Specialist recycling schemes
Collection services for items that most household recycling bins cannot accept. Schemes can use shops, postal returns or limited public drop-off points.
Other names include hard-to-recycle scheme, postal recycling, special collection.
7 listed locations.
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Items these sites may accept
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- Beauty and grooming packaging
- Bubble wrap
- Carpets and underlay
- CDs, DVDs and cases
- Coffee pods
- Cooking oil
- Corks
- Crisp packets
- Disposable coffee cups
- Disposable nappies
- Engine oil
- Fire extinguishers
- Gas bottles and cylinders
- Glasses and spectacles
- Hard plastic items
- Hearing aids
- Mattresses
- Pet food pouches
- Plasterboard and gypsum
- Plastic bags and film
- Polystyrene
- Printer ink and toner cartridges
- Scrap metal
- Soil and turf
- Timber and wood
- Tyres
- Unwanted medicines
- Vapes and e-cigarettes
- Vehicle batteries
Other facility types
- Clothes and textile banks
- Paper and card banks
- Charity donation points
- Food waste collections
- Reuse shops and centres
- Electrical recycling points
- Soft plastic collection points
- Battery recycling points
- Bring banks and recycling points
- Household hazardous waste services
- Garden waste sites and collections
- Household waste recycling centres
- Glass bottle and jar banks
- Retailer take-back points
Questions about specialist recycling schemes
- What is Specialist recycling schemes?
- Collection services for items that most household recycling bins cannot accept. Schemes can use shops, postal returns or limited public drop-off points.
- How do I find specialist recycling schemes near me?
- Set your postcode, town or browser location in the finder. It will show nearby places listed as specialist recycling schemes.
- Should I check the provider before visiting specialist recycling schemes?
- Yes. Opening hours, access rules and item lists can change. Open the location page and use its official provider link before you travel.
Sources for this guide
- Recycle an item
Recycle Now · Reviewed 14 August 2026
- Free recycling programmes
TerraCycle UK · Reviewed 14 August 2026