Rushden tip is owned and operated by Northamptonshire county council, Rushden 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.