Barrowell Green Recycling Center

Site information

Winchmore Hill, Enfield,
London, N21 3AU

07917 849616

How to get there

To help your visit go smoothly, please note:

  • You’ll need to book an appointment in advance if you’re arriving by vehicle.
  • Only accepted items can be dropped off — check our list before you come.
  • For everyone’s safety, please keep children and pets inside your vehicle at all times, and follow our team’s guidance on-site.
  • Our team is happy to help if you need anything.

How to get there

To help your visit go smoothly, please note:

  • You’ll need to book an appointment in advance if you’re arriving by vehicle.
  • Only accepted items can be dropped off — check our list before you come.
  • For everyone’s safety, please keep children and pets inside your vehicle at all times, and follow our team’s guidance on-site.
  • Our team is happy to help if you need anything.
OPENING HOURS
Monday Closed
Tuesday 8am-4pm
Wednesday 8am-4pm
Thursday 8am-4pm
Friday 8am-4pm
Saturday 8am-4pm
Sunday & Bank Holidays 8am-4pm
Boxing day Closed
New Year’s day Closed
Note that the site may close briefly during opening hours to move containers.

Booking an appointment

  • You’ll need to book an appointment to enter the centre by vehicle.
  • If you’re on foot, no appointment is needed.
  • Vans, trailers, and pick-up trucks will also need a valid permit.

Rules for visiting

Please allow plenty of time before closing, as you may not be admitted if you arrive with a large load in the last 15 minutes or if there’s a queue ahead of you.

Access: Please note our height barrier is 1.75m — check your vehicle before you arrive

Items we accept:

  • Batteries – household and car
  • Cans, tins and aerosols
  • Cardboard
  • Carpet and rugs
  • Cooking and engine oil (up to 10 litres per month)
  • Small electrical items (such as TVs, hairdryers, radios, irons)
  • Food and drinks cartons (must be clean)
  • Fridges and freezers (not large American style)
  • Furniture (see POPs guidance)
  • Garden waste (no plant pots or soil)
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Lighting bulbs and tubes
  • Paper
  • Plasterboard and Gypsum (dry and free of timber or brick)
  • Plastic bottles
  • Rubbish (non-recyclable items only)
  • Rubble and hardcore (up to 6 builder’s sacks per household per month)
  • Scrap metal
  • Vapes
  • Wood and timber (if DIY rubbish, up to 6 builder’s sacks per household per month)

Items we do not accept:

  • Asbestos
  • Corrosive products
  • Chemicals
  • Paint
  • Gas bottles
  • Hazardous waste
  • Plaster
  • Plasterboard with other materials attached
  • Tyres
  • Wet plasterboard
  • Trade (commercial) waste

Other services on-site

Furniture in good condition dropped off by residents at our Reuse and Recycling Centres (RRCs) goes to one of our Reuse Shops, located within Kings Road RRC, Waltham Forest, or Barrowell Green RRC, Enfield, where items are inspected and safety checked. Items in the shops are affordably priced, offering residents the opportunity to get an item they need or want for a fraction of the cost of buying new.

Furniture such as upholstered furniture without a fire safety label, items with missing parts, damage that may make the item unsafe, or items that fail the quality inspection for any other reason will not be accepted for reuse, but will be sent for recycling where possible.

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Eligible charities can take up to five tonnes of non-hazardous waste/recycling each year, free of charge, to three of our Reuse and Recycling Centres (RRCs): Summers Lane, Hornsey Street or South Access (in the London boroughs of Barnet, Islington and Waltham Forest respectively). Read more on Taking Charity Waste to one of the Centres