and recycling centre, Weir Road, Wimbledon
The Reuse and Recycling Centre at Weir Road, Wimbledon is available for Merton residents to bring reusable or recyclable household waste for reuse or recycling. Please note that vans and trailers will not be permitted entry.
We do not accept general waste or trade waste at this site. If the item is not listed below then we can not accept it at Weir Road.
Where to find us
Reuse and Recycling Centre
36 Weir Road
SW19 8UG
Wimbledon
Map of Weir Road (Streetmap website)
Identification
You must bring proof of address (such as your driving licence, Residents Pass or recent council tax statement) to prove you are a Merton resident.
What can you recycle at the Reuse and Recycling Centre?
As a result of our contract with EWC, you can bring even more items to the centre for reuse or recycling (see items listed marked with NEW).
You can take the following items of household waste to the site:
- Aluminium foil NEW
- Batteries (car batteries)
- Batteries (small household batteries)
- Bric a brac (including furniture and ornaments)
- Bicycles (in suitable condition for repair)
- Books
- Cans (metal food and drinks cans)
- Cardboard
- Cartons (emptied and flattened)
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs (household low energy bulbs)
- Electrical Goods (including TVs, videos, PCs, Hi-Fis)
- Furniture (suitable for reuse except beds and mattresses)
- Glass bottles and jars (rinsed out)
- Glass - plate/sheet glass NEW
- Green waste (for composting)
- Hand tools (for reuse) NEW
- Hardcore/rubble and soil (small quantities)
- Mobile phones
- Paper (including directories)
- Plasterboard NEW
- Plastic bottles (rinsed out and squashed)
- Plastic - other (all rigid plastic items and all other plastic containers numbered 1-19 or showing the recycling triangle)...NEW (No plastic bags/sheets/film. No PVC window frames)
- Printer cartridges NEW
- Scrap metal (ferrous)
- Scrap metal (non-ferrous)
- Spectacles NEW
- Textiles and shoes
- Video tapes NEW
- White goods (such as fridges/freezers and washing machines)
- Wood and timber
If you are at all unsure which container to use, please ask a member of staff at the site who will be able to assist you.
Opening times
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 12 noon to 7pm |
| Tuesday | closed |
| Wednesday | closed |
| Thursday | closed |
| Friday | 8am to 4pm |
| Saturday | 8am to 4pm |
| Sunday | 8am to 4pm |
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Bank Holiday Mondays - staff work Sunday hours on Bank Holidays so the Centre is open 8am -4pm.
See also
Contact us
Waste Services
63-69 Amenity Way
Morden
SM4 4AX
Waste Helpline: 020 8274 4902
Email: esenquiries@merton.gov.uk
Report an issue or problem regarding household recycling
This page was last updated on Monday 12 July 2010