Do you have to book at Stoke Orchard tip?
Everyone visiting the Household Recycling Centres is required to pre-book their visit. This is to minimise queues and congestion on site and helps keep everybody safe. Site staff will be happy to assist blue badge holders if they need help to unload and deposit their waste and recycling.
Are Gloucestershire tips open?
Household recycling centres at Hempsted in Gloucester, Wingmoor Farm at Stoke Orchard and Fosse Cross at Cirencester are now open. All centres are open for essential visits only. All trips will need to be booked in advance.
What can I recycle Cheltenham?
Recycle Right: help us by sorting your recycling
- Green recycling box 1 – Plastic, bottle, tubs and trays, as well as metal tins, cans, foil and empty aerosols.
- Green recycling box 2 or 3 – Paper and any glass bottles and jars.
- Blue recycling bag – brown corrugated cardboard or light card.
Is the Horsley tip open?
The site is open six days a week (Winter:10am-4pm, Summer:9am-5pm) and will be closed every Wednesday.
Is Hempstead tip open?
The site is open six days a week (Winter:10am-4pm, Summer:9am-5pm) and will be closed every Thursday.
What is black bag waste?
Black bin – general non-recyclable rubbish. Your black bin is for waste which cannot be recycled (red lid bin) or composted (green lid bin) in your other bins.
Is Horsley tip open during lockdown?
Pyke Quarry (Horsley): Open six days a week and closed every Wednesday during the Summer from 9am to 5pm, and in the Winter from 10am to 4pm.
Are Gloucestershire recycling Centres open during lockdown?
Site information The site is open six days a week (Winter:10am-4pm, Summer:9am-5pm) and will be closed every Thursday.
Can you recycle shredded paper Cheltenham?
Use a second recycling box for all paper and any glass bottles and jars but please keep the glass and paper separate in the box – paper on the bottom, glass on top….Paper.
| Yes please | No thanks |
|---|---|
| White paper, such as computer paper, letters | Used paper towels |
| Shredded paper: please put this inside a paper bag | Tissues |
What can I take to a household recycling Centre?
What you can take to the household waste recycling centre (tip)
- green garden waste.
- wood and chipboards.
- cardboard.
- paper.
- metal.
- large electrical items.
- small electrical items.
- hard plastics.
Can I take plastic to the dump?
Garden waste (not plastic items or bags) Glass bottles and jars. Non-recyclable household waste (use for carpets) Plastic bottles.
Can I put grass in black bin?
No, the green bins are only for garden waste such as leaves, twigs, grass cuttings and dead flowers. Alternatively you can recycle your food waste by placing it in your black bin – the food waste will be extracted using the Ball Mill and sent for composting.
Is there pressure to recycle more in Cheltenham?
The great news is that residents in Cheltenham are recycling more but this is putting pressure on the crews and available vehicles, anything we can do to speed up collections so the crews can collect more recycling each day will help.
Is there a phone number for the recycle centre in Gloucestershire?
With more than 10,000 bookings a week across the five Gloucestershire recycling centres, we do not have the capacity to routinely accept telephone bookings. However, we accept that there are a small number of residents without internet access from whom we will accept phone bookings on 01452 596 626 (available weekdays 9.00 am to 5.00pm).
Who is responsible for waste collection in Cheltenham?
Ubico, the council’s environmental services provider, is following all relevant statutory and non-statutory safety advice for waste and recycling collection and social distancing in common with other local authorities in Gloucestershire and nationally.
Is there a recycling centre at Wingmoor Farm?
Wingmoor Farm Recycling Centre is provided for householders to deposit and recycle household rubbish. Check opening times before setting off to site.