Northampton Ecton Lane tip is owned and operated by West Nothamptonshire Council, Northampton Ecton Lane Recycling Centre allows you to dispose of the following items here:
- Car batteries, Engine oil, Bricks, rubble & concrete
- Scrap wood, Soil, Cardboard egg boxes
- Cardboard fruit & veg punnets, Cardboard sleeves
- Cereal boxes, Corrugated cardboard
- Greeting cards, Toilet roll tubes, Cameras
- Computers, DVD/CD players, Electrical home & garden tools
- Electric cookers & ovens, Electronic toys & games
- Energy-saving light bulbs, Fridge & freezers
- Hairdryers & electric toothbrushes, Hi-fi, Laptops
- Microwave, Routers, Set top boxes, Table lamps
- Telephones/fax, Toasters, kettles, & vacuums
- TVs, Aluminium foil, Foil trays, Beans & pulses
- Bread, Cakes & pastries
- Dairy products – eggs, cheese & milk, Pasta
- Raw & cooked fish including bones
- Raw & cooked meat including bones
- Raw & cooked vegetables including peelings, Rice
- Tea leaves, tea bags & coffee grinds
- Uneaten food & plate scrapings
- Uneaten food (remove packaging)
- Christmas trees, Flowers, Grass cuttings, Leaves
- Plants, Prunings & twigs, Weeds, Glass bottles and jars
- Ovenware (pyrex), Window glass, Glass bottles and jars
- Ovenware (pyrex), Window glass, Aerosols
- Drinks cans, Food tins, Metal lids from glass jars
- Scrap metal, Batteries, Bicycles, Bric-a-brac
- Ceramics, Cork, Food & drink cartons
- Non-electric toys & games, Non-upholstered furniture
- Paper cups, Spectacles, Stamps
- Toner & printer cartridges, Upholstered furniture
- Household cleaner & detergent bottles
- Plastic drinks bottles, Plastic milk bottles
- Toiletries & shampoo bottles, Bread bags
- Food pots & tubs, Glue sticks, Margarine tubs
- Plant pots, Plastic carrier bags, Plastic trays
- Yoghurt pots, Clothing, Household linens, Shoes & bags
Some items and vehicles have restrictions see: https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/waste-and-recycling/Pages/Restrictions-at-household-waste-recycling-centres.aspx
All Household Waste Recycling Centre’s are open on bank holidays, except where these fall on the centre’s closed days.
